About Karen Childress

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 it keeps me coming back to the keyboard. 

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, 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 publications, write copy for physicians and other healthcare professionals, ghostwrite, and edit. 

I live in a beautiful canyon just outside Cortez, Colorado. In this quiet, inspiring environment I write, read, hike, play piano, practice yoga, and raise hens for eggs and llamas for fun. I believe you can tell a lot about a person by perusing their bookshelves. To see books I love, click here.

Contact Information

Karen Childress
McElmo Canyon
Cortez, CO  81321
Phone: (970) 565-7894
E-mail: karen@karenchildress.com 

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