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U.S. Governors Are Applauded for Proclaiming November Clostridium difficile (C.difficile, C.diff.) Infection Awareness Month

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Many U.S. Governors have signed a state proclamation proclaiming November 2017 as Clostridium difficile (C.difficile, C.diff.) Infection Awareness Month, the non-profit C Diff Foundation announced today.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Clostridium difficile infection (C. difficile) "has become the most common microbial cause of healthcare-associated infections in U.S. hospitals and costs up to $4.8 billion each year in excess health care costs for acute care facilities alone." Statistics provided by the CDC suggest that C. difficile cause nearly 500,000 infections in patients in the U.S. annually.

In one study noted by the CDC, among infected patients, nearly 29,000 died within 30 days of being diagnosed, and more than half of those deaths (15,000) were directly attributable to a C. difficile infection.

As a leading health care and patient advocacy organization the C Diff Foundation provides resources concerning C. difficile infection prevention, treatments, environmental safety, and support worldwide.

The C Diff Foundation continues to heighten the urgency of this life-threatening infection with government agencies, academia topic experts, and health care professionals worldwide.

"Our shared goal is to witness a significant reduction in C. difficile infections worldwide by the year 2020. We would also like to thank Rebiotix for their efforts and support with this endeavor," stated Nancy C. Caralla, Executive Director of the C Diff Foundation.

Through the State Proclamations Clostridium difficile (C.difficile, C.diff.) infection awareness has risen significantly worldwide.

About the C Diff Foundation:
The C Diff Foundation, a 501(c)(3) established 2012, comprised of 100-percent volunteering professionals dedicated at supporting public health through education and advocating for C. difficile infection (CDI) prevention, treatments, environmental safety, and support worldwide. Visit https://cdifffoundation.org/.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Denise Graham
telephone: 919-201-1512
denise@cdifffoundation.org

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Sunlight Home Annual Benefit Dinner Speaker, Jennifer O’Neill

NAPLES, Fla. -- Sunlight Home's Annual Benefit Dinner, chaired by Mrs. Jean Beauchamp, will be held on Nov. 4, 2017 at the Naples Sailing and Yacht Club. This year's honored speaker is Jennifer O'Neill, internationally acclaimed model, actress, author, producer and Pro-Life Spokesperson.

Guests will be welcomed at 5:30 p.m. for the social hour, followed by the dinner program.

A signed copy of Ms. O'Neill's book, "Surviving Myself" (ISBN: 978-0997265828) will be raffled off at the dinner. Entertainment will be provided by "Souvenir Band."

The dinner tickets are $100 per person. Seating is limited.

For reservations please contact Linda Hale, Executive Director, (239) 352-0251, Linda_Lee_Hale@yahoo.com.

Jennifer O'Neill is the Spokesperson for the International "Silent No More" Awareness Campaign - a non-denominational, non-political, post-abortion healing organization, and shares her own experience of being forced into an abortion at an early age, and the life crises she faced in the aftermath, including substance abuse, severe depression and attempted suicide.

Jennifer has been a passionate fundraiser for hundreds of Crisis Pregnancy Centers and Maternity Homes all across America that give women the ability to choose life for their babies. She has been awarded numerous awards, including the Defender of Life Award for her generous and courageous support of the sanctity of life.

Jennifer appears regularly on radio and T.V shows on behalf of LIFE, has hosted documentaries highlighting youth with regard to abortion, and has addressed the U.S. Senate and Congress concerning the devastating aftermath of abortion, and championing the cause for helping "at risk" single mothers in crisis both before and after giving birth. Jennifer continues to march in Washington D.C. and around the country in support of LIFE.

About Sunlight Home:

For the past 23 years, Sunlight has been "Saving and Changing Lives." It is the only long term residential maternity home, plus transitional housing facility in Collier County that serves "at risk" homeless, abused and abandoned pregnant women and teens living in deep poverty both before and after giving birth. Their faith based "Rays of Hope" maternity program and "Transition to Hope" transitional housing program are designed to give single mothers and their children a path to a bright future of independence and financial responsibility, whether they parent or choose an adoption plan.

For more information about Sunlight Home, contact Linda Hale, Executive Director, (239) 352-0251, Linda_Lee_Hale@yahoo.com or visit their website at http://sunlighthome.org/.

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Inaugural Global C. diff. Walk to raise awareness on importance of Clostridium difficile infection prevention and provide resources

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- Presented by the C Diff Foundation, the 1st Annual Global C.diff. Awareness 2K Walk will take place on Saturday, November 4 at Frances Park, New Port Richey, Florida. This event will include refreshments, hydration stations, and resourceful educational material and displays.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Clostridium difficile infection (C. difficile) "has become the most common microbial cause of healthcare-associated infections in U.S. hospitals and costs up to $4.8 billion each year in excess health care costs for acute care facilities alone." Statistics provided by the CDC suggest that C. difficile cause nearly 500,000 infections in patients in the U.S. annually. In one study noted by the CDC, among infected patients, nearly 29,000 died within 30 days of being diagnosed, and more than half of those deaths (15,000) were directly attributable to a C. difficile infection.

The Global C. diff. Walk seeks to raise awareness of Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) infection prevention and provide educational material while introducing the community to the resources available. C.diff. infections are one of the leading health issues facing local communities.

"Every day the C Diff Foundation works to educate and advocate for C. difficile infection prevention, treatments, environmental safety and support worldwide to save lives. Our dedicated volunteering members and patient advocates work to improve the lives of individuals and families that are impacted by a C.diff. infection," says Nancy Caralla, Board President of the C Diff Foundation.

We sincerely thank the following Sponsor for their continued support and for joining the C Diff Foundation in promoting C. diff. Awareness worldwide: Diamond: Seres Therapeutics.

Event Details:
Saturday, November 4, 2017. Registration and Check-in takes place at 8 a.m. Walk and Program begins at 9 a.m. at Frances Park, 5580 Frances Avenue, New Port Richey, Florida 34653.

Registration: https://cdifffoundation.org/.

Walkers can register individually ($5 per person) or as a team ($15 per team) and can recruit sponsors.

All funds raised will support the work of the C Diff Foundation that provide villages to cities with C. difficile infection education, advocacy, and support worldwide.

For additional information about the walk, email info@cdifffoundation.org or call (919)-201-1512.

About the C Diff Foundation:

The C Diff Foundation, a 501(c)(3) established 2012, comprised of 100% volunteering professionals dedicated at supporting public health through education and advocating for C. difficile infection (CDI) prevention, treatments, environmental safety, and support worldwide.

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C Diff Foundation Knocks on Governor’s Doors Nationwide to Proclaim the Month of November for Clostridium difficile Infection Awareness

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- C Diff Foundation welcomes November as Clostridium difficile Awareness Month and it is an exciting time for patients, families, clinicians, and organizations. Governors in several states honor our efforts by signing proclamations declaring November to be Clostridium difficile Awareness Month in their states.

These proclamations are available to you and can be downloaded for your use from our website: https://cdifffoundation.org/make-a-difference-november/.

This year, our goal is to obtain proclamations in all 50 states. Denise Graham, Strategic Advisor of the C Diff Foundation, proudly leads the Clostridium difficile (C. diff., C. difficile) State Proclamation effort.

Join us at the upcoming 5th Annual International C.diff. Awareness Conference and Health EXPO, taking place on November 9 and 10, 2017 at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Thomas and Mack Center, 2nd Floor Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Complimentary registrations are available: https://cdifffoundation.org/registration/

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Clostridium difficile infection (C. difficile) "has become the most common microbial cause of healthcare-associated infections in U.S. hospitals and costs up to $4.8 billion each year in excess health care costs for acute care facilities alone." Statistics provided by the CDC suggest that C. difficile cause nearly 500,000 infections in patients in the U.S. annually. In one study noted by the CDC, among infected patients, nearly 29,000 died within 30 days of being diagnosed, and more than half of those deaths (15,000) were directly attributable to a C. difficile infection.

Dale Gerding, MD, FACP, FIDSA joins 25+ internationally recognized experts in health care, academic, and industry leaders to discuss the burden of Clostridium difficile infections (C.difficile, C.diff., CDI) and prevention, treatments, diagnostics, research, clinical trials, with Microbiome research, Infection Prevention, Irritable Bowel Syndrome treatments and clinical trials, Environmental Safety, Fecal Microbiota Restoration, Antibiotic Stewardship and more.

To learn more about the program and guest speakers: https://cdifffoundation.org/cdiff2017guest-speakers/

Attendee Linda Jablonski, RN, BSN said about the 2016 conference, "The information shared at the conference provided up-to-date studies and important information that help us all save lives."

Visit https://cdifffoundation.org for more information. Contact Denise Graham for registration and media inquiries desinse@cdifffoundation.org or Mobile (202)-294-6314.

About the C Diff Foundation:
The C Diff Foundation, a 501(c)(3) established 2012, comprised of 100% volunteering professionals dedicated at supporting public health through education and advocating for C. difficile infection (CDI) prevention, treatments, environmental safety, and support worldwide.

Follow C Diff Foundation on Twitter
@cdiffFoundation
#Cdiff2017

Media Contact:
Denise Graham
denise@cdifffoundation.org

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Reception at Cocoon Homecare in support of Council Member Donovan Richards

JAMAICA, N.Y. -- This past Wednesday evening, a crowd gathered at a reception at Cocoon Homecare in Jamaica to show their support for Council Member Donovan Richards. Also notably present was Community Board 12 Chairwoman Adrienne Adams who just clinched the democratic primary for the District 28 City Council seat and is well positioned to win the seat in the general election in November.

The synergy and shared vision between Cocoon Homecare and Council Member Donovan Richards and Chairwoman Adrienne Adams was clearly apparent throughout the event. Event Host and CEO Hillel Adelman of Cocoon Homecare spoke with feeling about the true compassion that Council Member Donovan Richards has for the constituents he so devotedly serves.

Local Rabbi, Rabbi Eliezer Feuer spoke about the sacrifice of serving the public that Council Member Donovan Richards and Chairwoman Adrienne Adams have so passionately embraced. Council Member Donovan Richards spoke of the growing need for home care and the critical role that Cocoon Homecare had to play in the health of the residents that he serves.

Council Member Donovan Richards praised the dedication and commitment he saw in the Cocoon Homecare team and went on to say that he looked forward to working with Cocoon Homecare to enhance the lives of our community residents together.

Chairwoman Adrienne Adams was the closing speaker of the night and said she very much wanted to work with Cocoon Homecare to serve and support the community. She inspired the Cocoon Homecare team and highlighted the significance of their work when she said "With one phone call you can change the world. With one phone call you can save someone's life."

About Cocoon Homecare:

Cocoon Homecare empowers individuals and their caregivers. You can receive the care you need from someone you care about and they can get paid. We can help ensure you are cared for by someone you trust. If you are already providing care for a family member, friend or neighbor or you would like to - Cocoon Homecare can help.

Founded in 2016, Cocoon Homecare is a fast-growing, customer focused home care company with a strong and agile technology infrastructure and is located in Jamaica, NY.

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Edmond Hooker, MD, Darrel Hicks, and Bruce Rippe Discuss Medical Mattress Contamination Issues on C.diff Spores and More, Aug. 1

TAMPA, Fla. -- C Diff Foundation's, "C. diff. Spores and More Global Broadcasting Network," is honored to announce Dr. Edmond Hooker, MD -- Associate Professor of Health Services Administration at Xavier University, Darrel Hicks, a well-known hospital environment specialist and educator, and Bruce Rippe, CEO of Trinity Guardion, manufacturer of the Trinity Guardion Patient Protective Barrier, as our guest speakers on August 1, 2017 at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET on www.cdiffradio.com.

These leading topic experts will be discussing Dr. Hooker's Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) research related to hospital beds and mattresses, the issues that prevent successful disinfection of soft mattress surfaces, the new regulatory landscape, and the proven solution to the problem. The data being shared will be beneficial to hospital nursing officers, infection preventionists, and environmental services professionals. Many healthcare professionals are unaware that hospital beds, which are the epicenter of patient care, can also be the epicenter of potentially life-threatening cross-contamination.

Trinity Guardion's patient protective microbarrier is the first and only launderable and reusable mattress cover system specifically for medical beds. It's designed to protect each patient and prolong the useful life of expensive high-tech hospital mattresses, by shielding the mattress and bed deck from every previous occupant's microbial biome. More importantly, it protects each patient from residual pathogenic organisms such as C. diff., which can cause serious illness and death, and may be present even if previous patients were not symptomatic.

About Trinity Guardion:
Founded in 2010 and based in Batesville, Indiana, Trinity Guardion manufactures the Trinity Guardion(R) Patient Protective Barrier, the only reusable and launderable cover system for hospital beds and bed decks that is specifically engineered to block and eliminate pathogens such as Clostridium difficile (C. diff.). The system delivers a validated cleaning and disinfection solution that is proven to reduce infection rates.

About the C Diff Foundation:
The C Diff Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, founded in 2012 by Nancy C. Caralla, a nurse who was diagnosed and treated for Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) infections. Through her own journey and the loss of their father to C. difficile infection involvement, Nancy recognized the need for greater awareness through education about research being conducted by the government, industry, and academia and better advocacy on behalf of patients, healthcare professionals, and researchers worldwide working to address the public health threat posed by this devastating infection.

For information please visit http://www.cdifffoundation.org/.

Media Coordinator
Denise Graham
denise@cdifffoundation.org

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The Everest Foundation Helps to Fund Medical Residency Positions and Fund Research at Teaching Hospitals

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- It has been an enormously successful year for almost two dozen Everest Foundation Scholars who are actively working on research projects for submission and hopeful publication in esteemed medical journals as well as starting their medical residency training in coveted ACGME Accredited residency programs across the U.S.

The Everest Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports medical research, domestic and global health initiatives and even residency positions with a number of U.S medical schools and community-based hospitals. With a mission statement that spells out its mandate: "Part of the Cure," The Everest Foundation has a laser focus on the advancement of (GME) Graduate Medical Education during these exciting and challenging times for U.S. healthcare.

This year, two distinguished Everest Foundation Scholars were recognized for their extraordinary gifts. Dr. R. Sahni, a medical graduate from India, was awarded "Resident of the Year" at the University of Alabama SOM Internal Medicine Residency Program; and Dr. Milad Modarresi was awarded first place in the state of West Virginia for his research poster presentation at the 12th Annual West Virginia Geriatric Society Scientific Assembly.

Sahni has also been featured in a nationwide webinar for Residents Medical which platformed his commitment to gain the skills and experience for residency while Modarresi was later highlighted for a second time as a researcher with West Virginia Congressman, Evan Jenkins, at a conference focused on opioid use and problems facing the state.

Sahni had been an Everest Foundation Scholar for two years overseeing research projects and publications at both New York's Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the James A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, respectively.

Initially, having trouble obtaining a medical residency, Sahni was recommended to The Everest Foundation by Residents Medical, an educational company in California that specializes in preparing medical students and graduates a strong CV necessary for residency by making them prolific researchers and clinicians. This pathway has worked for many Everest Foundation Scholars throughout the years, including Sahni. The pathway worked for Sahni who matched in SOAP last year, in part due to his excellent research work at Icahn and at Burn Schools of Medicine, respectively.

This year, Modarresi matched into a General Surgery program at Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, where he was doing his lauded research work as an Everest Foundation Scholar and Fellow in Orthopedics.

It's no secret that research publication in any specialty often ranks residency candidates higher when applying for GME positions, according to many program directors.

"Part of our mission is to support the 'six core competencies' of the ACGME with all of our initiatives and Scholars, so we hope to continue to make a positive impact on GME programs across America," Mrs. Agata Everest, chairperson of The Everest Foundation, says.

Mrs. Everest, a former healthcare clinician from Europe, underscores that U.S. and foreign medical graduates (FMGs) know that the application competition for residency is getting tougher and tougher.

"Each year, nearly 1,000 U.S. medical school graduates and approximately 11,000 foreign medical graduates are not matching into residency," Mrs. Everest says. "And nearly 5,000 of the more than 43,000 applicants, mostly FMGs, are not getting any interviews at all after applying into the National Residency Matching Program."

Every year, The Everest Foundation helps many of its research scholars and fellows into residency as they work to navigate these daunting numbers. Projections for the years ahead look equally challenging. So, graduate medical students and graduates who conduct real paradigm changing research and clinical work with The Everest Foundation are reaping positive benefits.

"Dr. Sahni and Dr. Modarresi are celebrated success stories. They are an inspiration to our current Everest Scholars," Mrs. Everest says. "We're trying to improve patient care with better research and prepared physicians as a foundation, but we're also happy that we can assist many of our fellows become board certified doctors by doing residency."

By supporting medical residency training programs, our foundation addresses both the great "Bottleneck" of medical school graduates looking to land a medical residency slot and address the doctor shortage in America. We get to see many of our Everest Foundation Scholars and Fellows become board certified doctors, all the while supporting Residency Training Programs and Graduate Medical Education at Schools of Medicine who don't always get all the support they need.

About The Everest Foundation:

The Everest Foundation is engaged in clinical, research at various U.S. medical schools and ACGME teaching hospitals across the country. It sponsors numerous collaborations nationally in various specialties including: Internal Medicine, Physical Rehabilitative Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopedics and Psychiatry.

Organizations, teaching hospitals, medical schools or health systems that are interested in an alliance with The Everest Foundation, should visit: http://theeverestfoundation.org/ or call 310-477-7800.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Craig Meier
of The Everest Foundation
+1-310-477-7800
cmeier@theeverestfoundation.org

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Bake Sale to Raise C. diff. Awareness Starts in Florida Before Volunteers Roll-out Worldwide

TAMPA, Fla. -- C Diff Foundation announces its "Bake Sale for C.diff. Awareness," a month-long campaign beginning May 2017 in Florida and continuing in N.J., N.C., and across the USA to India, and Italy featuring education and advocacy on health care topics pertaining to the most common pathogen identified as a leading healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in U.S. hospitals alone: Clostridium difficile.

You know how when you are trying to promote Clostridium difficile (C.diff.) awareness, you run into obstacles - such as information resistance and lack of concern.

We have experienced it, learned from it, and developed new roads to successfully accomplish the goal to effectively promote C.difficile infection (CDI) awareness prevention, treatments, environmental safety, and support available.

Nearly half a million Americans suffer from Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) infections in a single year according to a study released February 2015 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). About 15,000 deaths were estimated to be directly attributable to C. diff. infections.

Previous studies indicate that C. diff. has become the most common microbial cause of healthcare-associated infections found in U.S. hospitals driving up costs to $4.8 billion each year.

The C Diff Foundation takes it to a different level to promote the message and receive the audience's nod generously donating funds to support educational patient programs offered. We do this by having residents share in a common-interest event - a "Bake Sale for C. diff. Awareness."

Who are the audiences? They are you, neighbors, local health care professionals, local service operators -- both students and faculty -- and individuals with a will to join the events to learn about a C. difficile infection because it can be acquired by anyone and has no boundaries.

At first the residents, health care professionals, and local service professionals show resistance to listen about how a gastrointestinal infection, that they have never experienced, can cause such pain and tragic losses.

Once they are introduced to Kathy, Nancy, Lisa, Roy, Scott, Angelo, Tonia, Renetta, Gary, Deborah, and thousands of other Clostridium difficile (C.diff.) Survivors (www.cdiffsurvivors.org) and hear their heart-breaking C. difficile infection journeys - the door swings open and the understanding takes hold.

As a result, we witness an exchange of important information with the positive outcome of understanding how dangerous a C. difficile infection can be, how important it is to have a conversation with health care providers about the use of antibiotics to treat respiratory, urinary, and dental symptoms, how to manage the care of a C. diff. infection at home, and support sessions that are free and available by phone to everyone needing a voice that understands able to guide families worldwide.

"The Worldwide Bake Sale for C.diff. Awareness campaign was insight-based. We know that the health message alone does not work, and felt that making our message appearance-based, with personal participation it would make the educational facet more relevant to our audiences," states Nancy C Caralla, Executive Director. "Who doesn't like to enjoy Grandma's chocolate chip cookies? Sharing, caring, and bringing it face-to-face with a blend of history is the recipe of our success in promoting C. difficile infection prevention, treatments, environmental safety, and support worldwide."

About the C Diff Foundation:

The C Diff Foundation, a 501(c)(3) established 2012, is comprised of 100 percent volunteering professionals dedicated at supporting public health through education and advocating for C. difficile infection (CDI) prevention, treatments, environmental safety, and support worldwide.

The Foundress, Nancy C. Caralla, a Nurse diagnosed and treated for Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) infections and witnessing the loss of her father to C. difficile infection involvement, Nancy recognized the need for greater awareness through education, about research being conducted by the government, industry, and academia and better advocacy on behalf of patients, healthcare professionals, and researchers worldwide working to address the public health threat posed by this devastating, life-threatening infection.

For information please visit http://www.cdifffoundation.org/

Media Contact Person: Nancy Caralla, ncaralla@cdifffoundation.org

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Registration Opens For 34th Annual CURRENTS Nursing Conference

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- MED-ED, Inc., is pleased to announce that registration is open for the 34th annual CURRENTS Conference. The continuing education event for critical care and emergency nurses will be held in Charleston, S.C., from October 29 through November 1, 2017.

For more than three decades, CURRENTS has been a trusted resource for nursing continuing education. Over the past 5 years, CURRENTS speakers have impacted 610 hospitals, educated 1,370 nurses and taught 334 sessions. This year's agenda was developed to address the growing challenges in patient care.

In today's healthcare environment, hospitalized patients are arriving sicker than in past years, requiring complex assessment and intervention. A specialized body of knowledge, along with skills and experience to promote patient safety and optimum outcomes, are crucial for healthcare providers.

For CURRENTS 2017, MED-ED has assembled a group of select experts who will provide healthcare professionals with in-depth concepts of patient care that go beyond the basics in order to provide evidence-based, safe care to the critically ill and high-acuity patient.

CURRENTS began in 1983 when Pam Allen, MED-ED founder and CEO, saw a need for a smaller national nursing conference that facilitated collegial collaboration between peers and speakers.

According to Allen, "Today's nurses often experience gaps in knowledge and/or skills due to frequent changes in guidelines for patient care. CURRENTS' agenda for 2017 has been specifically designed to fill those gaps by offering the most up-to-date, evidence-based lectures."

To learn more about this conference: https://meded.cvent.com/CURRENTS-CONFERENCE-2017.

Exhibitor opportunities are also available.

About MED-ED:
MED-ED believes that lifelong learning is the cornerstone of professional nursing competence, providing the knowledge necessary to assure optimum patient care and safety. Nursing continuing education is provided through seminars, self-directed eLearning courses and hospital consultations. MED-ED is committed to excellence in continuing education and unparalleled customer care. MED-ED meets the rigorous requirements of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a nationally accredited provider.

For more information, visit: http://www.mededseminars.net/

Contact:
Kurt Pfeifer
Marketing Director, MED-ED
1911 Charlotte Dr., Charlotte, NC 28203
+1 704-909-4914
marketing@mededseminars.net

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Residents Medical’s Candidates ‘Match’ into 2017 Medical Residency Positions

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Since November 2016, during what is called the "Pre-Match" cycle, Residents Medical's candidates have been offered coveted and competitive ACGME accredited medical residency training slots. In the graduate medical field, this is the time when they find out where they will be starting their medical residency training.

Although Residents Medical was assisting these candidates to be placed in these positions months before Match week began, the majority of the tens of thousands of residency applicants didn't find out where they would be training until the week of March 13, 2017.

The completion of medical residency training is the only way the MD degree of a graduate is activated. This enables the graduate to achieve board certification in specialties ranging from Anesthesiology to Urology.

The disparity lies in the 43,157 residency candidates that applied for 27,688 positions and the astounding 15,469 applicants that did not achieve a residency position. These applicants will be behind the curve, restless and ostracized from the medical community, and this is where Residents Medical helps.

"Many of our candidates achieved a successful match on March 13, 2017, and are well on their way to a lustrous career," said Residents Medical President, Agata Everest. "These are the candidates that were vetted and proved themselves. They were given an opportunity to shine and demonstrate their talents in order to help mankind."

Residents Medical has a multi-prong method. It is the only organization of its sorts in the highly-specialized field of Graduate Medical Education. Residents Medical is part medical education, part consulting, part preparatory and part residency placement. The Company works with candidates and institutions alike in the realm of GME. The Company brings a holistic approach to the shortage of residencies that is taking hold of the post-graduate medical education field in America. Thousands of newly minted and marginalized MD's are not achieving medical residency, and therefore, piling up with no place to go. Yet, there is an enormous doctor shortage in rural and venerable populations of America.

Residents Medical's candidates have been offered positions in the Pre-Match, NRMP Match, SOAP Match, and will continue to be offered post-Match and out-of-Match positions throughout 2017.

Residents Medical is the only legitimate organization that is trying to do something about the "residency bottleneck" that has taken a hold of the medical field. The Company is trying to help loosen it one success story at a time. The candidates that come to Residents Medical go through a rigorous process of proving themselves. Residents Medical will also be constructing its new roster in droves after the Match, as it is only getting tougher and tougher for applicants to get into residency.

To all its candidates that are going to be starting their medical residency training this summer, Residents Medical is proud to be part of their achievements. Residents Medical's team will continue to encourage all its potential candidates, as well as its successful graduates, to continue their lifelong passion of helping humanity through medicine.

To the candidates that do not give up and remain tenacious and focused, Residents Medical will hold their hand and help guide them to the finish line this year, just like past years, and many years to come.

Through its association with The Everest Foundation, Residents Medical will continue to assist desirous candidates that work hard and appreciate helping the training hospitals with all their needs in the arena of GME. Residents Medical is very proud and humbled to be part of the solution and innovation of residency placement through these opportunities.

The Company strongly believes in sticking to its mission statement of "Pioneering Medical Education, Globally."

Residents Medical's main focus is clinical research and an expansion of Graduate Medical Education opportunities. Today, through a network of residency programs affiliated with top U.S. medical schools and Residents Medical's collaboration with The Everest Foundation, the Company is able to provide exclusive and premier services for medical students and graduates from all continents to prepare for residency.

Whether a U.S. graduate, IMG or FMG, Residents Medical will evaluate all applicant credentials and develop a unique path to residency that's right for each student.

For more information, or to live chat with a counselor, visit: http://residentsmedical.com/ or call 310-444-9700; or make an appointment for an office visit.

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