Healthcare certificate holders are required to renew their certificates until they receive permanent residence.  The heatlhcare certificate is good for a five-year from the date the certificate was issued.  The ...

The 2012 job outlook for the health care industry is good, despite the overall economic stagnation in the U.S.  A contributing writer for monster.com noted that healthcare has been one of ...

Data on 2011 shows that healthcare occupations dominated two lists: (1) largest number of job listings on the internet; and (2) best paying professions.    Top Job Vacancies: During a ...

The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) has released the schedule for NPTE test dates for 2012. The test dates, along with the registration deadlines, are as follows: ...

HLG will be hosting its 6th Annual Healthcare Symposium on the Recruitment of International Healthcare Workers Friday, October 21 from 9:00 am until 3:15pm. The event will be held at ...

While visa retrogression affects thousands of foreign nationals who seek to immigrate to the U.S. for employment, it has a disparate impact on the seven healthcare occupations that require a healthcare ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) agreed to pay $22,000 in civil penalties for improper postings on its website (www.PedJobs.org).  The Office of Special Counsel investigated based upon the employment postings for doctors, ...

Hammond Law Group reported the recent trend at USCIS in not giving credence to some education evaluations from FCCPT for physical therapists applying for EB-2 (see 5/25/2011 post).  The FCCPT and USCIS discussed ...

The Visa Bulletin for July shows a five-month leap forward for EB2 China and EB2 India.  Coupled with the four-month leap forward in the June Bulletin, the EB2 category has experienced a ...

After a two year hiatus on legislative proposals for foreign nurses, Congress has acted this month to introduce two bills that could provide moderate relief in the nursing shortage.  One ...