Affiliated Community Medical Centers
The life of a medical student isn’t easy, but it has its awards. In 2004, the Affiliated Community Health Foundation (ACHF) established a medical scholarship program to assist medical students from rural ACMC communities. The goal of the scholarship is to encourage medical students to practice in rural Minnesota after completion of their medical [More]
At ACMC, ongoing education is a must for all providers and staff. We also offer weekly ‘classroom’ education sessions onsite for students rotating within our organization. These sessions have included a variety of specialties available locally. The programs are presented on a rotating basis by providers from ACMC, Rice Memorial Hospital and community health care [More]
I guess when I look back you could probably ask my classmates and they would tell you that it was as early as 6th grade that I knew that I wanted to be a doctor. I grew up in rural Spicer, Minnesota and I knew that this was the size of community I wanted to [More]
A native of Litchfield, MN, Dr. Ronald Holmgren’s first experiences with Willmar Clinic (now known as ACMC) were as a third year medical student participating in the Rural Physicians Associate Program (RPAP). In 1977, Dr. Holmgren returned to Willmar to start his practice and today is currently the President and CEO of Affiliated Community Medical [More]
Practicing neurology in a rural setting has many rewards. Unlike in metro locations where so many doctors have to pick sub-specialties, what Dr. Nelson likes about working at ACMC is that he sees a little bit of everything here. “It isn’t like when you are in a big city where you are sent to all [More]
As one of the weekly Wednesday Education programs offered to medical students at ACMC, they made a morning to visit to the Rice Regional Dental Clinic in Willmar. It was an impressive model for all the students, staff and dentists as they were able to interact in an inter-professional education setting. The experience between dental [More]
“I was excited to learn that I was a recipient of the medical scholarship from Affiliated Community Health Foundation,” stated Jonna Maas, 1st year medical student. “Medical school is a lot of things, but cheap isn’t one of them! Between tuition, lab fees, and textbooks charges add up quickly and this is only my first [More]
Wednesday education took on a different look and atmosphere on March 23, 2011 when our 3rd year medical students headed to the Orthopedics Department at ACMC in Willmar. Molly Orcutt (not shown) and Cassie Bulau had ‘hands on’ learning while applying and removing a cast on the arm of Sarah Eisenschenk, who played the role [More]
