Katie Abby is executive vice president of VISTA and one of the company’s founders. She’s past president of the National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations, an endurance athlete (who just completed Ironman Wisconsin), and a member of the board of directors of IVUmed, a volunteer organization that provides medical and surgical education to physicians and nurses, and treatment to thousands of suffering men, women, and children throughout the world (www.IVUmed.com).
Katie Abby
Blog Posts
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Monday, November 24, 2008
I have the great pleasure of serving on the board of IVUmed, an organization committed to making quality urological care available to people worldwide. This amazing corps of physicians, nurses, and other assorted volunteers provides medical and surgical education to physicians and nurses, and treatment to thousands of suffering children and adults through outreach programs and surgical workshops. They also sponsor a Resident Scholar program through which they have sent more than 120 urology residents to
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Welcome to the crazy time of year! Every year at this time VISTA Staffing Solutions sponsors a Holiday Health Drive to help keep our employees moving, eating as healthfully as possible, and managing their stress so they can provide great service to the physicians and healthcare organizations that rely on us. We award points for exercising, volunteering in the community, quitting smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, bringing a healthy treat to the office instead of cookies,
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Monday, January 28, 2008
2007 was a big year for me, in many ways. Tossed in among the momentous and the mundane was my decision to train for the Wisconsin Ironman, which was in September. In retrospect, there couldn’t have been a more perfect way to stay focused on what it really takes to get what you want and need out of life. So I offer some 20/20 hindsight as you contemplate a small career transition, a professional 360, or
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Monday, December 24, 2007
IVUmed, formerly International Volunteers in Urology, is a wonderful organization I am honored to support and serve and a member of the board. IVUmed sends medical teams around the world to teach local providers and provide care to patients with a variety of urological problems, including vesico vaginal fistula, hypospadias, and lymphatic filariasis. Our credo is, “Teach One, Reach Many.”
The IVUmed Traveling Resident Scholar Program gives residents the opportunity to experience urology in