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Webinar: Putting Your Health Sciences Degree to Work with Career Strategist Erika Fitzgibbon

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Putting Your Health Sciences Degree to Work with Career Strategist Erika Fitzgibbon 5 p.m. CST, Wednesday, June 23 Session led by: Erika Fitzgibbon, Career Strategist Whether you’re pursuing a Bachelor’s in Human Biology, a Master’s in Sports Science, Athletic Training, or Nutrition, or a Doctorate of Health Professions Education, Logan Career Services is here to help you succeed before, during and well-after you earn your degree. Offering a level of sophistication and support few universities can match, Logan Career Services provides a robust range of career training and transition services for students, new grads and practicing alumni. Led by the …

Elevate Your Health Career with a MS-NHP Degree

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Do you have a passion for natural health care, a fascination with food or a desire to heal? Logan University’s award-winning Master of Science in Nutrition & Human Performance (MS-NHP) program is a convenient, affordable way to enhance your current medical, chiropractic, fitness or teaching practice, and can even lead to a rewarding new profession. Why should I earn my Master of Science in Nutrition & Human Performance? We believe optimal nutrition is foundational to a high-quality life. Logan’s nutrition master’s program delivers expertise in the evolving field of nutrition to elevate a variety of health careers in public health, …

Exploring Health Informatics Careers

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By Regina Glenn, PhD, RHIA, CHDA, CCS, Faculty in Logan University’s Master of Science in Health Informatics Are you analytical, data-driven and interested in medicine but not interested in providing direct patient care? A career in health informatics–the combination of technology, business and medicine used to ensure access to accurate data to provide quality health care services–may be right for you. By using technology and data to identify ways to provide safe, quality health care and improve process effectiveness, health informatics affects personal and public health outcomes, patient participation and regulations. For example, health informatics helps enable patients to actively …

Sports Science & Rehab Grad Beth Bearden Keeps Soldiers in Top Shape

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As a fitness program specialist for the U.S. Army at Fort Carson Military Base in Fort Carson, Colorado, Beth Bearden, MS (’20), CSCS, TSAC-F, CES has taken her career to a new stage – literally. Beth received her Bachelor of Arts in Acting and Directing from the University of Houston and went on to become a musical theatre actor for 15 years. At that time, her acting career started to overlap with her fitness career as she began to make a more concerted effort to learn about fitness and also began to educate and train her fellow actors. “I went …

Dr. Jessica Randolph: Making a Case for Logan’s Master’s in Sports Science & Rehabilitation

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Logan’s Master of Science in Sports Science & Rehabilitation degree program was barely off the ground when Jessica Randolph, EdD, MS decided to enroll. Having just earned her undergraduate degree in biology from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and unsure of whether to pursue a master’s degree in nutrition or sports performance, Dr. Randolph came across the new degree offered at Logan. “I was intrigued and willing to take a risk coming into a newly developed program,” she said. “The program seemed to fill the educational gaps that I needed and would offer me the most versatility in my career.” …

An Athlete Training Athletes: Dr. Joel Dekanich

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Whether competing as an Ironman himself or treating high-level and professional athletes on and off the field, Joel Dekanich, DC, FNP-C, MSN, MS (’13), DACBSP, CSCS has a deep love for sports―a passion he found at a young age as a competitive athlete and then years later propelled into a successful career as a sports chiropractor. A 1994 graduate of Palmer College, Dr. Dekanich is the founder and director of Vail Integrative Medical Group (VMG) in Vail, Colorado, a nationally renowned clinic specializing in a comprehensive ‘team’ approach to sports and spinal injuries. The multidisciplinary clinic offers chiropractic, physical therapy, …