About Avant Healthcare Professionals
Avant Healthcare Professionals recruits internationally trained nurses and allied health professionals for clinical and home-health positions in the United States. Founded in 2003 by Shari Dingle Sandifer, Avant Healthcare Professionals has placed more than 1,000 health care professionals in hospitals, nursing facilities, rehabilitation clinics, and other health care facilities.
Based in Casselberry, Florida, Avant has received a variety of awards for its innovative solutions to the shortage of qualified health care workers in the United States. Its CEO, Ms. Sandifer, was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2012. The Women Presidents Organization named the company as a “Top 50 Women-Owned/Led Companies in the United States,” and GrowFL called it one of the “Florida Companies to Watch” in 2012. The firm was also named as a finalist for the 2012 SMART awards, and was listed in the Inc. 500/5000, which recognizes the fastest-growing private companies in America.
Based in Casselberry, Florida, Avant has received a variety of awards for its innovative solutions to the shortage of qualified health care workers in the United States. Its CEO, Ms. Sandifer, was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2012. The Women Presidents Organization named the company as a “Top 50 Women-Owned/Led Companies in the United States,” and GrowFL called it one of the “Florida Companies to Watch” in 2012. The firm was also named as a finalist for the 2012 SMART awards, and was listed in the Inc. 500/5000, which recognizes the fastest-growing private companies in America.