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winter travel healthcare assignment
Featured
October 22, 2026
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9 min read

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

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Finally, a Career that Fits Me
Employee Stories
October 4, 2007
4 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Finally, a Career that Fits Me

Meet Candy Million, RN I am still a bit in shock over the news of being selected “Traveler of the Month.” I am surprised

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Best Career Decision Ever
Employee Stories
September 3, 2007
3 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Best Career Decision Ever

Meet Kathy Ditto, RN Let me say that I was surprised, flattered, and honored to have been chosen “Traveler of the Month.” I have

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Housing My 80lb Lab
Employee Stories
August 1, 2007
2 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Housing My 80lb Lab

Meet Tara Hughes, RN After reading stories from the previous “Travelers of the Month”, I am very honored to have been chosen myself! Nursing

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Holly White, Travel Nurse & Triathlete
Employee Stories
July 1, 2007
3 min read

Interview with Holly White, Travel Nurse & Triathlete

Holly White, RN, has been traveling with TotalMed since January of 2006. She is currently on her 7th assignment and has won the respect

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Our Country is Breathtaking!
Employee Stories
May 3, 2007
3 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Our Country is Breathtaking!

Meet Stacy Fine, RN I am Stacy Fine; and I am from Baltimore, Maryland. I graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s

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My Life is a Paid Vacation
Employee Stories
April 3, 2007
6 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: My Life is a Paid Vacation

Meet Janet McGirl, RN After my divorce, I decided to go to college. I was working with a girl in a restaurant who convinced

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Palm Tree, Dust Allergy Can't Stop Us
Employee Stories
March 1, 2007
2 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Palm Tree, Dust Allergy Can’t Stop Us

Meet Tony Shrader, RN It is an unexpected honor to be chosen as TotalMed’s Traveler of the Month, yet an effort to write a

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Beautiful Visits with Grandkids
Employee Stories
February 1, 2007
5 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Beautiful Visits with Grandkids

Meet Heather Richards, RN I like to refer to myself as “hither and thither Heather.” I grew up as an “Air Force brat”… which

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Nurse Friends, Travel Pair of 6 Years
Employee Stories
January 2, 2007
3 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Nurse Friends, Travel Pair of 6 Years

Meet Charlene Colbert, RN & Mary Ferguson, RN This month we have chosen to recognize a pair of travelers! Charlene Colbert and Mary Ferguson

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New Traveler, Local Assignment
Employee Stories
December 2, 2006
2 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: New Traveler, Local Assignment

Meet Melodie Israel, RN I am so honored to be selected as Traveler of the Month! My name is Melodie Israel, and I’ve been

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45+ Years of Nursing and Loving It
Employee Stories
November 4, 2006
3 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: 45+ Years of Nursing and Loving It

Meet Dora Green, RN What a surprise and honor to be chosen traveler of the month. First and foremost, I would like to take

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Endless Cultural Opportunities
Employee Stories
October 5, 2006
2 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Endless Cultural Opportunities

Meet Abby Edwards, RN Hi, I’m Abby Edwards, a Pediatric ER Nurse. I have been with TotalMed for a year and a half now,

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