May 19, 2012

My Life Exploration Led Me to Medical School

Elizabeth Miller, 3rd Year Medical Student

Sometimes our path isn’t always clear and you have to experience life a bit to help see where you belong and my journey to medical school certainly didn’t start in the traditional sense. Finding My Way After high school, I went to college and studied at the University of St. Thomas where I majored in [More]

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    ACMC Offers Flexibility for my Medical Career and Family

    Michelle Cilek, MD, Family Medicine, ACMC-Redwood Falls

    I start my day at 5:30am with a cup of coffee relaxing, thinking about the events of the day while listening to the still of the house.  As the pitter patter of little feet come down the hall, the mom hat goes on as I help my boys Camden (7) and Kilen (5) get ready [More]

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      RPAP – the Cornerstone of My Medical Training

      Sarah Eisenschenk RPAP Student of the Year

      I couldn’t have been more pleasantly surprised when I opened up the envelope in the mail this past summer to find out that I had been chosen to be the Rural Physicians Associate Program (RPAP) Student of the Year!  It’s really a tribute to my colleagues Dr. Richard Wehseler, my primary preceptor, and Gina Hatlestad [More]

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        This is Where I Belong: Multi-Specialty Experiences at ACMC

        Sarah Eisenschenk, 4th Year Medical Student

        I’m currently starting my 4th year as a medical student and spent the last 9 months of my schooling at ACMC under the Rural Physician Associates Program (RPAP) that is organized through the University of Minnesota.  I’ve had previous experiences with ACMC with my brother being an RPAP student here last year and I also [More]

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          Medical Practice Comes to Life in Rural Setting

          3rd Year Medical Student Heidi Lehrke talks about her experiences at ACMC

          Heidi Lehrke, 3rd year medical student has been with Affiliated Community Medical Centers since August 2010 and will continue her experience through July 2011. “I am currently in my third year of medical school at Des Moines University in Iowa and am in the process of completing a medical rotation with ACMC. I really didn’t [More]

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            Medical School is the Right Path for Me

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            Luke Radel is currently in his first year of medical school at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth.  He received a medical student scholarship in 2010 from Affiliated Community Health Foundation. “I first discovered my interest in medicine when I took a health class at Redwood Valley Middle School instructed by Mr. Dave [More]

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