, /PRNewswire/ — Adena Health and Shawnee State University are banding together in a new educational partnership that will help meet a growing demand for health care professionals while giving those interested in a health care career a leg up in securing future employment.
The two organizations are expanding on their existing relationship in a new endeavor to establish an academic campus site for Shawnee State’s College of Health & Human Services inside Adena’s PACCAR Medical Education Center in Chillicothe. Exploring nursing and radiologic technology first, the initiative has the potential to offer education and training in about a half dozen health care professions.
Among other disciplines expected to be rolled out as the partnership develops are medical laboratory technology, physical therapist assistant, respiratory therapy, and occupational therapy.
For local students, the new partnership will expand access to the educational programs they want without the travel time, allow them to build relationships and become immersed in a real-world health care …