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For nursing jobs, new grads need not apply - According to CNN Money, on January 14th, 2013 Registered nurses fresh out of school are coming across thousands of job postings with an impossible requirement: "no new grads." About 43% of newly licensed RNs still do not have jobs within 18 months after graduation, according to a survey conducted by the American Society of Registered Nurses. The recession is to blame, says Peter Buerhaus, a registered nurse and economist who teaches at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE



Francis Marion University to Introduce Two New Graduate Nursing Programs in January - According to SCNOW.com on December 1, 2012 January will mark the start of two new graduate nursing programs at Francis Marion University and, according to the faculty orchestrating them, a move toward better health care in the Pee Dee. Though it took two years to get the tracks up and running, according to nursing department chair Dr. Ruth Wittmann-Price, there were virtually not obstacles to get the degrees in place. “The area is in such dire need,” Wittmann-Price said. CLICK HERE



Rural Physician Honored by South Carolina Office Of Rural Health - According to TheTandD.com on November 30, 2012 Bamberg physician Dr. Danette McAlhaney has been named the 2012 Outstanding Rural Practitioner of the Year by the South Carolina Office of Rural Health. The award, presented at the organization’s annual conference in Hilton Head, is awarded to a rural primary health care provider whose services and community commitment have resulted in significant improvement in the delivery of primary health care service.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE