UnityPoint Clinic will sponsor a student-run simulated health clinic at Junior Achievement of Central Iowa’s BizTown. The clinic will join 13 other corporate-sponsored businesses that support Junior Achievement’s mission of educating students about financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. The program for elementary school students combines in-class learning with a daylong visit to a fully interactive simulated town. Students “hired” to work in the health care clinic will assume roles such as doctor, nurse, medical assistant, clinic manager and billing specialist. Students will also get to feel the part by taking board exams, working in a realistic clinic environment complete with an exam room, and wearing lab coats and scrubs. UnityPoint Clinic spokeswoman Stephanie Moore said medical assistant positions represent a consistent employment need and provide a good entry point into health care for high school graduates. “We want to do our part to raise awareness and begin recruiting students to this and other opportunities in health care even earlier,” she said. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new clinic will be held Thursday.