Janis P. Bellack Named President of MGH Institute of Health Professions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOSTON----Following an extensive nationwide search, Janis P. Bellack, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been named the next President of the MGH Institute of Health Professions, an independent graduate school and academic affiliate of the Massachusetts General Hospital....more...Tell a tale (The Pantagraph)
In Mike Lockett's telling of the traditional Appalachian tale of "The Preacher's Horse," the preacher has retired, sold his horse and prepares to board the train to move back to Baltimore. | Video...more... 2 Tucson doctors disciplined by state medical board (FOX 11 Tucson)
McCain defends decision to skip Iowa straw poll Republican presidential hopeful John McCain offered no apologies Friday for his decision to skip the Iowa Straw Poll as a man dressed in a chicken suit walked back and forth across the town square, clucking and holding a sign that read "you balked at the straw poll."...more... Extreme Makeover field trimmed to final five (The Globe Gazette)
Ronda Raimann of Charles City, who works the night shift, told her son after coming home from work recently that he shouldn?t wake her unless the house was on fire....more... [LCMSNews] First mercy conference draws 300 (Worldwide Faith News)
Raised in a German Lutheran home and church, Karolyn Martinez says the
typical view of mercy was to send money to a mission fund. But after
gleaning two days worth of ideas and inspiration, her eyes opened to a
world of new opportunities for reaching out to people in need in the
clear name of Jesus....more... Family turns mourning into hope (Everett Herald)
Still in the deepest fog of grief, Jill Sahlstrom sat in her rustic living room and vowed to find purpose in loss....more... Volunteer pilot program gets mixed reviews (The Record)
You would think that having all New Jersey high school students volunteer would be a wildly popular goal -- at least among grown-ups. Not quite. Six out of 30 districts, including Hasbrouck Heights, have dropped out of a statewide community-service pilot program....more... A&M regents give green light to nursing degree (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
A nursing degree soon could be another option for Texas A&M University students pursuing careers in the health- care industry. The creation of a Bachelor of Science in nursing was approved Friday by the Texas A&M System Board of Regents, which met this week in Kingsville. ...more... Namibia: Career Fair to Expose Potential Students to Possible Sponsors (AllAfrica.com)
One of the major problems facing Grade 12 learners in the North with regard to furthering their studies, is the fact that they do not make any effort to seek sponsorship with much vigour and determination....more... |