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Talk 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 you to them! Dr. Bryce Paschold has been volunteering at the Clinic ever since he joined the Orthopedic & Sports Enhancement Center 5 years ago.…
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 with our patients! Lindsay Douglass just graduated from Normal Community High School. She’s volunteering at the Clinic this summer as a Spanish translator. This fall…
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 a graduate student pursuing her master of social work at Illinois State University. She’s chosen to specialize in gerontology in her studies, and says she’s…
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% of patients seen in the dental clinic will need some kind of restorative dental care. The funds will be used to purchase the raw materials…
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 Advocate BroMenn Medical Center for 6 years as a nurse and 2 years as a nurse practitioner. Megan says she always knew she wanted to…
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 assessment program for our patients. Jan says research shows that providing spiritual care in outpatient clinics has a positive impact on overall patient care. “It…
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 the Clinic to practice and expand their Spanish in a medical setting. Many Clinic patients are Spanish speakers with limited English speaking ability. Students gain…
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 create a new wellness program, “Losing with Lizzy,” to give patients the tools they need to get moving, eat healthy and feel better. After graduation…
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. Jess will be with us full time until May, when she’ll graduate from Olivet Nazarene University with her degree in social work. After graduation she plans…
Read MoreCHCC Adds Full-time RN Care Coordinator
We welcomed our new RN Care Coordinator Brigitte Lamar to the team yesterday! Brigitte comes to us from the McLean County Center for Human Services, where she served as RN Coordinator for 4 years. Her position is made possible thanks to funds from the Change Agents to the Underserved: Service Education (CAUSE) project at Mennonite…
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