News for June 7 to June 14 2012

In the News

Study of 'Cream-of-the-Crop' Physicians Finds Males Paid $12,000 More a Year than Female Counterparts - According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, (12June2012), "In a study conducted by a Robert Wood Johnson scholar on physicians who in 2000-2003 received prestigious, early-career research grants from the National Institutes of Health where then surveyed in 2009 and 2010 and found that males in the sample were still paid $12,000 more a year than females." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. VA Announces Aggressive National Recruitment Effort to Hire Mental Health Professionals - According to the US department of Veteran Affairs, (11June2012), "The Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki recently announced the department would add approximately 1,600 mental health clinicians as well as nearly 300 support staff to its existing workforce to help meet the increased demand for mental health services. VHA anticipates the majority of hires will be selected within approximately six months and the most “hard-to-fill” positions filled by the end of the second quarter of FY 2013. VA has an existing workforce of 20,590 mental health staff that includes nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. FMU receives $75K from McLeod Health for Nursing Program - According to WBMF news, (07June2012), "McLeod Health has once again partnered with Francis Marion University to support the university's nursing program and presented a $75,000 gift to FMU." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.