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
Father, son advancing heart care at Norton Heart & Vascular Institute
Not long after joining Norton Heart & Vascular Institute, interventional cardiologist Daniel Rothschild, M.D., was working on a challenging case to install a stent in a patient’s artery. The patient had a dangerous calcium buildup […]
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World-class training and the joy of bonding with patients
Neuro-oncologist Kaylyn Sinicrope, M.D., always wanted to a doctor, a profession that combines two things she loves to do. “I’ve always had an interest in fixing problems and helping people,” said Dr. Sinicrope, who’s now […]
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Seeing lives transformed drives advanced heart failure specialist Bassel Alkhalil, M.D.
Bassel Alkhalil, M.D., was a medical resident and unsure what path to take in medicine when a dramatic case changed his life. While he was training at a Baltimore hospital, an 18-year-old with heart failure […]
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Performing joint replacements with precision that restores quality of life drives Kevin Himschoot, M.D.
For orthopedic surgeon Kevin Himschoot, M.D., the best part of his job is giving people back what they’ve lost. “Whether it’s getting back to skiing or kneeling and playing with their grandkids, I have the […]
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La Señora del Norton: Serving as a bridge to Louisville’s Latinx community
Janet Farfan says that when she’s out shopping at one of the many Latin supermarkets in town, she gets recognized as “La Señora del Norton” — loosely translated to “The Norton Lady.” She’s earned the moniker […]
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Father, son advancing heart care at Norton Heart & Vascular Institute
Not long after joining Norton Heart & Vascular Institute, interventional cardiologist Daniel Rothschild, M.D., was working on a challenging case to install a stent in a patient’s artery. The patient had a dangerous calcium buildup […]
Read Full Story
World-class training and the joy of bonding with patients
Neuro-oncologist Kaylyn Sinicrope, M.D., always wanted to a doctor, a profession that combines two things she loves to do. “I’ve always had an interest in fixing problems and helping people,” said Dr. Sinicrope, who’s now […]
Read Full Story
Seeing lives transformed drives advanced heart failure specialist Bassel Alkhalil, M.D.
Bassel Alkhalil, M.D., was a medical resident and unsure what path to take in medicine when a dramatic case changed his life. While he was training at a Baltimore hospital, an 18-year-old with heart failure […]
Read Full Story
Performing joint replacements with precision that restores quality of life drives Kevin Himschoot, M.D.
For orthopedic surgeon Kevin Himschoot, M.D., the best part of his job is giving people back what they’ve lost. “Whether it’s getting back to skiing or kneeling and playing with their grandkids, I have the […]
Read Full Story
La Señora del Norton: Serving as a bridge to Louisville’s Latinx community
Janet Farfan says that when she’s out shopping at one of the many Latin supermarkets in town, she gets recognized as “La Señora del Norton” — loosely translated to “The Norton Lady.” She’s earned the moniker […]
Read Full Story
