Posts by Community Health Care Clinic
Talk With a Doc: Registered Dietitian Dr. Jennifer Barnes
Dr. Jennifer Barnes was visiting the Clinic with Leadership McLean County in 2017 when she learned the Clinic didn’t have a registered dietitian. She says she’d been on the lookout…
Read MoreTalk With a Doc: Podiatrist Dr. Bryce Paschold
We could not provide truly comprehensive healthcare without the over 125 specialty care physicians that volunteer to see our patients. They are truly special people, and we’d like to introduce…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Volunteer Translator Lindsay Douglass
Most student volunteers at the Community Health Care Clinic are juniors and seniors fulfilling program requirements. We rarely see students fresh out of high school coming to share their passion…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Social Work Intern Katelyn Hill
As spring comes to a close, many of our students head home for the summer. But a special few choose to spend their summer at the Clinic! Katelyn Hill is…
Read MoreClinic receives Illinois Prairie Community Foundation funds for dental care
The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded $2,500 through the Sullivan Health and Wellness Endowment Fund to fund restorative dental care at the Community Health Care Clinic. An estimated 90%…
Read MoreClinic Adds Full-Time NP
Megan Threm joined the Clinic earlier this month as a full-time nurse practitioner. Megan studied at Illinois Wesleyan University and Olivet Nazarene University before working on the cardiac unit at…
Read MoreChaplain Provides Spiritual Care to Improve Patients’ Overall Health
Janet Proeber is a board-certified chaplain at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center. She pays us weekly visits as part of a partnership between BroMenn and the Clinic to develop a spiritual…
Read MoreMed Spanish Students Gain Hands On Experience, Cultural Competency Through Clinic Internship
The Community Health Care Clinic is again hosting students from the Medical Spanish class at Illinois Wesleyan University’s School of Nursing. Throughout the spring semester 11 students will volunteer at…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Community Health Promotion Intern Lizzy Petitt
We have a second intern joining us for the spring semester! Lizzy Petitt is our first student from the Community Health Promotion program at Illinois State University. She’s currently working to…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Social Work Intern Jess Carara
The Community Health Care Clinic is excited to add a second social work intern to the team! Jess Carara joined us last week to oversee our hospital referral program CAATCH.…
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