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Thinking About Travel Healthcare? 8 Questions to Ask Before Making the Leap
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September 14, 2026
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Thinking About Travel Healthcare? 8 Questions to Ask Before Making the Leap

If you’ve found yourself browsing travel healthcare jobs, talking with coworkers about traveling, or wondering what it would be like to take an assignment

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Traveler Stories
March 27, 2013
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Travel Nurse Stories: I Felt Like I Belonged from Day 1

Meet Tyler Baumunk Each quarter TotalMed features one of our amazing travelers. They range from young to old, new to seasoned; each has a

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Traveler Stories
December 3, 2012
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Travel Nurse Stories: Reflecting on 31 Years of Nursing

Meet Janise McAfee I’m a fairly new traveling nurse in my 31st yr of nursing. I grew up in Houston and currently live in

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August 4, 2012
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Travel Nurse Stories: Work 3 Days, Mountain Bike for 4

Meet Charlie Rundell, RN When you think of Charlie Rundell, the famous Queen song “I want to ride my bicycle” comes to mind. Charlie

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Traveler Stories
April 3, 2012
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Travel Nurse Stories: Saving a Life, Delivering a Baby

Meet Wesley Joyce, RN Wesley Joyce has been an RN for fifteen years and a traveling nurse for more than seven. Traveling has always

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Traveler Stories
January 6, 2012
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Travel Nurse Stories: A Challenging Adventure

Meet Sherry Rowe, RN Family is #1! That’s the feeling you get when you talk to Sherry Rowe, a TELE/PCU RN. Growing up in

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Traveler Stories
September 3, 2011
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Travel Nurse Stories: Nursing Runs in the Family

Meet Wilson Phillips, RN When we talk about Wilson Phillips we are not referring to the ’90s all-girls pop group, we are referring to

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Traveler Stories
August 6, 2011
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Travel Nurse Stories: Nature-Loving, Country Guy

Meet Kevin Embry, RN From the first time you talk to Kevin Embry, you instantly feel like you’ve known him for years. With his

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Traveler Stories
May 5, 2011
7 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Living Life to the Fullest

Meet Shannon Smith, RN Shannon Smith has been a nurse for 21 years, but no burn-out here; she’s still very energetic and experiencing life

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Traveler Stories
March 3, 2011
12 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: The “Terminally Shy” Nurse

Meet Kathleen Wolgemuth, RN My name is Kathleen Wolgemuth, a travel nurse, cowboy, fencer, and creative writer. This is my story. I became a

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Traveler Stories
December 3, 2010
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Travel Nurse Stories: First Time Out on My Own

Meet Saurahnee Phillips, RN Saurahnee Phillips has been an RN for 19 years, and a travel ER RN on and off since 2005. Her

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October 3, 2010
3 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: With Change Comes Adventure

Meet Kristen Olla, RN Kristen Olla became a travel nurse because she wanted to experience winter outside of Wisconsin. She was growing weary of

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September 5, 2010
4 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: From Rodeo Clown to RN

Meet Jim Vantrease, RN Travel nurse Jim Vantrease knows his way around an operating room. He was a scrub tech for 10 years and

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