ORLANDO, Fla.--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Jan 25, 2005--CampusRN.com, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) proudly announce the first ever Spring Break Into Your Career event, March 12-14, 2005 in Orlando, Florida at Disney`s Coronado Springs Resort.
Spring Break Into Your Career has been designed specifically for Nursing and Allied Health Professions students and graduates. This 3-day event will include educational sessions to help students and new graduates transition from college to the ''real world'', licensing examination information sessions, and a career fair with health care employers from across the country.
Educational sessions will include Making Yourself Memorable, How To Interview Successfully and Understanding the Expectations of Employers, The Career Frontier: From Student to Professional Without Fear and Choosing the Right Professional Practice Environment. The AACN and ASAHP will also each hold sessions that will help graduates plan their career in nursing or allied health. For nursing students and graduates, Kaplan Nursing will present an hour and a half session to help prepare for the NCLEX. ASAHP will present a session for allied health students and graduates to assist them in determining what career ladder to follow.
Matt Casey, CEO of CampusRN.com, ''We are very pleased to have the opportunity to collaborate with the AACN and the ASAHP on the 1st annual Spring Break Into Your Career. We think this is a great opportunity to offer to over 25,000 CampusRN members, as well as the students and new grads at more than 600 AACN and 100 ASAHP membership schools nationwide. In addition, it is a unique chance for health care employers to be able to recruit the best future health care talent from across the country.''
Registration for students is $49.00 through February 1. After February, the registration fee is $99.00. For more information about Spring Break Into Your Career, contact Association Management Specialists, Inc., 407-481-2882.
CampusRN.com, a subsidiary of CampusCareerCenter.com, is the only Internet-based recruitment service focused solely on assisting health-care employers recruit entry-level nursing talent nationwide. Students are able to apply for job openings, get competitive research on employers, obtain compensation information, and compare various career options within their field. Employers will have the opportunity to reach the nursing student directly with current openings before they graduate and enter the highly competitive job market.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) represents colleges and universities with baccalaureate, master`s, and doctoral programs in nursing. The association works to improve the quality of our nation`s health care by preparing a well-educated nursing workforce. AACN advances nursing education, research, and practice by setting curriculum standards, building coalitions, providing services to students, supporting faculty and dean development, advocating for federal support, collecting data to shape public policy, pursuing grant-funded initiatives, publishing reports, and reaching out to the media.
The mission of Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) is to champion Allied Health Education by influencing governmental health and education policy, promoting high quality education, promoting collaboration and partnerships, strengthening research and scholarship and developing academic leaders.
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