News for March 20 to March 29 2012

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USC medical school student could work in Florence - According the State, (28March2012), "Officials from Francis Marion University, McLeod Regional Medical Center and the Carolinas Hospital System are pondering a plan that would bring third- and fourth-year medical students from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine to study in Florence beginning in 2014." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. ‘Medical home’ care takes off - According the State, (25March2012), "BlueCross is planning a medical home project in the Midlands that will involve eight of Palmetto Health’s physician practices. An estimated 3,000 patients at those practices with diabetes, congestive heart failure and/or high blood pressure will get the special attention referred to as a patient-centered medical home." TO READ MORE,CLICK HERE. FMU helps healthcare shortage, offers new nursing programs - According to WMBF News, (21March2012), "Francis Marion University plans to offer new science degrees in nursing and pharmaceutical studies to bring more practitioners to the rural areas of the Pee Dee." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

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Nursing: Where the Jobs Are - According the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, (20March2012), "The latest BLS report showed for RNs the highest earnings and employment rates were: hospitals 57.3%, home health care nursing care facilities, or outpatient care 14%, physician offices are at 8.7% and the remaining jobs are divided among a variety of government and academic organizations. These high rates are also regional, although most nurses tend to stay close to home finding jobs within 40 miles of where they went to high school. AACN data shows that more than 500 baccalaureate nursing programs turned away 51,082 qualified applicants in 2011 due to a shortage of clinical placement sites, faculty, and funding." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Health Care Jobs Up: The Future is on the Frontline - According the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, (20March2012), "Employers need health care workers at every level of the industry, but improvements in training are needed to fuel the pipeline. Cuts to education have made it difficult to obtain the training needed to take advantage of new opportunities especially for frontline and allied health care workers. Some suggest that hospitals and other health care institutions can share part of the cost of training these workers. This idea has been difficult do the state of the economy, retired nurses coming back into the workforce and those who planned retirement staying on longer at a hospital." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Where the Jobs Are, the Training May Not Be - According to the NY Times, (01March2012), "Public colleges have raised tuition and are now resorting to even more desperate measures - cutting training for jobs the economy needs most. Nursing program applicants so outnumber available slots that there is a waiting list just to get on the waiting list. Other problems include classes getting bigger, tenured faculty members are replaced with adjuncts and technical courses are sacrificed." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

News for March 8th to March 13th 2012

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New Richland 1 magnet aims to spark interest in health industry - According to the State, (13March2012), "C.A. Johnson High School is partnering with local hospitals, colleges and organizations to prepare Richland 1 students for careers in health science, health administration, food science and dietetics, biomedical research, and sports and fitness management." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Medical Schools For Primary Care: U.S. News Releases Top 10 Ranking - According to the HUFF POST Healthy Living, (13March2012), "Job prospects in healthcare are among the brightest anywhere, especially primary care. There are openings at every level, from home health aide and medical technician to highly specialized physician. But primary care practitioners are particularly hot." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Healthcare Job Growth Accelerating - According to the Health Leaders Media, (12March2012), "The healthcare sector has been strong in the first two months of 2012, accounting for one in five new jobs in the overall economy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 49,000 jobs were created in February, including 28,200 jobs in ambulatory services, and 15,400 jobs in hospitals." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

News for March 1st through March 8th 2012

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Charleston Southern University expands nursing program - According to the Charleston Regional Business Journal, (08March2012), "Charleston Southern University is tripling enrollments to its nursing school, the university announced Wednesday. The University will expand enrollment to 120 by 2014. The last expansion came in 2007, when the university boosted its school from 30 to 40 students." TO READ MORE,CLICK HERE. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces New Program to Help Primary Care Practices Use Their Workforce More Effectively - According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, (07March2012), "The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is teaming with the Group Health Research Institute on a national program designed to identify creative practices that make primary care more efficient and effective. The Primary Care Team: Learning from Effective Ambulatory Practices (the LEAP Project) will identify primary care practices that use health professionals and other staff in ways that maximize access to their services, so these workforce models can be replicated and adopted more widely." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. FMU to establish new degree programs - According to SCNow.com, (02March2012), Francis Marion University's Board of Directors approved resolutions to establish a master of science in nursing/nurse educator degree program and one a bachelor of science in pharmaceutical studies degree program." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.