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Rural Health Pulse
Rural Health Pulse
Latest Episodes
Food is Medicine: Indiana County Conservation District
In this month's episode of Rural Health Podcast Pulse, Dr. Jim Kinneer sits down with Alexis "Lexi" Shank to explore the important connection between agriculture, conservation, and rural health. Lexi discusses how healthy soils, sustai...
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Solving Rural Workforce Shortages: IRMC Medical Laboratory Science Program
This episode of Rural Health Pulse, highlights a powerful example of rural innovation: the creation of the IRMC Medical Laboratory Science program. With medical laboratory scientists in critically short supply nationwide, Indiana Regio...
Season 4: Seconds Matter - IRMC Advancing Stroke Care in Rural Communities
In this episode, Sarah George, Stroke Program Coordinator at Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC), explains the crucial work of a Primary Stroke Center. She breaks down the different types of stroke, reveals why it's a leading cause of disabi...
Full Circle: Reflections from the First Graduating Class of the IRMC Family Medicine Residency
In this special episode of Rural Health Pulse, we reconnect with the inaugural class of the Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC) Family Medicine Residency Program as they prepare to graduate. Joined by Program Director Dr. Amanda Vag...
Lifelines in the Region: Inside the IRMC Trauma Program
In this episode of Rural Health Pulse, we speak with Emelia Rippen, Trauma Program Manager at Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC), about the journey to establishing a Level 4 Trauma Center in a rural community. A lifelong Indiana County resi...