Anne Baye Ericksen

Anne Baye Ericksen is a free-lance writer based in Southern California.

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Career Cruisin’ Cruise ships offer minority nurses the opportunity to make paradise their workplace » Read full article
Northern Exposure Although many researchers still group them together with American Indians, Alaska Natives are finally emerging as a population with its own identity and unique health care needs. » Read full article
Completing the Circle America’s unprecedented multiculturalism is creating an urgent need for culturally competent end-of-life care—and for the cultural sensitivity that minority nurses can contribute. » Read full article
Telecommuting Nurses tap into developing technology to provide care from a distance. » Read full article
Spirits in the Dark For minority nurses, the rapidly growing specialty of correctional mental health nursing can be a unique and rewarding opportunity to provide culturally sensitive care to one of America’s neediest populations. » Read full article
One Name, Many Faces After years of viewing them as a single homogenous group, the health care profession is finally taking a look at the differences between the various Asian American/Pacific Islander populations » Read full article
State of the Union Formed seven years ago to provide a powerful, unified voice for all minority nurses, the National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA) continues to focus on the future » Read full article
Nuclear Medicine: Determining Its History State-of-the-art technology, expanding skills, and a high demand for technologists all make for legendary career opportunities in nuclear medicine » Read full article
Playing Games Careers in sports medicine » Read full article
A Time to Give Volunteering positively affects those you help--and your career » Read full article
A Working Vacation Take your allied health career on the road » Read full article
Ready for Change A look back at the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the ripple effect it's had on allied health » Read full article
Distance Nursing By using the latest advances in computer technology to increase medically underserved minority communities’ access to health care, telehealth nursing is truly a career for the 21st century. » Read full article
Careers in the Indian Health Service Whether you’re a Native American nurse who wants to improve the health of your people or any minority nurse who wants to make a difference helping underserved communities, the IHS » Read full article
Veterans Affairs Nursing in the 21st Century The nursing shortage, the war in Iraq and increased diversity in the military are creating a whole new demand for skilled minority VA nurses » Read full article

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SCHOOL: Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing DEGREES: Graduate DESCRIPTION:

The Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing prepares professionals to meet the needs of 21st century urban populations. Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing is the largest public-sector nursing institution in New York, a unit of Hunter College, the largest senior college in the City University of New York. School of Nursing faculty are leaders in their fields who bring evidence-based clinical experience, research and teaching directly into the classroom while engaging students in solving real-world problems.

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SCHOLARSHIP: National American Arab Nurses Association OFFERED BY: NAANA Scholarships DESCRIPTION:

Offers various scholarships for current nursing students, practicing nurses, and students interested in pursuing a career in nursing.
Phone: (313) 982-4070
Web site: https://n-aana.org/scholarship/index.asp
Deadline: July 1, but may vary from year to year
Amount: Unspecified

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NAME: Lutheran HealthCare LOCATION: Brooklyn, NY DESCRIPTION:

Lutheran HealthCare is a state-of-the-art, nationally recognized health system comprised of a 476-bed teaching hospital that includes a Level I Trauma Center and Stroke Center, multi-site ambulatory care network, and strong academic affiliation to SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

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