Career Development
Encouraging academic progression is more than an initiative; it is a defining characteristic of Norton Healthcare. One of the ways we accomplish our mission to provide quality health care is by creating a culture of continual learning and academic progression for our employees.
Norton Healthcare offers a vast array of programs, educational assistance and support to obtain degrees and credentials for future and current employees.
Personalized Development: Office of Workforce Development
It’s never too early to start focusing on your career. If you’ve got the drive and willingness to learn, Norton Healthcare offers a number of educational opportunities to develop a challenging and meaningful career path through a variety of programs supported by our Office of Workforce Development.
Workforce Development
Clinical Nursing: Norton Healthcare Institute for Nursing
The goals of the Institute for Nursing are to:
- Provide general and specialty nursing education
- Create structures that empower nurses to develop professional nursing practice
- Facilitate teamwork and collaboration in decision-making among nurses, coach and mentor individual nurses, and work in partnership with community organizations to achieve mutual educational and health care goals
Continuing Education and Development: Norton University
The purpose of Norton University is to provide education, organizational development and training opportunities that serve Norton Healthcare. Norton University guides and equips our workforce so employees are positioned for success, thereby making Norton Healthcare a regional health care leader.
Norton University
Urogynecologist: If a pelvic condition bothers you, don’t assume it can’t be treated
Ryan Stewart, D.O., a urogynecologist treating women’s pelvic conditions, has a simple test for whether a woman should see him. “If it’s bothersome, it’s worth talking to your doctor about,” said Dr. Stewart, who sees […]
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Louisville Cardinals football players turn to Scotty R. Newcomer, D.O., for treatment and injury prevention
Norton Sports Health is adding physicians to its staff to care for the Louisville Cardinals dealing with the unique strains sports can put on the body. Scotty Newcomer, D.O., sports medicine physician with Norton Orthopedic [...]
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Continuing to serve 50 years after Vietnam
Fifty years after returning from Vietnam, veteran Tim Johnson continues to find purpose in serving. Tim is a senior developer in Norton Healthcare’s information services department. He recently marked the 50-year anniversary of his return […]
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Alison Sharpe, D.O.: A relationship approach to gastroenterology
Gastroenterologist Alison Sharpe, D.O., is the first to acknowledge her approach to medicine may sound a little corny, but she is sincere. She wants to treat every patient the way she’d treat a member of [...]
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50-year employee never saw a reason to leave
Norton Audubon Hospital has evolved over the decades, called by different names and providing care at various sites in Louisville, but one woman has remained constant. Last year, Cecilia Heitkamper, environmental associate, marked her 50th […]
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Urogynecologist: If a pelvic condition bothers you, don’t assume it can’t be treated
Ryan Stewart, D.O., a urogynecologist treating women’s pelvic conditions, has a simple test for whether a woman should see him. “If it’s bothersome, it’s worth talking to your doctor about,” said Dr. Stewart, who sees […]
Read Full Story
Louisville Cardinals football players turn to Scotty R. Newcomer, D.O., for treatment and injury prevention
Norton Sports Health is adding physicians to its staff to care for the Louisville Cardinals dealing with the unique strains sports can put on the body. Scotty Newcomer, D.O., sports medicine physician with Norton Orthopedic [...]
Read Full Story
Continuing to serve 50 years after Vietnam
Fifty years after returning from Vietnam, veteran Tim Johnson continues to find purpose in serving. Tim is a senior developer in Norton Healthcare’s information services department. He recently marked the 50-year anniversary of his return […]
Read Full Story
Alison Sharpe, D.O.: A relationship approach to gastroenterology
Gastroenterologist Alison Sharpe, D.O., is the first to acknowledge her approach to medicine may sound a little corny, but she is sincere. She wants to treat every patient the way she’d treat a member of [...]
Read Full Story
50-year employee never saw a reason to leave
Norton Audubon Hospital has evolved over the decades, called by different names and providing care at various sites in Louisville, but one woman has remained constant. Last year, Cecilia Heitkamper, environmental associate, marked her 50th […]
Read Full Story
