Teens learn the value of volunteering their time, skills (Great Falls Tribune)
Tess Bryan listed the March of Dimes as her favorite volunteer event. The 17-year-old said later in life she hopes to be more involved with the charity that improves the health of babies. She wants to go into the medical field after high school....more...Talented teens spend summer alongside U-M grad students Mentoring program helps steer them toward careers (The Ann Arbor News)
Jeff Hampton, a Saline High School senior, is spending his summer getting an idea of what it's like to be in the medical field....more... New Initiative Gives Cancer Physics A Boost - Queensland University Of Technology, Australia (Medical News Today)
A health initiative spearheaded by QUT has received $800,000 from Queensland Health, allowing the university to attempt to raise the profile and increase the recognition of the field of cancer physics in the state. The initiative will also aim to increase the levels of job satisfaction and level of external support for hospital-based physicists....more... When drugs donâ?™t belong (Kane County Chronicle)
Addiction can affect anyone, including those in the medical field, but those in health professions must deal with substance abuse differently in order to recover....more... East Lake County club briefs (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
JEWELRY SALE | Hobart St. Mary Medical Center Auxiliary will host a silver jewelry sale presented by "Dimples" from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 14 in the Volunteer Room in the West Tower of St. Mary Medical Center, 1500 S. Lake Park Ave. Also, Auxiliary members will staff a table at the Wolffgang concert at 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at Festival Park, 111 E. Old Ridge Road, in an effort to recruit new members. ......more... Volunteers get hooked on Special Olympics (Muskogee Phoenix)
Jim Cole said that in his 25 years of volunteering for the Special Olympics, he has found the experience very rewarding. Cole, 61, a real estate appraiser, said he has helped with many functions in the track and field category....more... ON THE RISE: 20 young Cleveland professionals whose careers are ascending (Cleveland Jewish News)
Meet 20 young, dynamic individuals who are getting noticed in the business world. These bright achievers have certainly stirred the waters, from waves on Wall Street and swells in sports and steel, to motion in music and currents in cards n the greeting/note variety, that is....more... Twentysomethings struggle to deal with the real world (The Log Cabin Democrat)
The recent graduate of the University of Central Arkansas earning both undergraduate and master's degrees in speech pathology was an all-around exceller. Earning a 3.9 grade point average, the overachiever garnered more than her 375 required volunteer hours tapping in at 480 and had experience at both Sallie Cone Elementary and rehabilitation hospitals in Little Rock....more... Racepath: Holding together (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Two signs at the Racepath community's entrance tell the story....more... |