Tuesday, September 14, 2010

[079] Health Care Job Prospects Subject Of 'MTSU On The Record'

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 10, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081, or WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800

HEALTH CARE JOB PROSPECTS SUBJECT OF ‘MTSU ON THE RECORD’
Therapeutic, Diagnostic, Support Positions Available in Tennessee, Study Shows

(MURFREESBORO) – A new study that analyzes supply and demand for various allied health professions in Tennessee will be the subject of the next edition of “MTSU on the Record at 8 a.m. this Sunday, Sept. 12, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
Host Gina Logue will interview Dr. Martha Jo Edwards, who holds the Adams Chair of Excellence in Health Care Service at MTSU, and Cynthia Chafin, project director and consultant with the Adams Chair.
The study, titled “Allied Health in Tennessee: A Supply and Demand Study,” is being used by academics, employers, students and state and local governments to scope out the prospects for employment as physical therapists, dental hygienists, medical imaging diagnosticians and more.
To listen to last week’s program on hip-hop music with Jorge “PopMaster Fabel” Pabon and Dr. Felicia Miyakawa, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/news/podcast/podcast2010.shtml. For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.



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With three Nobel Prize winners among its alumni and former faculty, Middle Tennessee State University confers master’s degrees in 10 areas, the Specialist in Education degree, the Doctor of Arts degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree. MTSU is ranked among the top 100 public universities in the nation in the Forbes “America’s Best Colleges” 2009 survey.

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