Pulse

April 2009

michael thurmond

Health care hiring has slowed, but future looks bright

Pulse editor

Compared to the stormy forecasts for other employment sectors such as the automotive, mortgage banking and real estate industries, the outlook for health care jobs is relatively sunny.

"Health care is defined as a 'demand profession,'" said Michael Thurmond, Georgia labor commissioner ... more

EDITOR'S NOTES: Association membership pays off
Dr. Eileen Farnon

Atlantan researches Ebola outbreaks

The local doctor in the remote Ugandan district had just died from the Ebola virus. The death toll mounted as a newly discovered strain of the gruesome disease spread through the Bundibugyo region.

Dr. Eileen Farnon, an epidemiologist in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Special Pathogens Branch, was relatively new to the team dispatched to this "hot zone" ... more

Jeremy Russie

A long and winding road to nursing

For many nurses, the road to their profession is a straight shot. Nurses often say they knew what they wanted to do when they were children and entered a nursing program right out of high school.

Jeremy Russie, a nurse in the cardiac intensive care unit at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, took a long and winding road to find his career. He believes that taking the road less traveled has made all the difference in his nursing practice ... more