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I've worked in healthcare most of my career, with doctors and in hospitals for the first decade or so. In the mid-80s I was a stockbroker for a couple of years, but finance was not my forte, and soon I was back in the medical field, doing physician relations and recruiting, new practice start-up, and marketing. In 1994 I went out on my own as a medical practice management consultant and career coach for physicians. I wrote a few articles during those years as a way to promote my business and, over time, came to realize that I liked writing more than traveling around the country as a consultant. Today, I write full-time and enjoy combining my business background and healthcare experience to craft feature articles for medical trade print publications and blogs. I also do a fair amount of ghostwriting and editing, and dabble in graphic design. I live in a beautiful canyon just outside Cortez, Colorado. In this quiet, inspiring environment I write, read, hike with my dog Lucy, practice yoga, and raise hens and llamas.
Karen Childress
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One of my earliest
professional writing experiences was creating a newsletter for the medical staff at
a hospital where I worked. I would toil for hours until I had every word in place,
until each paragraph was just the way I wanted it. I remember the sense of flow
I had while working on that project each month. I still enjoy that fully-engaged feeling when I
write, and that's what keeps me coming
back to the keyboard.
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