SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Alliance of Healthcare Education broke ground on a new campus for its program at CoxHealth North Hospital and announced a new local partner: Burrell Health .

The Burrell Southwest Regional President, Clay Goddard, stated that the goal of this partnership is to open up a new avenue for students as they decide which part of healthcare they wish to pursue.

“I think behavioral health may not be a career that is on a lot of kids’ minds, so this is going to give them an opportunity to look behind the curtain and see what these jobs are like. And then eventually, what we would hope is that we grow some young behavioral health professionals and keep them in the community,” Goddard said.

Springfield Public Schools is a major part of the alliance and promotes the

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