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October 22, 2026

Thinking About a Winter Travel Healthcare Assignment? What to Consider Before You Go

A winter travel healthcare assignment can look very different depending on where you decide to spend those 13 weeks. You could be scraping ice

Practice area

Top Job Locations+1 in 1 more category

March 13, 2023

6 min read

10 National Parks You Must Visit This Year

One of the major benefits of travel nursing is the opportunity to visit and explore new cities and sites. Find out more today.

Travel Nursing & Allied

March 10, 2023

3 min read

Marijuana as a Healthcare Traveler: What You Need to Know

Cannabis, THC & Medical Marijuana The prohibition of marijuana began decades ago when the federal government banned the sale, cultivation, and use of the

Travel Nursing & Allied

March 8, 2023

4 min read

Female Nurses Blazing the Trail as Entrepreneurs & Business Owners

There is no one better qualified to design and create products for nurses than nurses themselves. Bedside nurses everywhere are using their nursing experience

Awards & Recognition+1 in 1 more category

March 6, 2023

2 min read

Highway Hypodermics Again Names TotalMed as a Top 10 Travel Agency for Traveling Healthcare Professionals

TotalMed is incredibly proud to announce we’ve been voted into the Top Ten travel companies to work with in 2023 by Highway Hypodermics!

Employee Stories

March 2, 2023

3 min read

TNAA’s Spring 2023 Allied Health Scholarship Winner: Samantha P.

Join us in congratulating Samantha P., TotalMed’s $2,500 spring 2023 Allied Health Scholarship recipient. Samantha is studying to become a physician assistant (PA) at

Travel Nursing & Allied

March 1, 2023

7 min read

March Healthcare Recognition Days for 2023

March ushers in spring with longer days and plenty of sunshine. March also has healthcare recognition days that you might not have known! Jot

Top Job Locations

February 24, 2023

6 min read

10 of the Best Things to Do in Texas on Assignment

Are you a travel nurse or allied health traveler headed to Texas for your next assignment? While your assignment schedule may be busy, there

Employee Stories

February 23, 2023

4 min read

TNAA’s Spring 2023 Nursing Scholarship Winner: Austin T.

Congratulations to TotalMed’s spring 2023 Nursing Scholarship recipient, Austin T. Austin is pursuing his degree at Averett University and plans to become an ICU/Critical