Dear Reader,

A recent membership drive has netted several new members of HPN. Is your organization a member? If not, be sure to sign up now! Remember, HPN members can purchase copies of the Health Care Careers Directory, from the American Medical Association (AMA), for only $25 (plus $5.95 shipping)—more than half off the $70 list price.

Best regards,
HPN Board of Directors

PS New photos from the April meeting in Baltimore are now on the HPN site—check them out!

Contents

1. Plan now to attend our 2009 meetings!
2. Featured profession: Anesthesiologist assistant
3. A hot summer deserves a cool job in health care
4. Society for Vascular Ultrasound presents Professional Achievement Award

1. Plan now to attend our 2009 meetings!

In addition to our fall meeting in St. Louis, October 22-25, the following dates are scheduled for 2009:

• April 14-17, 2009, Fort Worth, TX (Note: Tuesday-Friday)
• September 23-26, 2009, Tampa, FL

Be sure to mark your calendars now!

2. Featured profession: Anesthesiologist assistant

This month's featured professsion on the HPN Web site is anesthesiologist assistant.

Anesthesiologist Assistants Day was celebrated on April 24 this year, but the members of this growing profession prove themselves in the health care workplace every day. Learn more about the field's key role in delivery and maintenance of quality anesthesia care.

Also, be sure to consult the AMA's chart of health care career income ranges, for salary in this and other health professions fields.

3. A hot summer deserves a cool job in health care

Everybody wants to have a good job, but it's even better to have a cool job. The allhealthcare.com Web site recently came out with a list of the 10 coolest jobs in health care. The list includes athletic trainer (#2), art therapist (#3), and medical illustrator (#6).

Check out the list online (how cool is that?)...

4. Society for Vascular Ultrasound presents Professional Achievement Award

At its Annual Conference in San Diego, the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) presented its 2008 Professional Achievement Award to Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, FSVU, of Clifton Park, NY.

The award recognized Dr. Kupinski for her many contributions to SVU and the vascular ultrasound profession as a former SVU Journal Editor, educator, lecturer, and presenter.

About us

The Health Professions Network (HPN) includes provider organizations, educators, accreditors, credentialing agencies, and administrators. The group works together in a cooperative and interactive manner on issues relevant to workforce development and the delivery of health care in the United States.

Identity Statement

The HPN is a volunteer-run association representing health care professional associations and other organizations interested in interdisciplinary communication, discussion, and collaboration. Participants meet at least annually to discuss issues relating to health care and to serve as a conduit for interdisciplinary problem solving and preparation for future health care delivery.

Vision

The HPN is the premier network of health care professions working to positively influence the delivery of quality health care.

Mission

The HPN provides a forum for collaboration among health care professions on issues of common interest. The HPN will accomplish this mission through:

• Identifying issues of common interest
• Communicating these issues to all participants
• Seeking consensus and facilitating responses
• Advocating on behalf of health care professionals to the public, professional associations, and federal and state policy makers

Values

The HPN affirms that effective collaboration among health care professions is based on the values of:

• Commitment to the HPN
• Cooperation
• Integrity
• Accountability
• Diversity
• Respect