Ashworth College Named as Military Friendly School
Every year GI Jobs published a list of “military friendly” schools that are being acknowledged due to their special efforts on behalf of returning veterans. This year Ashworth College was added to the list, which was announced on October 23rd.
The list was compiled through research starting last May during which G.I. Jobs polled more [...]
U.S. Army Hosts Scholarship for Health Care Professionals
College costs can add up fast, especially when you go beyond the undergraduate four years. Students enrolled graduate health care schools may spend as much time worrying about how to pay for their classes as they do on the classes themselves. Luckily, there are resources out there that can help, if you know where to [...]
Distance Learning On the Rise in Colorado
Colorado Mountain College (CMC) is seeing a lot of growth lately. Not in the physical sense, however. Classrooms aren’t getting overcrowded, and deans aren’t scrambling to open any new lecture halls. Instead, it’s all over the internet, as online course enrollment increases by 29% compared to the previous fall semester.
By the middle of September, [...]
MetLife Foundation Donates $200,000 Grant to Medical Students for Geriatric Training
Yesterday, we discussed the rising demand for physical therapists as the country’s large population of baby boomers continues to age. That said, tough there are many in-demand careers out there outside of the basic doctor/nurse paradigm, there are more career paths within said paradigm than one might think. We’re talking about specializations, and one of [...]
Shorter Degrees and More Power to Nurses May Help Relieve Doctor Shortage
We’ve reported on the nursing shortage that has been taking its toll on the United States recently, but problems within the health care field are far more complex than a shortage of nurses alone. Today, Epoch Times reported yet another shortage that could have major repercussions. This time, it’s a lack of primary care physicians. [...]
Standardized Patients Spice Up Training Programs at Medical Schools
When it comes to effective training in any field, nothing works quite as well as hands-on training — of course, hands-on training is easier to come by in some fields than others. New mechanics can take their time practicing on busted engines and all of the manufactured problems an instructor can dream up; meanwhile fledgling [...]
Second Life Makes Med School More Interesting?
Imperial College London is giving its medical students a whole new take on the hospital experience — class is going virtual, with students using digital avatars to treat digital patients within an online world called Second Life. It’s a new program, currently tested with the school’s third-year students, but professors have high hopes that the [...]
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