An H-1B temporary worker is a foreign national who is coming temporarily tothe U.S. to perform a specialty occupation.  A specialty occupation isdefined as “an occupation that requires (A) theoretical and practicalapplication of a body of highly specialized knowledge, and (B) attainment of abachelor’s or higher degree in the specific specialty as a minimum for entryinto the occupation in the United States....

Study Routes: An entrance exam after science in 10+2 is necessary to get admission in oneof the medical colleges listed below. Followed by a four and ahalf year MBBS program which makes you a general practitioner. Next is aone-year internship. For an MD or an MS i.e. specialization there is another2-year program, which can be taken up only after qualifying an exam. More than70% of all MBBS graduates try for po...

Early in my management career, I had the opportunity to participate in amanagement development program that my company created for young managers withgreat potential. The company was headquartered in Dallas, so one of ourspeakers was Gil Brandt, who at the time, was VP of Player Personnel for theDallas Cowboys. During his tenure, Dallas had come to prominence and was theenvy of the NFL for its ability to select tal...

Starting July this year, some 7000 healthcare workers will start to shelftheir most loved cartoon character imprinted medical scrubs andfashionable medical apparels and accessories as one hospitalin Salt Lake City, Utah implemented a rule banning any inappropriate apparelsto be used in hospitals. That being said, several practitioners had expresseddismay over what seems to be a conservative hospital rule. The Unive...

If you feel as though you’re not getting anywhere and no opportunities areappearing in your immediate future. Maybe it’s time for a change of scenery.Business Week recently compiled a list of the “Best Places to Start Over”; hereis a highlight of some of their picks. Who knows, maybe you’ll get inspired topack up and give one of these places a try.Anchorage, AlaskaAnchorage may be slightly out of the way,...

The Oxford PhD.A longtime client asked us to check an existing young employee who was beingpromoted and transferred within the company.  This employee was requiredto update her vital info on an application form. On the form she indicated thatshe had a PhD in international human resources from Oxford University – THEOxford in the UK. The employer thought that it was odd that she didn’tmention that w...

Years ago, I was an insurance adjuster. I handled claims for large farmlabor companies in California and I was the worker’s compensation adjuster.When people were injured, they heard from me. I learned what happened and Ipaid them their disability benefits and also paid for all of their medicalbills. I estimate that over the 3 1/2 years that I adjusted claims, I paid forat least 150 lower back disc surgeries. The...

I’d like to start with the role of woman in the church in the past and howtheir decisions effect us today; women’s relationship to the Priesthood today,and the role of women in the expanding church of tomorrow.Woman’s roles have changed in our society over the past decades. I have alittle story of a conversation between a father and his son that could havehappened in my life time. The son tells his father tha...

Assisted living facilities are rapidly becoming the nursing homes of thefuture. According to the National Academy for State Health Policy, more than36,000 licensed facilities are operating nationwide.[1] Because there is nocommon definition for these facilities, however, this number may not adequatelyreflect their prevalence.Although most litigation in the long-term-care field over the last 10 yearshas involved nur...

Utah Medical Assisting School Trains for the FutureIf you’ve recently graduated high school, or you’re looking for a careerchange, you’ve probably thought about our current economic situation. It hasnever been more important to train for a career you can depend on. With jobsconstantly disappearing, students are becoming rightfully choosier about thepath they choose to take. One career opportunity tha...