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Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. McElveen visits MEDPREP

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MEDPREP was honored to host Dr. Russell McElveen, D.O. (center, in blue blazer) for Convocation this Thursday, February 15, 2018. Dr. McElveen partices cardiothoracic surgery with the SIH medical group at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Dr.McElveen has been a generous mentor to our students through shadowing experiences, and shared the story of his career with first and second year MEDPREP students at the event.

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