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High School Students · South BendWe are celebrating another successful summer of our Mini Medical University program, an immersive, hands-on initiative that brought 41 students from 10 local high schools into South Bend’s Memorial Hospital.
Guided by volunteer staff, including Mini Med alumni, students rotated through clinical departments including our NICU, Radiology, Music Therapy, MedFlight Operations, Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy, ICU, Emergency Department and Surgery.
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High school students explore healthcare careers at Mini Medical University summer program > Beacon Health System

Volunteering · IndianaJanet Miller surrounded by her lap robes for cancer patients. The handmade prayer shawl arrives at just the right moment, when fear feels overwhelming and comfort seems far away. For more than 500 breast cancer patients, that comfort has come from the loving hands of 92-year-old Janet Miller. Janet learned about this calling while attending an Indiana bluegrass festival, where a chance conversation changed the course of her volunteer work. She r…Read Article
92-year-old volunteer's love wraps around 500 breast cancer patients - and counting > Beacon Health System

South Bend · South BendThis story features a Beacon Children’s Hospital patient who will be running the bases in our Home Run for Life program — a partnership between Beacon Health System and the South Bend Cubs. We will be featuring the heartfelt stories of each patient who is participating in this program throughout the summer. Syl’viah Williams is a fighter. The 9 year old has faced more challenges than most will in a lifetime. But if you met her today, you’d see o…Read Article