4C Health Announces Rural Pre-Med Summer Internship Immersive

4C Health is announcing the implementation of a Rural Indiana Pre-Med Summer Internship Immersive beginning in the summer of 2027. This immersive experience for pre-med students will cover Cass, Miami, Fulton, Pulaski, White, Howard, and Tipton counties, spanning psychiatry and primary care services.

The program will be an 8-week experience covering both onsite and virtual care opportunities, requiring 16 hours per week. The summer internship will also include a stipend to support students interested in participating. Applications will become available beginning in February 2027 and participation will be determined through a competitive selection process.

“At 4C Health, we are focused on the long game of workforce development. The number of pre-med students who have grown up or are currently living in our rural communities shows us a clear path to early engagement,” said Carrie Cadwell, CEO of 4C Health.

“I was shocked to find, when researching this area, the relative absence of structured pre-med internships available in Indiana. If we want to build a rural healthcare workforce, it starts at home in our rural communities with the youth envisioning a medical future. Showing them that the work future they desire and the rural life they love can fit together.”

“This is what we do every day with our Master’s-level behavioral health students, and it has worked. It was time to take a page from that playbook and apply it to pre-med students.”

Dr. Kathleen Miller, Chief Medical Officer, added, “Dreams of becoming a doctor started for me in middle school. Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, and being the first person in my family to even go to college, the process was quite unknown to both my family and myself.”

“Being healthy, I had rarely seen my family doctor, let alone ever met a psychiatrist. What a gift it would have been as a pre-med student to participate in a summer immersive experience in medicine.”

“Now as a physician, I have been able to provide exposure to these young, eager minds and have seen how this kindles their interest and drive to do the years of challenging work it takes to become a doctor. 4C has long been a leader in immersing ourselves in our local communities on so many levels. This program will be one more example of how giving back to the people you serve has ripple effects that benefit everyone.”

4C Health is a Certified Community Mental Health Center, designated Certified Community Behavioral Health Center, and Ambulatory Primary Care provider serving rural north central Indiana. To learn more about 4C Health, visit www.4CHealthIN.org.