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• Where do you network?
  Where do you network?
  
• Slower Growth In Healthcare
  Jobs exist but market is competitive.
  
• All in a Day's Work: Marilyn Meierhofer, a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
  Marilyn Meierhofer, a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner with HealthEast Medical Care for seniors, talks about her job.
  
• Laboratory Jobs Open As Recession Eases
  Clinical laboratory scientists help physicians pinpoint most diagnoses, but many are on the verge of retirement. Minnesota colleges and universities are offering more educational opportunities than ever before for those interested in entering this growing field.
  
• What type of resume do you use?
  What type of resume do you use?
  
• All in a Day's Work: Amy Myrvik, Clinical Nurse Manager
  Amy Myrvik, a Clinical Nurse Manager with the Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency in Minneapolis (MVNA), talks about her job.
  
• Zeroing In On A Healthcare Career
  There are so many healthcare careers available nowadays, it might be difficult to choose the right one. Experts from area colleges can help you narrow down the search.
  
• Balancing Act
  You can successfully juggle work, family and school. No one ever said this balancing act would be easy. But it is possible.
  
• Is your resume up-to-date?
  Is your resume up-to-date?
  
• Associate With Success
  Professional associations outside your healthcare specialty may benefit you in many different ways.
  
• All in a Day's Work: Kathrine Simon, Certified Nurse Midwife
  Kathrine Simon, a Certified Nurse Midwife who owns North Metro Midwives in Golden Valley and "catches" babies at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, talks about her job.
  
• Occupational Therapy Assistants Help Patients Return To Life
  Occupational therapy assistants help patients with the physical and emotional aspects of recovery from injuries, surgery and strokes. They may also work in mental health and chemical dependency recovery programs, helping clients navigate everyday challenges.
  
• Staying Current
  Earning nursing CEUs doesn’t have to be a hassle.
  
• Earning nursing CEUs doesn’t have to be a hassle
  Earning nursing CEUs doesn’t have to be a hassle
  
• Orthopaedic Technologists - Casting Calls
  Orthopaedic technology is evolving as more of its practitioners add to their education and become certified. A lack of schools hasn't stopped them; rather, they work together to educate each other for careers assisting orthopaedic physicians and surgeons in applying and removing casts and setting up patients with traction.
  
• All in a Day's Work: Lynn Folkerts, Certified Orthopaedic Technologist
  Lynn Folkerts, Certified Orthopaedic Technologist at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, talks about her job.
  
• Healthcare Poll:
  Healthcare Poll:
  
• All in a Day's Work: Julie Seiber, a Licensed Nutritionist and Chronic Disease Prevention Coordinator
  Julie Seiber, a Licensed Nutritionist and Chronic Disease Prevention Coordinator for the Saint Paul - Ramsey County Department of Public Health, talks about her job.
  
• Helping Patients Manage Medications
  Medication therapy managers are pharmacists who've chosen to work directly with patients who take several medications to sort out what works best for them. They help keep healthcare costs down by reducing physician visits and may represent the wave of the future as more insurers cover their services.
  
• Nurse Navigators Chart The Course
  According to the American Heart Association, approximately 5.3 million people in the United States have congestive heart failure (CHF). Over 1 million are hospitalized every year, and nearly half of those are readmitted within four to six months after discharge.
  
• Healthcare: Caring For The Sickest Patients
  Healthcare: Caring For The Sickest Patients
  
• SVN: A Special Vein of Nursing
  The goal of the Society for Vascular Nursing is to focus on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases affecting the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems.
  
• Speech-Language Pathologists Helping Students
  The role of school-based speech-language pathologists continues to evolve as the number of special-needs students climbs. These professionals instruct students in articulation, language and social skills that help them to learn as well as to interact with others, in the classroom and out.
  
• All in a Day's Work: Rachel Hub, MD
  Rachel Hub, MD, a dermatologist at Park Nicollet's Maple Grove and St. Louis Park clinics, talks about her job.
  
• To get a feel for healthcare, which option would you choose?
  To get a feel for healthcare, which option would you choose?
  

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