India To Provide Incentives For Medical Professionals To Work In Rural, Underserved Areas Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 -0700 In an effort to encourage medical professionals to provide services to low-income rural populations in India, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announced an initiative that will significantly raise the salary of "doctors, specialists and para-medical staff" who elect to work in "rural, particularly far-flung and inaccessible areas," the Hindu reports. Doctors And Nurses Facing Tough Choices Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 -0700 Doctors and nurses consider job security and the differences between primary care and specialties when choosing their career paths.The Business Courier of Cincinnati reports on an increase in nursing: "The recession has people craving a safe harbor, and nursing is probably the closest thing to it. Washington State Nurse-Midwife Receives The Hattie Award, American College Of Nurse-Midwives' Highest Honor Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700 Katherine Camacho Carr, CNM, PhD, a certified nurse-midwife, professor and assistant dean of graduate studies at the Seattle University College of Nursing, is the recipient of the 2009 Hattie Hemschemeyer Award from the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM.) The "Hattie" is ACNM's most prestigious award and was presented to Carr at ACNM's 54th Annual Meeting in Seattle.
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