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National Doctors Day – What would we do without doctors?  The short answer is not much!  We need them to get us better when we’re ill whether that means help with something small or a much bigger, sometimes life-threatening illness. National Doctor’s Day wants to celebrate our medical professionals and all they do for us […]

So you swore you’d run a marathon this year.Good news: You can stop feeling guilty about not starting to train for it yet.As it turns out, you can get some of the same benefits of long-distance running and other types of endurance training without ever passing the five-mile mark. That’s right. Running fast and hard […]

Do you ever find yourself longing for some time for yourself? Many of us are so busy with work, school, and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down, enjoy life, […]

Whether you’ve taken time off from your job or switched careers, make working for a younger boss, well, work. Keep the conversation current. Your impressive skills set have brought you this far in your career. So demonstrate why you’re an integral part of the company instead of boasting about past credentials. “Don’t undermine your opportunity […]

There are several avenues job-seeking pharmacy technicians can take, including advanced certification programs for technicians who want to specialize in an area, such as drug therapy, pharmacy law or medical distribution. Johnston says students contemplating pharmacy school should consider part-time careers as technicians. “Before they commit to a six-year college education program, it’s always a […]

Congratulations, Jennifer!  Jennifer is our Tuition Reimbursement Winner for February!  She will be getting a refund from us soon. You could be next! “I am 32 years old and a mother to four wonderful boys ages ranging from 16 – 3 years old. I have been married for almost a year to a wonderful man […]

Fitness should be timeless, and a lifelong commitment. However, fitness should also be fun. As a mother of a toddler and now a newborn, I love to watch the little ones’ attitudes toward fitness. It is just part of play, and an innate part of each day.  There is no second thought, but most likely […]

Nobody would ever choose a smiley face as the perfect symbolic emoticon for a caregiver. Caregiving for an ailing loved one is just too stressful — often triggering damaging emotions that can not only undermine your good work but harm your health, as well. Here’s how to cope: Caregiver emotion trap #1: Guilt Guilt is […]

Staff highlight for this month is Colleen Villa. Colleen Villa has worked in the healthcare field for seven years.  She was attracted to the field and to educate others in the field from her desire to provide the “best education to students as possible in order to provide the Best Healthcare to individuals in need.”   […]

Let’s face it! Salad is to summer as soup is to winter! We need to be energized but we also need to be comforted. And this winter as been quite a snowy one for some of you! I have 5 of my favorite but also most popular ones on my blog site. I love to […]

2015 marks a special year for the social work community.The nation will commemorate National Social Work Month in March and the National Association of Social Workers will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2015.NASW’s goal during Social Work Month and throughout 2015 will be to educate the public about how social workers and the association have […]

Congratulations, Brianna!  Brianna is our Tuition Reimbursement Winner for January!  She will be getting a refund from us soon. You could be next! “I am a Junior at Kansas State University studying Biology with the hopes of attending Physician Assistant school next summer. In my spare time I love to workout, play with my adorable […]