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2009 News and Alerts NOVEMBER 2, 2009 CGFNS International promotes new book for foreign-educated health professionals The book is dedicated to all foreign-educated health care professionals whose knowledge, dedication, and deeds live on through their caring spirit. Philadelphia, PA — A primary resource for foreign-educated allied health professionals has just been published by CGFNS International and Springer Publishing Company. The Official Guide for Foreign-Educated Allied Health Professionals: What You Need to Know About Health Care and the Allied Health Professions in the United States provides invaluable insight about providing safe, competent health care in the United States. The challenges they face in pursuing their dreams to practice in the U.S. range from leaving their home countries to obtaining a U.S. work visa, attaining licensure and employment in the United States, understanding and communicating within the U.S. health care system and adjusting to a new life. Based on 30 years of providing credentials evaluation and verification services pertaining to the education, registration and licensure of health care professionals worldwide, CGFNS International teamed with Springer Publishing Company to publish this guide for foreign-educated allied health professionals who seek to practice in the United States. CGFNS International CEO Barbara L. Nichols, DHL, MS, RN, FAAN, and CGFNS International Director of Global Research and Test Administration Catherine R. Davis, PhD, RN, serve as editors for the book. In the book’s Foreword, Barbara Sanders, PhD, PT, SCS, Associate Dean, College of Health Professions, Texas State University, writes: “This book has been developed and written by some of the leading health care professionals in the United States today. It is a definitive source for information on understanding the myriad of requirements as the health care professional moves through the process of securing an occupational visa, licensure and employment in the United States.” What You Need to Know About Health Care and Allied Health Professions in the United States is now available for the purchase price of $40.00 and can be ordered online from Springer Publishing at http://www.springerpub.com/cgfns-allied. CGFNS is an immigration-neutral, nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and is an internationally recognized authority on the education, registration and licensure of nurses worldwide. CGFNS’s mission is to provide responsible leadership in the delivery of relevant services to the global nursing and health care community. The organization was founded in 1977 through a collaborative effort by representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor; Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now the Department of Health and Human Services); the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and representatives from nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing. For additional information about CGFNS and its services, contact: CGFNS International, 3600 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651 USA; telephone: +1 (215) 222 8454. |
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