Noted: Second year student Evan Cretney, with the University of Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine, always knew he wanted to work in a rural area. It wasn’t until he worked as an EMT in his home town of McFarland that he made it his mission to create a special bond with patients.
“I just loved caring for patients, showing up at their house in the middle of the night when they needed me was a really rewarding experience and something I knew I wanted to do for the rest of my life,” Cretney said.
It’s why he decided to apply for the W.A.R.M. program that trains medical students to become doctors in rural areas.