Posts Tagged with "Continuing Medical Education"
View all postsTop 5 Healthcare Blogs of 2025
By Blake Conner - December 22, 2025
For 13 years HospitalRecruiting has been a professional resource for healthcare providers and employers alike. Here are our Top 5 blogs of 2025, pulled from our healthcare career resources blog.
How Continuing Medical Education (CME) Can Boost Your Job Prospects
By Andrea Cziffer Paul, MD - June 11, 2025
Struggling to stand out in a competitive healthcare job market? Continuing Medical Education (CME) can enhance your skills, certifications, and job prospects while keeping you compliant and satisfied with your career.
To Fellowship or not to Fellowship?
By Santoshi Billakota, MD - October 5, 2023
The decision to pursue a fellowship depends largely on your career goals and the field of medicine you choose to specialize in. Here we'll explore common concerns and questions physicians have surrounding the necessity of doing a fellowship.
Top 5 Career Mistakes Healthcare Providers Make and How to Avoid Them
By Benjamin "Caleb" Williams RN, BA, CEN - June 15, 2023
Healthcare professionals are dedicated to providing the best possible patient care, but still mess up from time to time. By avoiding these common career mistakes, you can ensure your time as a healthcare provider is fulfilling and successful.
Physician Assistant Career Advancement Through Higher Education and Certification
By Russell Singleton, PA - June 8, 2021
You're in a rut as a physician assistant, longing for more career fulfillment. The thought of going back to medical school and throwing away your years of experience in the trenches as a PA is daunting, however. What other options are available for those aspiring advanced practitioners to further their education?
Planning for Employment After the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Benjamin "Caleb" Williams RN, BA, CEN - January 12, 2021
Many initially assumed that the healthcare field would be unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and many were wrong. Navigating the job market post-coronavirus may seem distant, but it is important to stay sharp and vigilant on your career path.
Turning Your Current Job Into Your Dream Job
By Ore Ogunyemi, MD - July 28, 2020
Medicine is both a calling and a career. Physicians deserve to be supported while providing critical care to our patients. By finding ways to maximize satisfaction in our current jobs, we cultivate the energy to move our careers—and medicine— forward. Take stock of your own career to find what resources are already available to you to draw you closer to your dream job!
Attract and Retain Talent Through Career Development
By Riia O'Donnell - September 25, 2018
In the war for talent, institutions must use every available tool to attract applicants to the fold. For many job seekers, a new position is only the beginning of their “wish list” for employment; career development and advancement are top of mind when looking for a new job. In fact, the number one reason working candidates search for a new opportunity is career advancement...
Golden Hoops - Considering the True Costs of MOC and CME
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - July 26, 2018
I hold out hope that education requirements for doctors will also adapt and consider the cost of continuous and life-long learning. Expensive doesn't mean better, and the data on the impact of CME requirements and practice competency are lagging. It seems that legislative imperatives and public opinion have found their way into state-mandated education for healthcare professionals. While there may be value, consideration of the real cost for those jumping through these hoops would be appreciated.
How to Turn CME Requirements into Vacation Fun
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - March 20, 2018
Mandatory CME easily reaches 50 hours per year for many physicians. Add in the maintenance of certification requirements for some specialties and the time commitment, and it can turn into a part-time job just keeping up. That said, why not make it fun? Most, if not all, CME could turn into a vacation experience if you chose wisely.
