Congratulations to the 15 Military to Medicine participants who started work this month!

Military to Medicine wants to say…

Congratulations to the 15 Military to Medicine participants who started work this month!　

Inova Health System, our program partner in Northern Virginia, hired seven in roles ranging from Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE) trainer, a Registered Nurse, a Radiology Tech, and Medical Administrator. The remaining eight were hired across the country in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, New York and Washington, DC. Among that group were Physicians, Healthcare Administration positions and Registration Clerks. Military to Medicine helps members from the military family find healthcare work. Our August hires represented transitioning service members, war wounded, veterans, National Guard and Reserve, as well as military spouses who are affiliated with the following military bases: Andrews, Bolling, Fort Belvoir, Fort Benning, Fort Drum, Fort Gordon, Fort Huachuca, Fort Lee, Maxwell-Gunter, Quantico and Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Each month Military to Medicine averages about 10 new hires from our program. We wanted to share the good news and plan to share more regularly. Military to Medicine is committed to helping military families find careers in healthcare. If you are looking to start a healthcare career, Military to Medicine offers training that leads to entry-level healthcare positions. If you have healthcare experience, post your resume in our Career Center that connects you to a job board full of current, open healthcare positions across the country. If you are a military spouse or member and have questions, check out our Web site or email our Customer Support team or call at 703.208.5974.
If you are an Organization, Installation or Military Services Program, or business please e-mail communityservices@militarytomedicine.org or you may also call or e-mail Kristina Saul her information is below.

Respectfully,

Kristina Saul- Military Spouse
Outreach Specialist
Military to Medicine
Kristina.Saul@militarytomedicine.org
770-445-5286- Desk
770-356-0086-Cell
http://www.militarytomedicine.org
http://militarytomedicine.ning.com/

3 M2M graduates placed in jobs this week!

We want to share that we have 3 Military Spouses who were just hired as “Proofers” with a Medical Transcription Company working from their homes. This company is also one of Military to Medicine’s newest partners.

· 1 is from Ft Hood in Texas

· 1 is from Palm Dale, California

· 1 is from Ft Knox in Kentucky

Congratulations ladies!

If you are looking for employment and have not done so already please go to: http://healthcarecareers.militarytomedicine.org/jobseekers/profile/ and upload your resume.

If you need resume help please contact your nearest Installation Family Center. If you do not have an installation nearby and need resume help please e-mail us at: communityservices@militarytomedicine.org and we will have someone get back to you for help.

Military Spouses Take On the Boss

Last week, Military to Medicine’s Executive Director Daniel Nichols issued a membership challenge to his outreach team. “Who could drive the most members to the Military to Medicine social community on Ning – the outreach team or him?”

With June 30 as the deadline the two-person outreach team, military spouses working from their homes in Texas and Georgia, were more than happy to accept the challenge. Armed with little more than laptops, the Internet and their personal connections gained from a combined 40 years as military spouses, Outreach Specialists Kristina Saul and Colleen Saffron are up to the test, but need your help.

“My goal every day is the same, spread the word to military spouses, war wounded and their caregivers, Veterans, National Guard, Reserve and their spouses as well as transitioning service members about the opportunities Military to Medicine offers ,” Saul said. Mother to a special needs child and a Navy husband she is geographically separated from, Saul knows personally the unique challenges the military spouse faces in finding a good job and maintaining it despite frequent moves and deployment schedules. “’The boss’ challenge just fired me up to make sure we showed him who had the most “reach,” she said.

Military to Medicine, a not for profit national military service organization, provides online healthcare training and career opportunities from a growing network of healthcare employer partners. Whether you are new to healthcare or you have prior healthcare experience, Military to Medicine can help you get on a path to employment. Checking out the course catalog or the job board located on its Web site is a great first step.

Nichols, a Chaplain in the Navy Reserve, has seen firsthand how deployment and service impact military families and their career options. He first started the Military to Medicine program as a recruitment initiative for Inova Health System in Falls Church, VA, in 2008. Following the success Inova experienced, in April 2010 Inova launched the Military to Medicine program nationally. The program simply seeks to train and place talent found from within the extended military family into healthcare positions nationwide. In brief – the program is changing the lives of military families nationwide. About the challenge with his outreach team, Nichols simply stated, “Game on!”

To help the Outreach team win the challenge and to learn more about Military to Medicine, visit http://www.militarytomedicine.org and join our Ning community from the home page under Ning. When you set up your profile on Ning make sure you go to the Vote Here tab http://militarytomedicine.ning.com/page/vote-here vote for Outreach or the Boss in order to be counted.

For Saul, Saffron and Nichols, pride is on the line. For folks who join the community, there’s an iPad at stake! Once you join the social community on Ning, members have the opportunity to participate in the “Photograph the Military to Medicine Logo” competition where the winner will receive an iPad. To learn more about the competition, you need to go to the Ning site.
“I just love to win,” stated Saffron. “I firmly believe if you can’t join them – then beat them!” she said as she went right to work at a local outreach event telling military spouses about Military to Medicine.

Military to Medicine is a program of Inova Health System. Inova Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.

Listen to LIVE interview of Military to Medicine on Talking with Heroes-

www.TalkingWithHeroes.Com
Talk Show Program Schedule

Listen LIVE on the Internet

June 5, 2010 at 10:00am (EST)

To Listen LIVE or later 24/7 Go To: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/19487 Episode 152

Military to Medicine
Inova Health System
Suite 610-West
8110 Gatehouse Road
Falls Church, VA 22042

http://www.militarytomedicine.org
http://www.inova.org/careers

Host: Bob Calvert

Guests:

Daniel Nichols:

· Executive Director at Military to Medicine (Inova Health System)
· Lieutenant at US Navy Reserve

Having served in the U.S. Navy Reserve as a Chaplain and deployed in support of OIF in 2003, and having served in the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, he transitioned to a recruiting and technology role at Inova Health System, which has supported him in launching a new national military family service organization called: Military to Medicine.

Colleen Saffron:

· Outreach Specialist Military to Medicine
· Prior – Founder and Executive Director of Operation Life Transformed

Colleen Saffron is the wife of not only an active duty soldier but also a soldier who was severely wounded in combat, during his deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 5, 2004.

She is intimately acquainted with the unique challenges the families of the war wounded are facing. She has, since the date of her husband’s injury, managed to care for him and her 3 children while also completing her online education to graduate with honors.

Kristina Saul :

· Outreach Specialist Military to Medicine
· Prior- National Outreach Program Manager for Operation Life Transformed

Kristina is the wife of a Chief of the US Naval Reserve Force- Full Time Support with 25 years of Service. They have been a Geographical Military Family, living apart since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Along with her Volunteer duties as a 3 Time Certified Navy Family Ombudsman and Outreach Specialist for M2M. She is the mother of 2 young children, one with Special Needs.
Kristina is also a 2 time cancer survivor who will be celebrating being 1 year cancer free December of 2010.

Win an IPAD

Outreach Department Can Do it!

Win an IPAD

Photograph Military To Medicine’s Logo Contest

And Help us “Beat the Boss” We need your help!

Join our social network on Ning and help us beat our boss!

Our Executive Director thinks he can get more members on Ning than the two Outreach Specialists can during June. Please help us show him what two Military Spouses can do – Colleen and Kristina have a combination of 40 years as Military spouses.

To help us succeed visit: www.militarytomedicine.org
Link to our social network on the home page under Ning
set up your profile and post a comment on your profile

I vote for Outreach!

While you’re there, enter the Photo the logo contest under forums

for a chance to win an IPAD

The Military Spouse

I found this on a blog site today- To all my sister spouses- thank you for what you do!!

The Military Spouse
~author unknown~
There he stands in camouflage….yet he cannot hide from you.
You can pick him out in a crowd, and can eye his stride among a formation.
There he goes, away from you again, off to do his part and be his best,
leaving you in his wake – never “behind” yet always longing for his return.
There you are, amidst boxes and paper and confusion, creating a home, designing a household, transforming a building into a loving, nurturing, comfortable environment. Memories will be made here. Events will be celebrated. Children will be born, graduate, grow, change. Your family will evolve. Your love will increase. Your marriage will improve. And you will then be asked to leave it all…again.
There are those who do not understand… Who cannot comprehend, what it takes to fulfill your role, to fill your shoes, to be all that you need to be.
They marvel at times.Criticize at others.Seldom appreciate.Cannot imagine.
There are those moments, when you are where they are. When you marvel, criticize, lack comprehension, and are unable to muster understanding. And then he appears at the door, or on the phone, or through a rumpled letter addressed to “my love” and suddenly there is comprehension, and understanding, affirmation and conviction.
For by his presence, through his voice, in his message you KNOW that you’ve been beckoned to a noble calling, when asked to be a military spouse.
Invited to support a soldier who allows freedom, who guards democracy, who instills leadership. And in your role you see a slice of life that few others have the privilege to experience…
– flags appear more brilliant to you…- parades draw out more emotion for you…
– a patriotic song is a musical message played just for you…
– a hand-over-the-heart is as stirring as an embrace for you…
– a parting kiss can hold you for months…
– a welcome-back embrace can fill you up from lonely months…
– a gravemarker is a stark reminder of the meaning of devotion…
– a tear shared is a stark statement on the meaning of sacrifice…
– a duffle bag on a baggage claim gives you pause and connection…
– an eagle’s soar gives you inspiration.There you are…The military spouse.
The one asked to be strong.The one willing to belong.
The one who is often required to do it all.
The very one who is privileged to stand beside a true American – day in and day out.
How God has blessed us.How He has rewarded us.
There are military spouses around the world, beside soldiers, airmen, marines and sailors. They share a bond, a unity and a duty- to be there, always for their hero.
There.Said.Done.Deserved.There are no better…anywhere.

Military to Medicine — Healthcare Workforce at the Ready

http://www.allmilitary.com/spouseandfamily/blog/education/military-to-medicine-healthcare-workforce-at-the-ready

Military to Medicine — Healthcare Workforce at the Ready
May 14th, 2010, by Claire

I introduced you all to this group when it first started and was under another name. I also wrote about my friend who helped to get it started, Colleen Saffron. They are still going strong and have grown. Here’s some information about what they offer. Go and check it out and see if you qualify!

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A portable career. A vital mission. A network to make transitions at ease.
There are more than 650,000 military spouses of active duty members stationed in the U.S. Nearly 80 percent of these spouses want a career, but frequent military relocations make it difficult. Military to Medicine offers state-of-the-art career preparation and assessment, to help you start a career in healthcare that can move with you.

•Whether you have a medical background or are looking for a new career and need training, we have a pathway for you.
•For those who already have healthcare experience, Military to Medicine will provide access to a network of healthcare employers across the nation.
•With the training opportunities and talent exchange made possible by Military to Medicine, developing and growing a career in healthcare is more accessible than ever before.
Why Choose a Healthcare Career

Military to Medicine will supply career-specific, technical healthcare training at no or little cost to you. This extended military family talent pool will provide our nationwide talent exchange employer network with reliable, workforce-ready candidates, answering the healthcare job shortage while providing meaningful, portable careers to our military families. Visit the Training and Education section to learn more about our program and who is eligible.

CLICK HERE
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You are cordially invited to witness online Military to Medicine’s national launch event on Tuesday, April 20, at 11 am ET.

Greetings,

You are cordially invited to witness online Military to Medicine’s national launch event on Tuesday, April 20, at 11 am ET.

Military to Medicine is Inova Health System’s program that provides healthcare training and career opportunities to military spouses, wounded warriors and their caregivers, Veterans, National Guard, Reserve and their spouses as well as transitioning service members.

What began as a recruitment initiative for Inova in partnership with the Army Reserve Employer Partnership Office and the Department of Defense in 2008, is now a national service organization supporting the extended military family and healthcare employers nationwide.

Military to Medicine combines healthcare training and career opportunities to enhance the lives of military families. As a supporter of military families and healthcare careers, please join us.

Please register for the Webcast and pass along this invitation to your contacts: http://www.militarytomedicine.org/ .

With kind regards,

Kristina Saul- Military Spouse
Outreach Specialist
Military to Medicine
Kristina.Saul@militarytomedicine.org
770-445-5286- Desk
770-356-0086-Cell
http://www.militarytomedicine.org
http://militarytomedicine.ning.com/

DC/VA/MD Nursing News | Military Spouses Find Home at Inova

DC/VA/MD Nursing News | Military Spouses Find Home at Inova.

DC/VA/MD Nursing News | Military Spouses Find Home at Inova

DC/VA/MD Nursing News | Military Spouses Find Home at Inova.