Linda Burchette and Stephanie Porter-Nichols | Staff
Smyth County’s free clinic will be able to expand its space and services, while health-care students will get firsthand experience in providing care. That’s just the beginning of the positive outcomes expected from a new partnership between the Mel Leaman Free Clinic and Emory & Henry College.
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