 On Friday, April 5th, Pikeville Medical Center hosted a skills event for Pike County seniors at their Workforce Innovation Center. The students and attendants are working towards graduating with their CNAs and this event helped them prepare. Pikeville Medical Center staff worked with the students to help them get a more hands-on understanding. Our nurse aides truly are part of the backbone of our organization and of the units that we take care of for patients on. They do so much work with the patients and behind the scenes that is unseen. A lot of people start in that position and then work their way up to becoming a nurse or to becoming a PCT or anything else in the healthcare field. A lot of people get their start as a nurse aide so we hope to see these students come to work with us as nurse aides and then come to work with us as nurses or as respiratory therapist or as full bottomist or whatever it may be. This is really a good stepping stone for them straight out of school into the healthcare field and into the workforce. Make your ride one of a kind and see the experts at J&M Custom Auto and Off-Road. It's your customization candy store. Visit jmcustomauto.com and select your making model. It's that easy. Window tanning, remote start, leather interiors, sound systems, front and rear bumpers, spray and bed liners, bed covers, wheels and tires, lift kits, step rails, even under glow light kits and so much more. If you can dream it, we can do it at J&M Custom. Pikeville Medical Center is making strides to help these students find success in the medical field. After graduation, they can either go right into working as a CNA or pursue higher education. They have just been fantastic to allow our students to come to this innovation center. They've had several opportunities where they can actually come and speak with healthcare professionals. They actually have had the opportunities where they can go into the facility itself and watch these healthcare professionals in action. They have formed a partnership with these students in where they've offered them several opportunities to come aboard and to work with them. They have been a wonderful outreach for our students here in this area. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Nick Colum.