Every hospital looks ahead at the future of medicine; at Skiff Medical Center, they’re helping to shape it.

Allie Groenenboom, a senior at Pella Christian High School who plans to someday become a physician, recently concluded a rigorous internship at the Newton hospital, where she got to experience a wide variety of specialties and areas of medicine.

“I loved surgery,” she said. “I spent time in the OR with general surgeon Dr. Dominic Formaro, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ron Charles and plastic surgeon Dr. Bryan Folkers.  It was fascinating to watch not only the procedures from beginning to end, but to see how each doctor runs his surgical service differently.”