Summer Rains awarded Kay Campbell Nursing Scholarship

Summer Rains of Corbin has been awarded a 2022 Kay Campbell Nursing Scholarship from Grace Health.

She is the daughter of Allen and Shawnda Rains and will receive a $3,000 scholarship award for her nursing career studies, which she will begin pursuing this fall following her graduation from Corbin High School.

Grace Health awards the Kay Campbell Nursing Scholarship to a student in each of its six service areas in Southeastern Kentucky. The scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors pursuing a career in nursing or a medical-related field.

The students are chosen on a competitive basis of high scholarship, community service and leadership, and promise of future contributions preferably to the nursing profession.

An honor and Biomed pathway student, Rains was active in Beta Club, sports, dance, and her church during high school. She chose a career in nursing because of her desire to make a positive impact in the lives of others by serving her community through healthcare. She will attend the University of the Cumberlands this fall where she plans to obtain a degree in nursing.

Grace Health was established in 2008 and is recognized as a Federally Qualified Health Center, the first of its kind in the multi-county area that it serves in Southeastern Kentucky.

Grace Health provides complete healthcare services to Bell, Clay, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, and Whitley counties. Along with its primary healthcare clinics, it also provides school-based health and preventive dental services.

For over 50 years community health centers have played a vital role in America’s healthcare system by providing quality healthcare and services for underserved areas and populations.

According to the latest statistics from the Health and Resources Service Administration, the community health center program supports approximately 1,300 community-based and patient-directed health centers with over 9,000 sites and serves nearly 24 million people.