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, 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