{"id":11938,"date":"2023-02-11T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/?p=11938"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:10:42","slug":"martin-named-director-at-partner-for-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/tullahoma\/martin-named-director-at-partner-for-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"Emilie Martin Named Director At Partners for Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Helping others has always been the ultimate goal for Emilie Martin. As a child, she was drawn to her aunt, an emergency room doctor. She spent time watching medical videos knowing that someday she wanted to be right in the middle of the medical field, helping those in need. While her journey has led her in many different directions, it has also taught her the importance of the destination. As legendary basketball player Jamal Jackson said, \u201cSometimes it\u2019s more about the journey than the destination.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HER AUNT INFLUENCED&nbsp;MARTIN\u2019S LOVE OF MEDICINE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wanted to be a doctor,\u201d she said. \u201cMy aunt is an emergency room doctor. It\u2019s a fascination for me. I like medicine and just the human body in general. I knew I didn\u2019t want to do something where it was black and white all day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working toward her degree in biology at East Tennessee State University, Martin said she shadowed in various medical situations that left her questioning her journey of becoming a doctor. Unsure of her destination, she interned at Partners for Healing in Tullahoma. A light bulb of sorts went off for Martin. It was a light that showed an area of medicine that Martin began to feel passionate about \u2014 public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI saw a population that fell between the cracks,\u201d she explained. \u201cI saw a population with no insurance and nothing to turn to. I saw people my age and their&nbsp;parents. It was a big eye-opener and left me saying there was a little more to this. This is where I began to dive into public health.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20221207_083047840_iOS-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/tullahoma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/20221207_083047840_iOS-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/tullahoma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/20221207_083047840_iOS-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/tullahoma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/20221207_083047840_iOS-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/tullahoma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/20221207_083047840_iOS-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/tullahoma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/20221207_083047840_iOS-1080x1620.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/tullahoma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/20221207_083047840_iOS-980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/tullahoma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/20221207_083047840_iOS-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/tullahoma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/20221207_083047840_iOS.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photographed by Summer Breeze <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While her path changed somewhat, her passion for medicine and helping others grew. She would take that passion and leap into pursuing a master\u2019s degree in public health while continuing to work in the medical field.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She would find herself again back at Partner\u2019s to work on a project for her master\u2019s degree. This time, she began to understand more and more that Partners was her destination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super passionate about this population,\u201d said Martin. \u201cThere\u2019s so much more Partners for Healing can do. The clinic is in a steady place and has been around for a long time. But there are great things coming on the horizon that I think will be great for our future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing on the horizon is Martin becoming the new director for Partners for Healing. While not expected, Martin said taking the position was a major achievement in a journey that she has been pursuing since childhood.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking the position of director at just 24 years old, Martin knows that she has begun a new journey that will challenge her. However, she feels she has been raised for this moment and plans to show her staff, patients, and community how ready she is.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is where my heart is,\u201d said Martin. \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be tough, and it\u2019s going to be hard, and it\u2019s going to challenge me, but I do not doubt that I can do it. The women in my life are the reason I\u2019m here. My grandmother and mother are strong women who have blazed a trail for me. I have never felt limited in what I could do, but it\u2019s because I was watching these women ahead of me. I watched them be proud and successful and just take on the world. I hope to emulate them as I follow in their footsteps.\u201d <strong>GN&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helping others has always been the ultimate goal for Emilie Martin. As a child, she was drawn to her aunt, an emergency room doctor. She spent time watching medical videos knowing that someday she wanted to be right in the middle of the medical field, helping those in need. 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