
JANUARY 20, 2012
Public invited to Nursing & Allied Health Center open house
Members of the public are invited to visit the Nursing and Allied Health Center on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. during an Open House event to view the new Physical Therapist Assistant training lab.
The pilot semester of the new, high-demand PTA program, which was created in conjunction with Linn State Technical College, began last fall. Through this partnership, students take general education courses from Three Rivers for the first year, and then take the PTA coursework delivered by Linn Tech in Poplar Bluff the second year.
"We remain extremely proud of this facility, and of the partnership with Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center that made it possible," said Kim Shackleford, Director of Nursing and Allied Health. "Now, with the addition of the new PTA lab, we have even more reason to show off our center."
Refreshments will be served with comments to follow at approximately 5 p.m. The Nursing and Allied Health Center is located inside the downtown campus of Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, and houses Three Rivers' prestigious nursing program, as well as all allied health programs including surgical technology, medical laboratory assistance, and EMS training.



