First-Gen ETSU student pursues rural health mission

First-Gen ETSU student pursues rural health mission

Olivia Faith Rogers grew up in a place where getting a sick child to the pediatrician meant a 45-minute drive from the south end of Erwin. “When your child is sick, the last thing you should be worried about is driving almost an hour to get them help,” said Rogers, a senior at East Tennessee State University majoring in biomedical health sciences with a culture and health minor. “This issue is what inspired me to pursue medicine. My goal is to b…