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Table of Contents I,
Notes from the School — Cathy Carr l  
Field Notes — Susie Hudgins 3 it
Beyond the Mountains — Deanna Severance 6  
Community Spotlight - Barb Gibson 1 1  
Courier News - Barb Gibson 14 i
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Miscellaneous — Barb Gibson 20  
A Cadet's Day in the Mountains — Olen M. Boyer 22  
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In Honor Of- Barb Gibson 26  
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,. Notes from the School
Q CNEP Development and Research - Cathy Carr
I Kate McHugh, CNEP Program Director, asked me to fill
our readers in on some of CNEP's development and research
i activities. As the largest and one of the most innovative nurse-
i midwifery education programs in the country, it is unique to fund
I  and operate an actual department dedicated to faculty, curriculum
l  and program development and on-going research projects. How-
9 ever, after you review the departmental activities, I think you will
j  see why this department is essential.
l As the director of the CNEP Department of Development
I and Research, it is my job to coordinate projects that relate to
  technological innovation in communications and curriculum; over-
I see and develop grant applications (such as Professional Nurse
.  Trainingships and Division ofNursing Program Grants or Special
'  Projects); oversee, develop and coordinate CNEP Program Evalu-
r  ations and participate in the on—going management of the school
l  through the CNEP Administrative Council. To accomplish these
(  tasks, I am frequently working with Paul Choitz, CNEP Commu-
  nications Specialist; Gabrielle Beasley, Instructional Designer;
(  Jerri Hobdy, Academic Director and Penny Armstrong, Clinical
(  Director, as well as other faculty and consultants.
F  In the technology area, we are currently working on some
  very exciting additions to the CNEP electronic bulletin board
j system (BBS), including on-line course/faculty evaluations, elec-
i  tronic grading and student "charts", where course faculty can
j electronically record student evaluations in a central location. Paul
q   recently completed the addition of an Internet E-mail gateway for
I faculty and students - opening up the possibility to E—mail, the
_ i world beyond CNEP through the Banyon Tree BBS! This should
i facilitate communication with our midwifery colleagues in other
4 programs and other countries. In the future we may establish the
`; first On-Line Journal of Midwifery, where midwifery related
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We are also involved with the on—going improvement in
curricular materials through appropriate technology. Several vid-
eos are under production, including Abdominal Assessment,
Uploading and Downloading on the BBS, and a remake of the _
CNEP Recruitment Video. The first two videos will be used as K,
supplementary material to courses - as we know, a picture is worth {
a thousand words in some cases. We are also beginning the l
production of audiotaped lectures on selected topics that students E-.
find challenging. Computer aided instruction (CAI) is also under {
development with a CAI Introducing Telecommunications on j
the BBS and another on Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, both I
funded by the Rural Health Grant. These projects will gently move j
CNEP's curriculum into the world of multimedia. I
Faculty development has also been an area of focus.
Continuing education for the faculty is provided by the depart-
ment. Courses have included content and demonstrations related
to computer basics, word processing basics, the Internet, Introduc-
tion to Telecommunications, use of off-line mail readers and Use
of the BBS for Teaching/Leaming. Future plans include a session
on conducting on-line literature searches.
In addition to the technology focus, at least two major
grants are written each year to obtain extemal funds to support the
activities of CNEP or obtain scholarship funds for students. Grants
received, such as the Rural Health Grant, must then be managed
and monitored carefully so that projects are accomplished in the
given time frame and budget. Periodic reports and a final evalua-
tion of the specific project is another responsibility related to I
grants received. This department is responsible for two of the four `
objectives of the Rural Health Grant - the educational technology  
objective and the program evaluation objective.  
Program evaluation is multifaceted and on- going. Evalu—  l
ation data about CNEP are necessary in order to determine if we  
are accomplishing our objectives and to assist with program I
- planning. The first step was to develop an overall plan for program ’
evaluation and identify what was already in place, what needed  '
revision/improvement and what needed to be developed. This was ·
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Judith Fullerton, CNM, FAAN, FACNM aptly assisted us with the
J development of a comprehensive evaluation plan. This year we
have moved into revision/development of evaluation forms and
K data collection. Data collection has focused on assessing student
j·r progress through CNEP (Classes 1-4) and two research projects -
{ the follow-up of graduates and the follow—up of "drop outs" from
E the program. Results of the two studies as well as additional
`" infonnation will be reported in an Annual Evaluation Report,
scheduled to be completed in September, 1995. Additional re-
J search projects such as faculty surveys and a clinically related
survey conducted on the BBS, which included rural CNMs and
preceptors have also been coordinated by the Department of
Development and Research.
From this review of departmental activities, I think you
can see this is an exciting, creative and busy department that keeps
i CNEP on the frontier in nurse—midwifery education.
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Field Notes
r The past few months have really been peaceful and
calamity free around Wendover. The new boiler in the Garden
y House is up, running, works like a charm and was a total blessing
during the recent icy weather. The Big House, too, is all toasty and
warm since the new duct work to the existing heat system was
_ installed along with a new heat pump.
Thanksgiving arrived along with a number of guests. Dr.
 » and Mrs. Cross, parents of courier Julie Cross, drove over from
. North Carolina along with their twin daughters. Cari Micheals,
Vi former Courier Coordinator/Wendover Manager, and a friend
  visited, and two of the couriers were visited by their special guys.
‘ Everyone was designated a part of the Thanksgiving meal to
prepare and with her great sense of timing Mrs. Cross had us all
J I finished together! Who says too many cooks spoil the broth??? We
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It was a very memory making day. Friday evening we had a party,
lots of munchies and dancing with some local musicians providing
the best. Unfortunately, the rest of the weekend passed much too
quickly and we were saying good—bye all too soon. I
Of course, the next project on our agenda was decorating •
for Christmas. Pine cone wreaths were hung, the maintenance men  
found the "perfect" tree for the living room and yes, the instant tree l
once again appeared on the mountain side. The couriers and I had i`
a fun evening decorating the tree while Cassie whipped up a {
special dinner. A very festive time was had by all. The Home I
Health Agency held their Christmas "get together" with us one  
evening. Corsages were presented during tea and by the time we
had finished dinner we could hardly move from the table. The i
Wendover party was held shortly thereafter with all the staff
contributing their favorite dishes. Another feast! Afterwards we
had a fun time exchanging gifts and then I left for New England to
spend a very special holiday with my two—week-old grandson.
January blew in and we've had a chance to get caught up. t
Maintenance has started renovating the courier bedrooms in the
Garden House. One at a time, and as they become vacant, each
room has the ceiling repaired, the walls patched and sanded, and
two coats of paint. Dr. Anne donated lots of cheerful colored `
material which Christine is making good use of. As each room
nears completion she is making new valances and throw pillows.
Last but not least, the floors are being stripped of wax and
repolished. We will be able to buy small carpets for the rooms with
all those green stamps the local market distributes.
Along with the bedroom renovations, we decided that it
was high time to do something about the Development Office.
Mae Irvin, development secretary, has been most patient waiting  _
for us to get to her. As I write, Michael and Junior are busy moving »
everything out of the area and I'm amazed at what is being ‘
uncovered from various shelves and cabinets. Mae is flying E
around trying to decide just how she's going to organize herself in »
bits and pieces until this project is finished. This is an enormous  l
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and cabinets, and we need to take up the old floor tile. Yes it is a
K mess now but I know when we're through, that office will be a
; showcase. Wendover’s maintenance men are pros at transforming
_ sow's ears!
p Soon, we will be able to get to work cleaning up the winter
i debris outside and we look forword to little green shoots appear-
ing. —Susie Hudgins
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The holidays have come and gone. All of us at Wendover  
are back to business as usual. This winter has been temperate ,
compared to last year. I am certain the couriers of 1994 will talk for ,
years about their "mountain experience" of being iced in at
Wendover for one week without electricity. ·
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For those of you who know and love Dr. Anne Wasson, i
she had triple bypass surgery Monday, December 19, three days
following the December Board of Governors meeting. She had
been having trouble with shortness of breath and was feeling worse
and worse. On Wednesday, December 13, I took her to see FNS
family nurse practitioner Kathie Cook who became alarmed over
the symptoms she discovered. Kathie made an appointment for Dr. .
Anne to see Dr. Wayne, a cardiologist in Lexington, the next day.
(Note: Dr. Wayne had lectured at FNS in the 1970s and knew who .
Dr. Anne was.) We left early on Thursday moming and Dr. Anne ..
had a cardiac catheterization on Friday morning. The Board
meeting started at 8:30 but I registered Dr. Anne at 6: 10 a.m. By
the end of the Board meeting that day, I knew Dr. Anne was in a f
room at St. Joseph's Hospital and she would have bypass surgery
on Monday. The Cardiologist said to me, "She is a sudden death
waiting to happen." You can imagine my conceml All went well.

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Dr. Anne was concemed about her newest "addition", a
Pomeranian dog named Bandit. Bandit spent some time with the
, veterinarian in Hazard. Although he retumed to Wendover miss-
l, ing a part, he is doing well following his surgery! Dr. Anne has had
i an amazing recovery and feels better than she has in years. The
{ cardiologist told me the FNS should get another good l0 years of
·· work from herll
i There were many meetings of the Strategic Planning
Committee of the Board of Govemors beyond the mountains this
fall. Their work culminated at the winter Board of Govemors
meeting. Many thanks to Committee members Ken Tuggle, Bill
Hall, Jim Klotter, Bob Johnson, Dr. Anne Wasson and Leigh
Powell for preparation of the plan and presentation to the Board of
Governors. The Board deliberated over the recommendations and
prepared a final draft at the December meeting. More will follow
as the plan is finalized for distribution. Personally, this is the first
Board I have worked with who has had the vision to go to the
mountain top and look to the future, planning for the longevity of
this organization in order to continue to serve. I am thankful for
this marvelous experience.
January 30 through February l, I was fortunate to attend
¢ a retreat of the Community-Based Nurse-Midwifery Program
(CNEP) administration and faculty at the Quaker Retreat Center
. outside Philadelphia. Joining the group was Dr. Jeanne M. Novotny,
Assistant Dean to Dr. Joyce Fitzpatrick of the Frances Payne
  Bolton School of Nursing at Case Westem Reserve University.
 V· The work accomplished by this group was inspiring. As you, our
. supporters, are aware, CNEP is nontraditional because it is a
. distance leaming nurse—midwifery program for adult learners. The
 ' challenges facing the faculty in the areas of integrating students
 · and faculty who are separated geographically are enormous. The
, approach to problem definition, criteria development and solution
r  proposals was systematic and creative.

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On February 15, Wendover hosted guests from beyond
the mountains from Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati. Richard A. ·
Dineen, Vice President, and Carolyn F. McCoy, Assistant Vice
President and Foundation Officer, toured Wendover with Jim
Smith, Assistant Vice President of Fifth Third Bank in Lexington. `
The FNS moved accounts to the Trust Department of Fifth Third i
Bank last summer. One of the reasons for the move is the
marvelous nonprofit division established at Fifth Third Bank in i
Cincinnati. Three years ago we stopped offering information {
regarding Charitable Remainder Trusts and Pooled Income Funds {
because the bank handling our trust accounts was not able to help f
us in this area. Fifth Third Bank is able to re-establish both these  
options for our donors who may wish to pursue these areas. I
A Charitable Remainder Tmst is a method for making a  
generous deferred gift to charity, while obtaining immediate tax j
and non-tax benefits. To establish a Charitable Remainder Trust, p
you irrevocably transfer property (cash, securities, real estate, etc.)  
to a trustee for deferred contribution to one or more charities. A g
written trust agreement directs that the trustee manage the property #
and pay income annually to you and/or other individuals. A _
Charitable Remainder Trust can take one of two forms, an Annuity  
Trust which pays a specific sum each year, or a Unitrust which  
pays income equal to a fixed percentage of the trust property's  
value and is re—determined each year. Upon the death of the donor  
and any other individuals with income interest in the Trust, the  
income benefits cease, and the charities receive the property  
outright. You can benefit your favorite charities while also taking I
advantage of an immediate federal income tax charitable deduc-  
tion. Even though the charities will not receive benefits until the ‘ ·
termination of income interest, you can immediately deduct the I
deferred gift's present value as a charitable contribution. In addi-  
tion, the amount of the property gifted to the Trust is not included i i
in your taxable estate at your death. This is also an excellent
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  low basis stock, into higher-yielding investment without incurring
l capital gains taxes from the sale of property. For example, you are
I 65 years of age; single; your marginal federal income tax rate is
28%. You own stock with a basis of $100,000, now worth
· $1,000,000. You would like to convert the stock into an invest-
ment yielding an annual income equal to 8% of the property's
current value, but you would like to do so without incurring a large
` capital gains tax liability. Compare the results of selling the stock,
i then investing the proceeds at 8% vs. establishing a Charitable
Remainder Unitrust:
{ Stock sold Charitable re-
1 and proceeds mainder Unitrust
  reinvested @ 8% 8% retum
I Stock sold ——-———-—-------- $1,000,000 -———-—---------—-——-——-—--—-----— 0
  Gift to Charitable
j Remainder Trust —————-----------—--- 0 ----—-—————--------- $1,000,000
p Basis of stock —-—————-—---- (100,000) ---——————--——-----—-———-——————— 0
  Taxable gain --———-—--------- 900,000 -——————--------—-—————-—-—--———- 0
g Income tax @ 28% ------ -(252,000) -—————----—------——-—--—-—-——--- 0
: Net after—tax proceeds --—- 648,000 ———---------—-——————-——---——---— 0
; Year 1 income @ 8% -—————— 51, 840 ---—------—-—————————-- -$80,000
  Charitable deduction --—--—--—----——— 0 -------————————---———-—— $342,990
  Income tax savings
  on charitable deduction ---------—---- 0 -————-----------—-—-——-——— $96,037
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  A Pooled Income Fund is actually a trust set up by a
{ charitable organization with Fifth Third as Trustee. It allows you
  to make an irrevocable gift to a charity and also receive regular
  income throughout your lifetime as well as the lifetime of another
‘ · beneficiary, if you wish. Later the appreciated principal is contrib-
1 uted to the charity. Your gift is invested with other gifts and
  managed by Fifth Third‘s experienced investment professionals.
i ' You will receive a certain number of "income units" in the fund
based on the amount of your gift. These "income units" determine
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increase as well. If you contribute stocks that yield low dividends, E
the fund can increase your income by reinvesting your money in I
higher yielding securities. In the first year that you contribute, you l
will not only receive a charitable tax deduction and avoid potential  
capital gains tax, but also have the possibility of higher income. r»·
Fifth Third distributes all income from Pooled Income Funds f
annually or quarterly, according to the number of "income units" “
l owned by donors to the fund. For example, at age 65 you transfer l`
$10,000 to a charity's Pooled Income Fund. Based on the rate of [
retum of the fund (6% for example), you will receive an estimated l
gross annual income of $600 during the first year and are entitled  
to an income tax deduction of $3,161. Income in future years will  
vary according to the rate of investment return.  
Donation to Pooled Income Fund: $10,000 l
Immediate Income Tax Deduction: $ 3,161
Estimated Gross Income (first year:) $ 600
For more information, please call James C. Smith at 606-
259-4999.
I am looking forward to spring in the mountains. As
always, you are welcome to visit us at Wendover!
-Deanm1 Severance
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Urgent! The Big House kitchen has a need for a g
commerical resturant type gas range with two ovens. The ,
existing one is so old, replacement parts are no longer avail-  
able. Through the generosity of our donors, one third of the l
money has been donated. We still need $1,500. i
-Susie Hudgins  

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  Community Spotlight
1 George Wooton, former county judge executive of Leslie
E County is considered a humorist and colorhrl speaker. Having
.»· served as county judge executive for 12 years he is well liked and
f respected in this area. For newcomers, George is our "tour guide"
“ to the history of Leslie County and the area as it is today.
I' George was born in 1915 at Dryhill, Kentucky and lived
[ most of his life at Hell for Certain Creek. He remembers attending
1 the one room school with 40 students and one teacher until he
I finished the sixth grade. At that time his parents, Curt and Catherine
j Wooton, moved to Hamilton, Ohio where his dad worked in a
  paper mill. The family moved back to Hell for Certain after two
  years and George, with his brothers and sisters, attended the
I Oneida Baptist Institute. He attended high school at Buckhom and
worked on the farm there for 7 1/2 cents per hour to pay for his
tuition. After graduating from high school, George attended the
University of Kentucky majoring in vocational agriculture.
Later, during World War ll, George served in the army
with the rank of Staff Sergeant and was assigned to the Third Army
in the European Theatre of Operations, where he participated in
three major battles.
On his retum to Leslie County, he married Sally Melton,
then was elected "high sheriff" of Leslie County for 4 years. He
was elected county judge executive in 1962 and served in that
capacity for 12 years. During his time in office, George highly
supported progress in Leslie County; the consolidation of six
1 ` elementary schools, construction of a public library, construction
I of a public health building, development of the Leslie County
{ water and sewage system, the construction of 15 road side parks,
[ organization of the Leslie Civil Defense Program, organization of
“ the Leslie County Road Department, chaired the East Kentucky
’ Housing Development District and helped promote war on pov-
. erty programs by bringing in the home repair program known as
' the "Happy Pappy Program". Throughout his career in politics he
K received numerous awards and certificates. ln 1963, George was
, selected to represent his country on a Good Will Tour of Europe
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George was a friend of Mrs. Mary Breckinridge, founder
of our organization. He first met her through his father who Mrs.
Breckinridge used as a tour guide to the community for her New
England nurses. George and his brother Ed were the music
providers for Mrs. Breckinridge's square dances which she held at
the Wendover Bam. George admires Mrs. Breckinridge for her ,
courage in coming to this isolated area where there were no roads,  
no phones, no electricity, and where it took days to bring in a load  
of supplies to nin the clinics and Wendover. George said in order l
to get supplies, wagons had to cross the river seven times before  
reaching the railroad at Krypton, Kentucky. Then, if it rained, the i
drivers had to stay with the horses and wagon, sometimes for days, p
until the river went down.  
George remembers that he was one of the last people to T
donate blood to Mrs. Breckinridge before her death. He said when i _
he thinks of Mrs. Breckinridge, he remembers a lady with the love  
and desire to lend her support, intelligence and labor for the good  
of mankind. He said Mrs. Breckinridge led a very organized life   ·
and demanded that those around her live the same way. George  
said she was just an ordinary lady who loved nature. No one was E
allowed to mistreat animals or to cut timber on her property.  

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Although retired and 79 years old, George lives a very
active healthy life taking care of his farm on Camp Creek, raising
com for the Senior Citizens, and raising a huge garden each
Y summer. His motto has been "have 'stick ability' and courage and
  you can reach whatever goal you desire. -Barb Gibson
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Courier News
Former Courier News:
Lisa Cobb (September 1993), Kingston, Rhode Island y
wrote in February, "Happy belated new year! I have found myself
running around like crazy, trying to get myself together for next '
year, which I hope will be spent in the Peace Corps. Iam working
hard at school and I also have an intemship at Cambridge Cares
About AIDS. I am hoping after graduation this spring I may get a
chance to go for a little road trip and ifI do I will swing by FNS."
Anne Kelsey (June1994), Lewiston, Maine says, "School
is keeping me busy but I'm looking forward to graduating. I'm not
sure what I'll be doing next year, but I plan to do something relating
to health. My summer at FNS was very inspiring - I really miss
Wendover and all of you."
Susie Quinlan (July 1993), Camey, Maryland says,
"Things are great here. Marilyn (the Kentucky cat Susie took home
with her) is doing very well and is a wonderful companion. I r
frequently think about Kentucky and the time I spent there." t
Elaine Rabin (April 1994), Somerville, Massachuetts t
says, "I am still working in Boston doing health policy research p
and applying to medical school. I am enjoying being here with my
sister, boyfriend, and many of my old friends. Other than the cold I
weather, everything is going well. I think about FNS and my time .
there often and want to visit when I get the chance."  
Jessica Rice (June 1994), Grove City, Pennsylvania says,  
"Things are alright here in Pennsylvania. I've made it through my  
first semester at college. It has been hard work but I've had fun too.  
I've been singing in a choir and playing guitar which helps me l
survive. I think of you often and hope to return to Kentucky ;’
someday." I
, Dan Eldridge (February 1994), Ontario, Canada says, l
l "Oh, how I miss you guys! ! I was thinking recently how weird and   I
I wonderful a place FNS is. I hope all is bouncing along well. I'm off  
‘ to Switzerland in January to visit my sister. Other than that, my life I
is still lacking much direction." l
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Tommy Doran (April 1994), Grove City, Pennsylvania
wrote during January, "I've been keeping in touch with Christine
Frazel and Rosie Perera. I find myself missing the experiences and
, people from Kentucky more than any of my other locales."
i Sarah Bacon (September 1993), Washington, DC is
‘ attending Amherst College, Amherst, Massachuetts. She wrote
· during February to say, "My first semester was hectic to say the
least. My professors were wonderful, welcoming, brilliant, acces-
sible and available. Everything seems to be presented to us on a
silver platter. It is a providing multi—faceted community with every
kind of opportunity. I find it so strange that my time at FNS was
a year ago. My mother's radio show is going national, my father
switched from joumalism to holding the position as a Pentogon
Spokesman and my sister is working for the Atlantic Monthly."
January - March 1995 Couriers:
I Amanda Chapin arrived January 5 from Wayland,
, Massachuetts. She attended Bard College and came to FNS to
. explore her interest in midwifery. Along with observing in mid-
. wifery, she spent many volunteer hours working with the Rape
I Crisis Center assisting with presentations on rape prevention to
I students in the local elementary schools. Amanda also worked at
  the WB Muncy Elementary School, went on home health visits
and shadowed Susan Ziegler, FNP in the Hyden Clinic.
‘ Kate Layman, Temple Terrace, Florida arrived January
  4. She just graduated from high school and already has an interest
j in nurse-midwifery and women's healthcare. She had the opportu-
  nity to shadow nurse—midwife Betsy MacMillan. Kate also volun-
Q teered with the Rape Crisis Center, went on home health visits,
, , tutored and worked with FNP Kathie Cook at Community Health
j Center.
g Amitabh Bharadwaj, Shorwood, Wisconsin arrived Janu-
§ · ary 4, and due to unforeseen circumstances regarding his school,
l he had to leave January 26. His stay was far too short but he still
E went away feeling he had learned a great deal. He hopes to retum
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Tarl Hamisch arrived January 3 from Arlington, Texas.
Tarl attended A&M University and plans to attend medical
school. He had some experience observing in a medical center but
wanted to explore medicine in a rural area. While here, he had the .
opportunity to work very closely with intemist Dr. Roy Varghese,
and did a lot of volunteering in the emergency room. Tarl also
observed surgery and worked with Kathie Cook, FNP at Commu- ·
nity Health Center.
Catie Fisher from Butler, Maryland arrived January 22.
She came here to explore different areas of medicine to help her
choose a career. Catie worked with Sr. Sonia Miley at the Beech-
fork Clinic, Dr. Varghese in the Hyden Clinic, observed surgery
and went on home health visits.
Sarah Galbreath arrived January 20 from Ithaca, New
York. Like Catie Fisher, she came to explore all of the different
opportunities FNS has to offer and before she left mid-March, she
had made a definite decision to go into the field of medicine. This
decision came about through her experience here.
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We, the winter batch of FNS couriers, have been here for
about six weeks now and