Brian Schmitt Promoted to Group Manager of Whitaker Medical

Online, January 17, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Brian Schmitt, CTS has been announced as the new Group Manager for Whitaker Medical based in Houston, Texas.

Brian is a CTS (Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist) accredited business professional with experience in the areas of physician locum tenens and permanent search recruiting, team leadership, training, and customer service.

Brian began his career at Whitaker Medical in June 2007, joining the Austin branch to help grow the Primary Care division. Prior to joining Whitaker Medical, Brian served two years as an assistant baseball coach at Texas State University which followed a successful five-year career as a professional baseball player in the Houston Astros organization.

To date, Brian has demonstrated a firm commitment to developing his business relationships and building positive rapport with his healthcare customers nationwide. His efforts in those areas were acknowledged by Whitaker Medical as he was named Producer of the Quarter for both the third and fourth quarters of 2009, first quarter of 2010 and first quarter of 2011.

"We are very proud of the growth and professionalism Brian has demonstrated so early in his career with Whitaker Medical and welcome him from our Austin office," said Jason Burnett, Vice President at Whitaker Medical. "Brian has already made great strides in managing our younger and less-experienced locum tenens recruiters and has implemented multiple career development programs to enhance their business, recruiting and overall skill sets. We look for Brian to continue his success as a Physician Recruiter and Manager while maintaining a superior level of customer allegiance."

About Whitaker Medical
Whitaker Medical, locum tenens staffing and permanent search division of The Whitaker Companies, is a full-service medical search firm that provides a broad range of professional staffing solutions for healthcare professionals and facilities nationwide. Whitaker Medical offers locum tenens and permanent job opportunities to physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners nationwide in Inpatient & Outpatient Primary Care, Neonatology, Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Anesthesiology, Radiology and Government.

For more information, please contact:
Cassandra Fisher
Marketing Manager
The Whitaker Companies
800-925-5110
www.whitakercompanies.com