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Health Care in the News 2008
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Date News Item
Dec 31 Top-growing occupations in Wisconsin and nation not necessarily ...
Dec 30 Home Health Aides: What They Make, What They Cost
Dec 29 A Caring Collaborative
Dec 27 Rural Health Care ‘A Different World’
Dec 23 Avoiding the Ax: Where the Jobs Are
Dec 23 KOHL BILL TO ADDRESS SEVERE IMPENDING SHORTAGE IN HEALTH CARE ...
Dec 20 Nursing program to be offered for Janesville-area residents
Dec 15 Primary care doctors struggling to survive
Dec 13 Story preview: Health care offers jobs for dislocated workers
Dec 12 State societies warn of primary care shortages
Dec 12 Nursing home advocates laud Kohl's healthcare workforce bill
Dec 11 Hospitals shifting from LPNs to RNs 
Dec 11 Sweeping legislation attacks long-term care workforce shortage  
Dec 11 Kohl Bill To Address Severe Impending Shortage In Health Care ... 
Dec 8 Target Practice 
Dec 8 Woman laid off by General Motors pursues a new plan at Blackhawk Tech 
Dec 8 Where do we go from here? 
Dec7 Workers tapped to train for higher-paying jobs 
Dec 6 Education’s first-responders need support
Dec 4 Nursing shortage not easily solved
Dec 4 Early push to attract health workers urged
Dec 4 Mass. Health Care Reform Reveals Doctor Shortage
Dec 4 Home Delivery — Bringing Primary Care to the Housebound Elderly
Dec 3 Commentary: Jobs going begging in some fields
Dec 3 Enrollment Growth in US Nursing Colleges and Universities Hits an ...
Dec 3 Demand For Nurses Grow Despite Slumping Economy
Dec 2 What Doctor Shortages Mean For Health Care
Dec 1 Getting to the bottom of CNA turnover
Dec 1 Partnership aims to address health care worker shortages
Nov 26 New education model may help ease nursing shortages
Nov 24 Column: Health a human right, not a luxury
Nov 23 Nurses, staff help free up Aspirus Clinic doctors to see more patients
Nov 21 Downturn spreads to health care
Nov 21 Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians. Concerned over doctor shortage.
Nov, 2008 The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections Through 2025
Nov 15 Projected retirements lead to health care worries
Nov 15 25 percent of health care workers to retire soon
Nov 15 Region has advantages to attract physicians
Nov 15 Retirements worry health field
Nov 14 Brown Co. not immune to shortage of doctors
Nov 14 Medical school boom sparks concern
Nov 11 Skilled immigrants a 'brain waste' in California's workforce
Nov 10 Physician Shortage Deepens in All Areas of the State
Nov 10 Wisconsin Health System installs computer system for diagnosis support
Nov 10 Wisconsin doctor shortage getting worse, report says
Nov 10 Report laments 'brain waste' of skilled immigrants
Nov 10 American Red Cross Launches Certified Nurse Assistant Program at ...
Nov 10 New Legislation Addresses Massachusetts Primary Care Crisis
Nov 10 Funding for Primary Care (or Lack Thereof) and Community Health ... 
Nov 9 New nursing lab will help FVTC meet target growth
Nov 8 Bill would allow some nurses to prescribe medication for pain ...
Nov 7 Marshfield Clinic.
Nov 7 Medical Students Call on President-Elect Obama
Nov 6 Reauthorize and Improve the Workforce Investment Act
Nov 6 Seniors and retirees step up hunt for jobs in bad economy
Nov 6 Nursing assistants are in demand
Nov 5 Boost Capacity in Nursing Education
Nov 3 Barbara Quirk: How to keep older workers on the job
Nov 1 Program offers support to those in health care training
Nov 2008 AMA Health Care Careers e-Letter
Oct 29 Well-defined path for RNs
Oct 27 Lakeshore Technical College launches virtual hospital
Oct 26 Add to skills, add to possibilities
Oct 24 Effort targets nursing shortage in 14-county region
Oct 24 Aurora Saluted for Hiring Workers With Disabilities
Oct 24 Nurses Needed
Oct 23 State Legislatures, AARP to Find Solutions to Long-Term Care Issues
Oct 23 Governor Doyle Announces Rural Economic Development Loan
Oct 22 America's Ageing Workforce: It's Time for Employers to Accept Reality
Oct 22 Australia faces major nurse shortage
Oct 22 Hospitals Improve Working Conditions To Battle Nursing Shortage
Oct 20 Rural Health-Care Training Reaches Record High
Oct 19 Rural health care issues hinge on education, prevention
Oct 16 Mentors help guide nurses to help them succeed, stay in profession
Oct 15 New Physicians Website
Oct 14 Legislators gather ideas to solve physician shortage
Oct 14 Nursing grad students can get state grants for commitment to teach
Oct 14 Low graduation rates for nurses top local issue in health care
Oct 9 Détente on Nursing Education
Oct 8 Parents' income, education affect kids' health
Oct 6 Wisconsin Project First in the Country to Receive FCC Pilot Program Funding
Oct 3 Hospitals Report Shortage of Workers
Oct 3 State short on health care workers as Meriter grows
Oct 3 Stakeholders in Pennsylvania's Long Term Care System Work for More
Oct 2 Shortage Of Primary Care Doctors 'Critical'
Oct 2 Health care worker shortage expected to get worse
Oct 2 Health care workforce shortages expected to intensify within the ...
Oct 2 Wilmington News Journal Examines Nursing Shortage in Delaware
Oct 2 Measure I: $14 a year will help tackle nursing shortages
Oct 1 Informatics in the Nursing Curriculum: A National Survey of ...
Oct 1 The #I Cause of the Faculty Shortage? It's the Money!
Oct 1 Nurse practitioners recognized as part of the cure
Oct 2008 AMA Health Care Careers e-Letter
Sept 30 Medical Matchmaking: Towns Need Doctors, the Doctors Need Visas
Sept 30 Scholarship to assist shortage of nurses
Sept 29 West Coast University Nursing Program Approved by State Nursing Board
Sept 28 Third NLN Technology Conference Features Keynoter Angela McBride ...
Sept 28 Foreign-born doctors fill gaps in health care system
Sept 28 Employers learning gray matters
Sept 27 Fighting chronic illness is key to health costs
Sept 27 American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Joins the ...
Sept 25 Growing Health Profession Could Unlock Key to a Healthier America
Sept 24 States Work To Avoid Nurse Shortage by Investing in Education ...
Sept 24 College of Nursing receives $100000 grant
Sept 23 New Safe Lifting Patient Safety Resource for Nursing School ...
Sept 23 Immigrants to help fill medical shortages
Sept 23 UW Hospital and Clinics gets kudos
Sept 22 Not What, Not How, but Who? Western Companies Face a Worldwide ...
Sept 22 Sharp Chula Vista Grant Focuses on High School Students
Sept 22 Illinois Explores New Option to Reduce RN Shortage
Sept 21 ATM pays off against nursing shortage
Sept 21 Sonographer moves into new career without skipping a beat 
Sept 14 Program provides jump start in nursing training
Sept 12 Hospitals get creative with incentives to attract nurses
Sept 11 $28 Million Promised to Address Nursing Faculty Shortage
Sept 10 Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association's take
Sept 10 Building a Primary Care Workforce for the 21st Century
Sept 10 Nursing Workforce Innovation Center opens
Sept 9 Grant supports rural health program
Sept 9 UCLA study finds medical student diversity has educational benefits
Sept 8 No-lifting policy sees nursing injuries drop
Sept 7 Demand for primary care exceeds inventory of doctors
Sept 7 Doctors accepting Medicare are hard to find
Sept 6 Nursing shortage hits more than hospitals
Sept 4 SEIU-UHW Caregivers at Sava Nursing Homes Win Highest Standards
Sept 4 Should nurses replace GPs as frontline providers of primary care?
Sept 2 School of Nursing Receives $706000 Federal Grant
Sept 2008 AMA Health Care Careers e-Letter
Aug 31 Hot jobs: Healthcare and technology sectors are fastest-growing in . . .
Aug 27 Nursing grant to fund recruitment, lab
Aug 27 Work force plan emphasizes education
Aug 27 Assembly candidates attend health care forum
Aug 26 Health department calls for credentialing of all direct care workers
Aug 26 A New Curriculum for a for a NEW ERA of Nursing Education
Aug 26 Guest column: Tom Still: State must keep pace with work needs
Aug 26 Core Competencies of Nurse Educators: Inspiring EXCELLENCE in ...
Aug 26 Concordia gets million dollar prescription
Aug 25 12 Community Colleges Win Awards for Innovative Caregiving Programs Trading Markets
Aug 21 Building tomorrow's workforce is vital to Wisconsin's economic success
Aug 20 US health care system headed for perfect storm
Aug 20 Health Care Labor Shortage: Fact or Fiction?
Aug 19 Senior communities address care shortage
Aug 19 Two Florida Universities Partner in Effort To Boost Minority ...
Aug 19 Gundersen Lutheran Health System is Recognized for Safe Lifting ...
Aug 17 Academic leaders work to ease work force crisis
Aug 17 Colleges get $129m to build on
Aug 15 Paterson OKs ban on mandatory overtime for nurses
Aug 14 Nursing Workforce Center Opens in Kansas City Elana Gordon KANSAS ...
Aug 11 'Second Life'
Aug 11 View Needs of Elderly Through a Consumer Lens
Aug 11 Secretary Gassman Highlights Training Success at Ashland Memorial Medical Center (pdf)
Aug 11 A prescription for our nursing shortage
Aug 11 Dane County leads the nation with its medical translation services
Aug 10 Home health care headache
Aug 10 Program points at-risk youth to careers
Aug 9 Sanders authors nursing program funding bonanza
Aug 9 UE using grant to nurse work force shortage
Aug 8 States urge "cultural competency" in health care
Aug 7 Aurora Health Care Employee Named YMCA Black Achiever of the Year
Aug 7 New Alliance Between Leaders in Health and Medicine to Address ...
Aug 6 The California Board of Registered Nursing Approves
Affiliations ...
Aug 5 Health care issues still impair rural areas
Aug 4 Funding is available for laid-off workers
Aug 1 Daily News: Advocate Asks for Nurse Education Funding
Aug, 2008 AMA Health Care Careers e-Letter
July 31 A coming crisis for those needing personal care
July 30 Report details Vt. nursing shortage
July 30 New program to train 50 young people for health-care positions
July 30 US Rep. Latham: Authors Bipartisan Solution To End America’s ...
July 30 Where have the nurses gone?
July 29 Nursing Schools See Interest Grow As Economy Turns Bad
July 28 Nursing shortage not being felt locally
July 28 Program Combating Nursing Shortage
July 27 Study finds shortage of doctors in rural Md.
July 27 Positive Precepting: Preparation Can Reduce the Stress
July 27 Nursing recruits in high demand
July 27 Help wanted: US has a shortage of trained health workers
July 25 Family Doctors Scarce in State
July 25 TMC program keeps loyal employees by helping their careers
July 25 Associations Join Forces to Ease Health Care Staffing Crisis
July 25 Simply Retail Signs Monroe Clinic & Hospital as 86th Discovery Client
July 25 Report: Health care workforce not enough for aging boomers
July 21 A new way to teach nursing
July 17 New Report Warns Current Policies Will Not Avert Health Workforce Crisis
July 16 Legislature taps group to explore health coverage for direct-care
July 16 Better care, without a mandate
July 14 UW Bothell Nursing Program Works to Alleviate Nursing Shortage
July 13 Paramedics fast-track to nursing career
July 10 Physician shortage will grow in Western Md.
July 10 Physicians' group apologizes to black doctors
July 9 HealthForce Minnesota programs training minorities for medical field Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
July 9 CEO: Agnesian plans to focus on the future
July 8 Agnesian in spotlight
July 7 AMA meeting: Physicians demand greater oversight of doctors of
nursing
July 3 The Faces of Our Future Health Care Provider
July 2 San Antonio health foundation, Workforce Solutions combat nursing
shortage
July 2 Legislators listen to caregiver concerns
June 30 College sees shortage of nursing instructors
June 30 Texas needs more doctors, nurses, officials tell lawmakers
June 30 Albany Medical College, Bassett Healthcare create clinical campus
June 30 Texas' First Lady Advocates For Nurses
June 29 OPINION: Who will care for the elderly and people with
disabilities?
June 27 AARP, RWJF, Labor Department Seek Solutions To Nursing And Nurse
June 23 NY hospitals' Gap Program helps nurses become educators
June 23 New Program at Havermale Promotes Health-Care Jobs
June 22 Shortage of Nurses Getting Serious
June 21 U program turns out 'doctor nurses' -- but the name ruffles some ...
June 21 SAN MARCOS: University offers three new health-care worker courses
June 19 More nurses graduating
June 19 State leaders end mandatory overtime for nurses
June 19 National Conference Explores Nursing Retention Solutions
June 18 Southern California Mobilizes in Response to Nursing Shortage Crisis
June 18 Daily News: Innovation Shown on Websites
June 18 Program a ‘gift’ for nurses’ education
June 18 A work force model to support the adoption of best practice care
June 17 Free health care training available
June 17 FAYETTEVILLE : Wanted: Hispanic student nurses 
June 16 Area hospitals in dire need of nurses
June 15 Minorities underrepresented in California doctor work force
June 15 R{-x} for immigrant health-care professionals
June 15 New law aims to address shortage of nurses in state
June 13 Health care report 2008: Cultural training helps health care
June 13 Health care report 2008: Providers strive for a good mix of employees
June 13 Health care report 2008: Executive-level diversity challenges
June 13 Health Leaders To Double Wisconsin Pressure Ulcer Care Specialists
June 2008 AMA Health Care Careers e-Letter
June 12 Dental Association Foundation Awards Scholarships
June 12 INTEL launches online community to connect family carers and ...
June 12 Nurse: 'It's rough out there'
June 12 Nursing advocates oppose program cuts
June 12 Health minister denies she is crazy
June 11 St. Mary's receives Governor's Award
June 11 Wisconsin Secretary Gassman Announces 2008 Wisconsin Forward Award ...
June 11 Home Health Care Worker Registry Created
June 11 Governor Rell signs bill to boost hospital staffing
June 11 Addressing Disparities in Health and Healthcare: Issues for Reform
June 10 Doctors Miss Cultural Needs, Study Says
June 10 Emergency room nurses get rush from job
June 9 Free Safe Lifting Booklet Availalble
June 5 About 80 percent of hospitals across NYS are experiencing nursing ...
June 3 Health care jobs boom in state
June 3 WMH clerk honored
June 3 Worker shortage looms in state's health field
June 3 Labor shortage already serious in healthcare industry
June 2 Patients Get a Real Lift
June 2 New study: More nurses needed
June 2 It takes nurses to teach nurses, college officials say
June 1 Region's employment picture shifts to health care
May 31 Nurses needed
May 30 Hospital group to offer incentives to attract nurses
May 30 National League for Nursing Calls for More Health Care IT Training;
May 30 National League for Nursing Issues Call for Faculty Development
May 29 Ready for tomorrow's challenges
May 29 Health sector employers pledge to improve skills
May 29 Newly insured outpace available doctors
May 28 Nursing Shortage Prompts Bill Package In State Leg.
May 28 Changes needed for community colleges to address shortages of ...
May 27 International Health Professional Associations Present First-ever ...
May 27 Boards help fill needs in key occupations
May 26 Nurse shortage tests the wits of hospitals, nonprofits, schools 
May 26 Costly Prescription: A cure for Oregon’s nursing shortage won’t ... 
May 26 Oregon creates a fast-track to four-year nursing degree 
May 26 BC pledges another $15 million to train and recruit nurses 
May 25 Oregon nursing condition critical Jobs: A nursing shortage looms ... 
May 24 Lack of loan forgiveness hinders nursing profession
May 2008 AMA Health Professions e-Letter

May 20 Shortage of US Public Health Workers Projected to Worsen
May 19 Report Examines Low Number of Hispanic Nurses
May 19 Report: Geriatric health care declining
May 17 Nursing school needed
May 15 Student leader works to bring future nurses together
May 14 Aurora Medical Center technologist honored with 2008 Pride award
May 14 Endowed professorship aids nursing program 
May 14 Goodwill workers pitching in to support public health services
May 14 Nursing leads the way in revolutionizing patience care
May 13 Remote area health targeted
May 12 Arthur Labatt family gift honored with naming of nursing school
May 10 State's nurse shortage no longer critical
May 10 Healthy boost in new nurses graduating in state 
May 9 Health Care Workforce Unprepared for Aging Baby-boomers
May 6 Making Med Schools More Diverse
May 5 Remedy our shortage of nurses
May 5 IOM Warns of Shortfalls in the Workforce That Will Provide Care to ... 
May 2 Insufficient number of faculty adds to ongoing lack of nursing staff
April 29 Health Careers In Focus at Gulf High School
April 29 Looming Workforce Shortage Pressures Long Term Care Costs ...
April 29 Raising the medical bar
April 29 A mountain to climb for elderly care
April 28 Well-trained workers key to the equation
April 27 Geriatric jitters
April 26 Aging of population, physicians spells trouble
April 26 A doctor and a nurse, all in one package
April 24 Grant to fund health care training for more than 800
April 22 Glenwood Springs area hospitals not suffering much from nursing ...
April 20 Schools keep up with demand for nurses
April 20 Shortage Ahead
April 20 Lack of teachers blamed for shortage of nurses
April 19 Filling a need
April 17 Claims of Physician Workforce Crisis Ignore Real Problems
April 17 New licenses target foreign nurses
April 17 Workers needed to avoid crisis 
April 16 Worried about future, VA sends nurses to universities — to teach
April 15 Stewart will share her experience as a caregiver for her mother
April 15 Giving Nurses a Lift
April 14 Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce
April 14 Report Finds Health Work Force Is Unprepared for Elderly Boomers
April 14 More Doctors Needed for US Elderly, Study Says (Update1)
April 11 School of Public Health Opens As Workforce Shortage Looms
April 9 Senator Feingold Supports More Funding For Nurses
April 9 State addresses nurses’ shortage with $5 million investment
April 9 Recruitment Efforts Gain Popularity To Headoff Nursing Shortages
April 8 Physician Leaders Pilot Ways to Increase Workforce Diversity ...
April 8 US Labor Dept. awards BCC $1.8 million to expand health-care training
April 7 Schools mull needs of adult distance learners 
April 7 Kindred Healthcare Selects Taleo for Enterprise Wide Recruiting Effort
April 7 Versant Residency Helps Ensure New Grads are ‘Here to Stay’ 
April 7 Apply Within: New England Hospitals Rise to Challenge, Increase ...
April 7 Vitale-Weinberg Bill To Ensure Funding For Center For Nursing Approved
April 7 Where are all the nurses?
April 4 Nursing needs teachers
April In practice, physician assistants and nurse practitioners almost the same
April 2 Report shows racial disparity between California physicians and ...
April 1 N. Carolina training nurses to fill shoes of absent psychiatrists
April 1 Study: Direct care workers need boost 
April 1 Stability draws recruits to health-care industry
April 1 Somerville man advocates for home health care workers at State House
March 31 WING USA Legislative Update on Safe Patient Handling:Nine States Passed, Nine Other States Introduced, National Bill Continues
March 31 Hospitals prepare for nurse shortage
March 31 Number of male nurses rises as demand climbs
March 31 Western Governors University Awarded Grant From the Robert Wood ...
March 28 Thousands of Michigan doctors likely to hang up their stethoscopes
March 27 Minority Nursing Pool Grows With Push From Universities
March 26 Paving the way for minority nurses
March 25 Introducing AHEC
March 24 Striking Nurses in California List Safe Lifting Policies Among ...
March 24 Broward Health Nurses Help Design New ED
March 24 UIC, Chicago City Colleges Help Minority RNs Pursue Higher Education
March 23 Immigrants make mark in healthcare work force
March 23 Hospital offers nurses training for OR jobs
March 21 Lack of educators cited in shortage in nursing field w/ link to ...
March 20 Moving between the clinic and classroom
March 19 Survey: 35% of Baby Boomer Nurses Plan a Career Change in the Next ...
March 19 Nurse graduates fail to find jobs
March 19 What’s ailing nursing schools
March 18 Study to Explore Ways to Widen Student Career Paths
March 18 'Crisis' in health workers?
March 16 Area colleges, hospitals try to address nursing shortage
March 14 New nursing challenge: Hudson Hospital is ready
March 2008 2007 WHA Health Care Workforce Report Released
March 13 New Addison college aims to fill expected demand for nurses
March 10 Job skills grant supports training for northern Minnesota ...
March 7 PROFILE: A healthy advocate for future careers
March 7 The Phoenix Group Tackles Hospitalist Workforce Shortage
March 6 $1.33 Million Donation Enables MU School of Health Professions to ...
March 5 Public-health worker shortage will leave the nation vulnerable
March 4 Number of Nursing School Graduates -- Including Minorities -- on ...
March 4 Study shows shortage of state healthcare workers 
March 4 National Jobs Initiative Awards Grants to Eight Projects to Help ...
March 2 Trading hammers for health care
March 2 Nursing Institute of the Mid-South responds to nationwide shortage
February 29 NYU College of Nursing researcher awarded $4.1M grant to study ...
February 25 New program trains nurses in nursing home
February 25 Retention of local public health workforce continues to pose major ...
February 20 A Nursing Faculty's TRANSITION to Teaching Online
February 20 100% increase in training places for home nurses 
February 20 ADEA presents testimony on dental health care workforce issues
February 19 Health care leaders, educators will gather to address worker shortage
February 15 Randolph Hospital offers scholarships for needed nurses
February 14 Who will take care of us when we get old?
February 13 Health care workers in high demand
February 12 Educators will learn about health care jobs 
February 12 Simulator used to teach student nurses
February 11 Yes, I CARE!
February 11 Clinicals a Click Away
February 11 Nursing shortage has hospitals looking south of the border to fill ...
February 11 Access Granted to Would-be Nurse Doctorates
February 11 Educators, Hospital Nurse Leaders Brainstorm About Future of ...
February 11 Program Helps ESL Students Succeed in Nursing School
February 2008 AMA Health Care Careers e-Letter 
Art therapy plays a critical role in the healing process
February 2008 AMA Health Care Careers e-Letter 
A lack of faculty and clinical space is slowing the growth of Florida nursing schools,
February 2008 AMA Health Care Careers e-Letter 
Radiologic technology enrollments leveling off
February 7 Short of staff, Norway eyes robot care for elderly
February 6 A healthy outlook: Parkside professors saw the need in health care ... 
February 6 Nursing Schools Go After Minorities and Men 
February 5 President's 2009 Budget Cuts Will Increase Nurse and Nurse ...
February 3 Accelerated program turns out nurses
February 2 Workforce development becoming a focal point
February 1 BayCare Foundation announces scholarship program 
February 1 Army Offers New $20000 Signing Bonus for Medical and Dental School ...
January 30 Vocational Education -- Other options available for high-school ...
January 29 UAMS Satellite, Collaboration to Strengthen University of Arkansas ...
January 29 Report on low test rates for W.Va. nurses a concern
January 29 University, Health System Form Partnership
January 28 Shortage of health professionals could lead to increase in ...
January 28 Area doctor count slips
January 28 Program matches nursing educators with schools
January 26 Shortfalls worst in 3 key industries
January 24 Health Care Career Fair
January 24 Agnesian HealthCare Volunteers offer education scholarships 
January 23 Surveys: Nursing shortage to intensify 
January 22 Grant to ease school nurses' workload 
January 20 A Helping Hand in Technical Training 
January 18 Aid proposed to help educate nurses 
January 2008 AMA Health Care Careers e-Letter 
Overcoming "three F's" is key health care workforce challenge
January 2008 AMA Health Care Careers e-Letter
Nursing school enrollment up, but schools turn away 30,000
January 2008 AMA Health Care Careers e-Letter
Radiologic technologists can see how their salary stacks up
January 2008 AMA Health Care Careers e-Letter
Send more nurses, stat!
January 16 New College of Medicine Coming to Mid-Willamette Valley 
January 16 Approaching nursing shortage could reach critical proportions 
January 16 GSU Approved to Offer Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree 
January 15 WSU and U of M Announce Program Partnership 
January 15 Distance Education Offers Solution to Nursing Shortage 
January 15 Govt to pay retired nurses to go back to work 
January 14 Medical imaging program graduates achieve 100-percent pass rate 
January 13 Lack of doctors is real health-care crisis 
January 7 Career Center, Porter Hospital partner to train more nurses 
January 3 Baby boomers go back to college to retrain for new careers 
January 2 Morgan program aims to ease shortage of black nurses