Category: Anxiety

Lacking E.M.T.s, an Aging Maine Turns to Immigrants

From the NY Times:

Jolly Ntirumenyerwa ran her fingers over the stethoscope that she had slung around her neck. It was a comforting connection to her career as a physician in her home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, where she worked in emergency medicine.

Her credentials did not transfer when she moved to the United States in 2012, and she could not work as a doctor. So, she took jobs as a health aide in an assisted living facility.

Now, thanks to an unusual program that is training immigrants to become emergency medical technicians, she is preparing to make better use of her medical background and, she hopes, work her way up to becoming a physician assistant if not, someday, a doctor.

 


10 best and worst states for physicians (Iowa is #1)

From Becker’s:

Most of the worst states for physicians are in the Northeast, according to an analysis by WalletHub.

To identify the best and worst states for physicians, WalletHub analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 14 metrics, such as average annual wage of physicians, physicians per capita and insured population rate.

Here are the 10 best states for physicians, based on the analysis.

1. Iowa

2. Minnesota

3. Idaho

4. Wisconsin


Legendary Director Martin Scorsese brings one of the best Films of their Career: Silence

Breathtaking Masterpiece shows up on Blu-ray Combo Pack March 28, 2017 Contact: For Print: Deborah Peters, 323-956-3609, deborah_peters@paramount.com; For Broadcast & broadcast: Pamela give, 310-433-2201, pamela_grant@paramount.com; For Online: Alan Meier, 323-436-6638, alan_meier@paramount.com HOLLYWOOD, March 28, 2017 /Christian Newswire/ — Hailed by experts as “brilliant” (Justin Chang, l . a . days), “powerful” (Brian Truitt, American Today), “spectacular” (Helen O Hara, GQ), and supply: corby@witpr.com