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Article mentions IOC

The Paramus Post published an article discussing the U.S. nurses shortage.
What is being done by some states to address this problem?
Douglas Keiller has interesting insights about this problem and how to solve it.
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http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20080210163406788

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Added by Jorge Arturo Paz-Martinez on April 21, 2010 at 12:05pm — No Comments

bilingual training

While California has been dealing with bilingual needs for some time now, it is a fairly new issue in Indianapolis Hospitals. Just finding out simple information about Individual Health Insurance can be an issue. With a staff that is not bilingual, how would you all recommend going about trai… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on December 11, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

ENEO published letter mentioning IOC

Luz Gonzalez was the very first Licenciada en Enfermería y Obstetricia (LEO) graduated from ENEO (Escuela Nacional de Enfermería y Obstetricia, UNAM) enrolled with IOC Bilingual-RN Program and the first IOC "graduated" that passed the NCLEX test. She successfully completed her 2 year work contract with IOC. After that she was hired directly by Kaiser Permanente Hospital, where she was placed by IOC. Our former IOC member Lu… Continue

Added by Jorge Arturo Paz-Martinez on September 25, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

UNAM Los Angeles and IOC candidate making History

Read the following article published on the "Gaceta UNAM", the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México's official news publication in which is mentioned how one of our candidates presented her Examen Profesional via videoconference. While she was on UNAM campus in Los Angeles the academic jury members were in the ENEO (Escuela Nacional de Enfermería y Obstetricia) campus on Mexico City. She became the first student obtaining her Licenciado en Enfermería degree outside Mexico. To achieve this goa… Continue

Added by Jorge Arturo Paz-Martinez on September 25, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

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Added by Jorge Arturo Paz-Martinez on July 29, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Yes, You Really Do Need to Speak English

It has to be the first question our recruiters are asked: Do I REALLY need to speak English well? And the answer, quite frankly is YES. And it should be a higher level English than the conversations you may be able to have with your typical English-speaking acquaintances. You need to be able to place well on a TOEFL or IELTS Academic Band exam. The reasons are innumerable. Not only do our nurses interact with Spanish-speaking patients, they are expected to care for ANY patient the… Continue

Added by Patricia Frausto-Rodriguez on May 27, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

After 20 years, a Nursing Degree with Honorable Distinction!

For many of you Mexican nurses, you know the process of attaining your degree quite well: you go to school, do your mandatory year of Social Service and you present you Professional Exam in order for you to obtain your Nursing Degree. Of course, there are variations to the last requirement. Some nursing schools waive the Professional Exam if you achieved a high grade point average in your schoolwork. We have been approached by many nurses, that for whatever circumstance in life, finished their… Continue

Added by Patricia Frausto-Rodriguez on May 15, 2009 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

Reminder to Renew I-94s

It is extremely important that all people in the United States on any Visa must renew their I-94s as specified. For tourist visas, the typical I-94 is given for 6 months. If you overstay these six months, Immigration considers you to have violated the conditions of your Visa. This may come up later, if you ever want to emigrate to the United States. It may even come up when you want to renew your Tourist Visa. Do yourself a favor and make sure you keep on time of your permission to be in this… Continue

Added by Patricia Frausto-Rodriguez on May 8, 2009 at 2:52pm — 1 Comment

MedicoRN graduates start work in San Diego, California

Today we posted a press release regarding this exciting development. I am posting a copy in this blog, you can also view the press release by clicking here.
The first two graduates of Institute of California's innovative MedicoRN program are starting work at a leading hospital in San Diego, California. Because of their extensive training and clinical experience, they are will… Continue

Added by Douglas Keiller on October 16, 2008 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Healthcare jobs remain secure during U.S. economic decline

Many physicians and nurses who want to join our programs to work in the U.S. ask us: "Everyday I hear bad news about the U.S. economy, what if I cannot find work? Will I have job security in the U.S.?" Our answer is clear: "Yes, you will find a job because IOC provides jobs to our graduates. And yes, working as a clinical healthcare professional is very secure, with exciting growth prospects. You can expect to increase not only your salary in the future, but also your professional horizons." H… Continue

Added by Douglas Keiller on July 29, 2008 at 1:30am — 4 Comments