Mel Leaman Free Clinic

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The strong collaboration and joint mission of the Mel Leaman Free Clinic and Emory & Henry College represents an amazing opportunity as both a true civic engagement mission, improving access to high quality, compassionate, patient-centered care to underserved patients in Southwest Virginia, and remarkable interprofessional training opportunities for our health science students.

Complementing the great staff and volunteers of the MLFC, faculty from the School of Health Sciences Departments of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, & Athletic Training programs volunteer their time to provide clinical services to the patients of the Mel Leaman Free Clinic at Emory & Henry College.

In addition, through a collaboration with Wytheville Community College’s Dental Hygiene program, faculty from that program will also be providing regular dental hygiene services for patients at our facility.

Together, the multiple staff, volunteers, and volunteer providers and their highly comprehensive services represent a unique collection of healthcare opportunities for some of the most underserved residents of the region, providing multiple primary and specialty care services right within our campus building. To our knowledge, the level of services is beyond what other free clinics in the Nation are able to offer. Just another example of how Emory & Henry College and the Mel Leaman Free Clinic set and implement higher goals to live a mission of service towards Appalachian residents.

Mission

To enhance community well-being by providing free, compassionate, comprehensive, and high-quality health care services to the underserved of Smyth, Grayson, and Washington counties.

Mel Leaman Free Clinic operates as a private, not-for-profit medical facility and does not receive reimbursement from patients or insurers for services.
All operating funds come from donations and grants.

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<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/198-fincher-buchanan-named-healthcare-heroes-by"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/1812_Healthcare-Heroes-2017-IMG-008.rev.1515096287.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/1812_Healthcare-Heroes-2017-IMG-008.rev.1515096287.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/1812_Healthcare-Heroes-2017-IMG-008.rev.1515096287.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/1812_Healthcare-Heroes-2017-IMG-008.rev.1515096287.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/1812_Healthcare-Heroes-2017-IMG-008.rev.1515096287.jpg" alt="2017 Healthcare Heroes presented by the The Business Journal of the Tri-Cities, TN/VA" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/1812_Healthcare-Heroes-2017-IMG-008.rev.1515096287.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/1812_Healthcare-Heroes-2017-IMG-008.rev.1515096287.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/198-fincher-buchanan-named-healthcare-heroes-by">Fincher, Buchanan Named Healthcare Heroes by Business Journal</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><a title="Home of the Business Journal of the Tri-Cities" href="http://bjournal.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Business Journal of Tri-Cities, TN/VA</a>, named the Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences Dean Lou Fincher, along with health and human performance faculty member Dr. Rebecca Buchanan, Healthcare Heroes. <a href="/live/news/198-fincher-buchanan-named-healthcare-heroes-by" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3079-eamph-master-of-physician-assistant-studies"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2133/14429_MPAS-Classof2025-MasterofPhysicianAssistantStudies-WhiteCoatCeremony-8-21-23_0006.rev.1696446552.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2133/14429_MPAS-Classof2025-MasterofPhysicianAssistantStudies-WhiteCoatCeremony-8-21-23_0006.rev.1696446552.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2133/14429_MPAS-Classof2025-MasterofPhysicianAssistantStudies-WhiteCoatCeremony-8-21-23_0006.rev.1696446552.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2133/14429_MPAS-Classof2025-MasterofPhysicianAssistantStudies-WhiteCoatCeremony-8-21-23_0006.rev.1696446552.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2133/14429_MPAS-Classof2025-MasterofPhysicianAssistantStudies-WhiteCoatCeremony-8-21-23_0006.rev.1696446552.jpg" alt="Emory & Henry honored the School of Health Sciences Master of Physician Assistant Studies class of 2025 by performing the oath to pro..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2133/14429_MPAS-Classof2025-MasterofPhysicianAssistantStudies-WhiteCoatCeremony-8-21-23_0006.rev.1696446552.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2133/14429_MPAS-Classof2025-MasterofPhysicianAssistantStudies-WhiteCoatCeremony-8-21-23_0006.rev.1696446552.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2131" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3079-eamph-master-of-physician-assistant-studies">E&H Master of Physician Assistant Studies Students Honored in White Coat Ceremony</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p>On Monday, August 21, Emory & Henry honored the School of Health Sciences Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) class of 2025 who are completing the classroom portion of their education by taking the oath to provide compassionate and ethical care and donning their white coats at the historic Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va.</p><a href="/live/news/3079-eamph-master-of-physician-assistant-studies" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/846-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-new-physician"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.jpg" alt="The class of 2021 Physicians Assistant Studies students recite their oath." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/601,0,2739,2136/6383_SHS_PA_White_Coat_Class_of_2020-57.rev.1558536067.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2138" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/846-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-new-physician">White Coat Ceremony Welcomes New Physician Assistant Students</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> The School of Health Sciences held a White Coat Ceremony on Monday, May 20 welcoming the Physician Assistant Studies program class of 2021 at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va. <a href="/live/news/846-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-new-physician" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/927-school-of-health-sciences-graduates-61-students"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.jpg" alt="Keynote speaker Professor Emeritus Ruth Ballweg MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1620" data-max-h="1080" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/927-school-of-health-sciences-graduates-61-students">School of Health Sciences Graduates 61 Students</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> On Saturday, Aug. 17 in the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va., 61 SHS students graduated with a Masters of Physician Assistant Studies or a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. <a href="/live/news/927-school-of-health-sciences-graduates-61-students" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/972-eamph-helps-another-child-hit-the-road"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/176,8,1515,1346/6906_SHS-Go_Baby_Go-group.rev.1568733054.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/176,8,1515,1346/6906_SHS-Go_Baby_Go-group.rev.1568733054.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/176,8,1515,1346/6906_SHS-Go_Baby_Go-group.rev.1568733054.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/176,8,1515,1346/6906_SHS-Go_Baby_Go-group.rev.1568733054.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/176,8,1515,1346/6906_SHS-Go_Baby_Go-group.rev.1568733054.jpg" alt="Students and faculty with Zavier House and his mother Katie Bolling with the tractor that was modified." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/176,8,1515,1346/6906_SHS-Go_Baby_Go-group.rev.1568733054.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/176,8,1515,1346/6906_SHS-Go_Baby_Go-group.rev.1568733054.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1339" data-max-h="1338" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/972-eamph-helps-another-child-hit-the-road">E&H Helps Another Child Hit the Road!</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Emory & Henry School of Health Sciences Physical Therapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) students partnered with Children’s Assistive Technology Service (CATS) to provide another Go Baby Go modified off-the-shelf ride on car for a local little boy, Zavier House. <a href="/live/news/972-eamph-helps-another-child-hit-the-road" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/798-school-of-health-sciences-students-deliver-dreams"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg" alt="School of Health Science students present Creed Rosenbalm with his new tractor in part with Children's Assistive Technology Service (CATS..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2138" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/798-school-of-health-sciences-students-deliver-dreams">School of Health Sciences Students Deliver Dreams</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Emory & Henry School of Health Sciences Physical Therapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) students partnered with Children’s Assistive Technology Service (CATS) to provide a Go Baby Go modified off-the-shelf ride on car for a local little boy, Creed Rosenbalm. <a href="/live/news/798-school-of-health-sciences-students-deliver-dreams" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1539-eamph-physician-assistant-studies-faculty-members"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png" alt="Harry Howe and Amanda Fleenor" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1078,1040/9057_Screen_Shot_2020-12-01_at_11.20.38_AM.rev.1606839668.png 3x" data-max-w="1078" data-max-h="1040" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1539-eamph-physician-assistant-studies-faculty-members">E&H Physician Assistant Studies Faculty Members recognized by Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amanda Fleenor, Director of Didactic Education, and Harry Howe, Adjunct Professor, were both recipients of awards from the Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants (VAPA) at the 2020 VAPA Fall Conference on November 7.</span> <a href="/live/news/1539-eamph-physician-assistant-studies-faculty-members" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1106-second-class-of-occupational-therapists-graduate"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.jpg" alt="The MOT Class of 2019 had 33 graduates." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/7258_EH_MOT_Commencement.rev.1576704224.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1367" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1106-second-class-of-occupational-therapists-graduate">Second Class of Occupational Therapists Graduate from School of Health Sciences</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences graduated its second class of students with a master’s degree in Occupational Therapy (MOT) at the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 14 in downtown Marion. The 33 students hail from six states and plan to practice in various areas of the country. </p><a href="/live/news/1106-second-class-of-occupational-therapists-graduate" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1046-go-baby-go-gives-another-set-of-wheels"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/245,0,1613,1367/7121_GoBabyGo-Mustang-web.rev.1572294147.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/245,0,1613,1367/7121_GoBabyGo-Mustang-web.rev.1572294147.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/245,0,1613,1367/7121_GoBabyGo-Mustang-web.rev.1572294147.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/245,0,1613,1367/7121_GoBabyGo-Mustang-web.rev.1572294147.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/245,0,1613,1367/7121_GoBabyGo-Mustang-web.rev.1572294147.jpg" alt="School of Health Sciences students help Elise drive her modified car." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/245,0,1613,1367/7121_GoBabyGo-Mustang-web.rev.1572294147.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/245,0,1613,1367/7121_GoBabyGo-Mustang-web.rev.1572294147.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1368" data-max-h="1367" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1046-go-baby-go-gives-another-set-of-wheels">Go Baby Go Gives Another Set of Wheels</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> The School of Health Sciences and Go Baby Go teamed up again to give a car to toddler Elise Mullins of Marion, Va. <a href="/live/news/1046-go-baby-go-gives-another-set-of-wheels" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1288-dr-lou-fincher-is-the-2020-james-a-davis-faculty"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,1200,1250/8261_Lou_Fincher.rev.1590518081.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,1200,1250/8261_Lou_Fincher.rev.1590518081.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,1200,1250/8261_Lou_Fincher.rev.1590518081.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,1200,1250/8261_Lou_Fincher.rev.1590518081.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,1200,1250/8261_Lou_Fincher.rev.1590518081.jpg" alt="Dr. Lou Fincher, E&H School of Health Sciences" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,1200,1250/8261_Lou_Fincher.rev.1590518081.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,1200,1250/8261_Lou_Fincher.rev.1590518081.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="1201" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1288-dr-lou-fincher-is-the-2020-james-a-davis-faculty">Dr. Lou Fincher is the 2020 James A. Davis Faculty Awardee</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Dr. Fincher is the Vice-President of Emory & Henry’s School of Health Sciences <a href="/live/news/1288-dr-lou-fincher-is-the-2020-james-a-davis-faculty" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2982-enhancing-the-future-of-regional-healthcare"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.jpg" alt=" Regional academic leaders from Bristol City, Wythe, Smyth and Washington counties join the Emory & Henry leadership team to promot..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/113/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14086_EH-Lab-School-Partnership-Press-Conference_2-15-23_185_2.rev.1689021926.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2982-enhancing-the-future-of-regional-healthcare">Enhancing the Future of Regional Healthcare</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Emory & Henry College was among nine partners recently awarded the College Partnership Laboratory School Planning Grant for $200,000 from the Virginia Department of Education in February. It is expected to launch during the 2023-2024 academic year.</p><a href="/live/news/2982-enhancing-the-future-of-regional-healthcare" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/807-emory-henry-ot-students-earn-pins-after"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.jpg" alt="The Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences Master of Occupational Therapy Class of 2019" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/807-emory-henry-ot-students-earn-pins-after">Emory & Henry OT Students Earn Pins After Completing Two Years</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> On Tuesday, April 30, Emory & Henry honored the School of Health Sciences Master of Occupational Therapy (OT) class of 2019 who are completing the classroom portion of their program. <a href="/live/news/807-emory-henry-ot-students-earn-pins-after" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3080-emory-henry-colleges-school-of-health-sciences"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14314_EH-SHS-Commencement_8-12-23_0724.rev.1691881550.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14314_EH-SHS-Commencement_8-12-23_0724.rev.1691881550.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14314_EH-SHS-Commencement_8-12-23_0724.rev.1691881550.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14314_EH-SHS-Commencement_8-12-23_0724.rev.1691881550.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14314_EH-SHS-Commencement_8-12-23_0724.rev.1691881550.jpg" alt="Emory & Henry School of Health Sciences awarded more than 100 advanced healthcare degrees to students in the Clinical Mental Health C..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14314_EH-SHS-Commencement_8-12-23_0724.rev.1691881550.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/14314_EH-SHS-Commencement_8-12-23_0724.rev.1691881550.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3080-emory-henry-colleges-school-of-health-sciences">Emory & Henry College’s School of Health Sciences Graduates Record-Breaking Class and Two Inaugural Cohorts</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Saturday, August 12, at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Va., 103 students graduated from Emory & Henry College’s School of Health Sciences, marking a milestone of the largest graduating class to date. Additionally, the College celebrated the inaugural cohorts of the Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and the Doctor of Occupational Therapy. Many other students graduated with a Master of Physician Assistant Studies or a Doctorate of Physical Therapy.</span></p><a href="/live/news/3080-emory-henry-colleges-school-of-health-sciences" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/871-physical-therapy-students-earn-white-coats"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.jpg" alt="DPT Class of 2020 taking the Physical Therapy Oath" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/871-physical-therapy-students-earn-white-coats">Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> On Saturday, June 22, over thirty students were honored in the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va. for the 3rd White Coat Ceremony. The ceremony is a rite of passage signifying the beginning of the year-long clinical rotation component of the program. <a href="/live/news/871-physical-therapy-students-earn-white-coats" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/891-sensory-hallway-provides-chilhowie-students-with"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.jpg" alt="SHS Students placing a lily pad jumping course" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6542_SHS_Sensory.rev.1562940766.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/891-sensory-hallway-provides-chilhowie-students-with">Sensory Hallway Provides Chilhowie Students with Focus</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> In a recent civic engagement project, students from the E&H School of Health Sciences volunteered at Chilhowie Elementary to help create their brand new sensory hallway. <a href="/live/news/891-sensory-hallway-provides-chilhowie-students-with" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>