31-03-2025
Missouri Southern students explore future healthcare at summit
JOPLIN, Mo. — Bit of a different Friday for some students at Missouri Southern.
They got to learn more about future precision healthcare advancements thanks to the 2nd annual Willcoxon Innovation in Health Sciences Summit.
It featured a number of professionals—and a keynote speaker—all there to help students explore cutting-edge technologies and trends shaping the future of the industry.
Some of the students also got to give presentations involving their research projects.
'Healthcare affects everyone. And if we can develop programs, if we can produce very high-quality graduates, which we do, then they can go and fill those roles and help to bridge the gap in those shortages. And so that is definitely a very important aspect of what we do here at Missouri Southern,' said Dr. Crystal Lemmons, MSSU College of Health, Life Sciences & Education Dean.
'I think it's really important, because we are the future generation coming up and so, it's helpful to know that we're informed about what's coming and how we're going to be able to handle it, too,' said Chloe Seme, MSSU Freshman dental hygiene student.
Those in attendance also got an update on the new Roy Blunt Health Science Innovation Center on campus.
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