The program is the Central Illinois Health Education Center at Illinois State University and Sharon Mills explains they work with a number of universities and high schools across the state and midwest.

 

 

Katie Hamel is a student at Olivet Nazarene and hopes to be a doctor. She has spent the week taking in several aspects of rural healthcare explains her experience in Clinton this week has opened her eyes to a new type of health care.

 

 

CEO of Warner Hospital and Health Services, Paul Skowron says the program provides them a great recruiting tool. He notes they are getting their name out to the state's universities.

 

 

Hamel saw and met the mental health board, got to see the drug court, Sheriff's Office, Heritage Behavioral Health Center, the Encore Thrift Store and HRC East among many other agencies. 

 

Mills says the goal is to introduce her to all aspects of healthcare of a community and how a community works together to meet the challenges in a community.