Monmouth College Students Explore Healthcare Careers, Learn to Suture

Representatives from the Illinois Area Health Education Centers network meet with Monmouth students about opportunities in healthcare industry.

MONMOUTH, Ill. (03/01/2022) — Students in the Monmouth College "Introduction to Health Careers" class heard about professional opportunities Monday night during their class in the College's Center for Science and Business. Representatives from the Illinois Area Health Education Centers network spoke with students in chemistry professor Laura Moore's class about various professional paths available in the healthcare industry. The students also tried their hand at basic suturing.

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West Central Illinois Area Health Education Centers Director Mary Jane Clark gives instructions Monday night to students in the Monmouth College “Introduction to Health Careers” on how to perform basic suturing. At right is West Central Illinois Area Health Education Centers coordinator Lauren McGaughey.

West Central Illinois Area Health Education Centers Director Mary Jane Clark instructs Monmouth College student Francois Boney ’23 of Tamarac, Florida, with his suturing Monday night in the Center for Science and Business.

Monmouth College chemistry professor Laura Moore, center, instructs Monmouth student Elizabeth Schmidt ’23 of Waverly, Iowa, as Sidney Moore ’22 of Marshfield, Wisconsin, looks on.

Students in the Monmouth College “Introduction to Health Careers” practice basic suturing Monday night in the Center for Science and Business. The class, taught by chemistry professor Laura Moore, was assisted by representatives from the Illinois Area Health Education Centers network.