Interested in Exploring the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps?

Posted on June 1, 2023

Students in health-related undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs can train alongside active duty USPHS officers during their school breaks as part of the Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program. Continue reading →

Detailed Report: Providers’ Perspective on Barriers to Rural Health Care

Posted on June 1, 2023

Researchers from Michigan and Pennsylvania interviewed 20 primary care physicians in rural Pennsylvania to get their views on the conditions of practice in western Pennsylvania’s rural areas. Continue reading →

ISU-OSF Partnership Targets Economic and Health Benefits

Posted on June 1, 2023

Illinois State University, Central Illinois AHEC’s host organization, recently formed a partnership with OSF Healthcare intended to improve health care access and advance health-related needs through research. Continue reading →

Summer Preceptorship Season is Here!

Posted on May 30, 2023

The first of 2023’s two Six-Week Preceptorships kicked off last week at KSB Hospital in Dixon, Illinois. Continue reading →

Meet Ronisha Edwards-Elliott, Director of Chicago AHEC

Posted on May 30, 2023

Growing up, Ronisha Edwards-Elliott, MSW, LSW, wanted to be a medical doctor. “I chose a health profession because of my personal experience as a patient,” she says, “and the desire to treat patients who looked like me. As a child I did not see many people of color as doctors or other health professionals.” Continue reading →

Memorial Hospital in Carthage Receives Prestigious Award

Posted on May 26, 2023

Memorial Hospital, West Central AHEC’s host institution, received the Outstanding Organization Award at the National Rural Health Association’s annual conference last week. Continue reading →

Meet Kris Oliger, Director of East Central AHEC

Posted on May 22, 2023

For Kristine Oliger, the new director of East Central AHEC, nursing was not her first professional certification. “I earned an Illinois license to cut hair before I graduated from high school,” she said. “It was a program they offered to high school students. I loved it!” Even earlier, she says, “I wanted to be Cher.” Continue reading →

Registration Open for Fall High School Health Careers Program

Posted on May 17, 2023

UI Health is currently recruiting for UHC + CHAMPIONS, a virtual after-school program for high school students in Belvidere, Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, and Urbana. Continue reading →

Loan Forgiveness Guide Now Available in PDF

Posted on May 15, 2023

If you missed our April 20 webinar on the loan forgiveness programs available for recent health professions graduates, you can now access the same information in a convenient document. Continue reading →

Meet Giselle Navarro, Director of Northeast AHEC

Posted on May 15, 2023

Giselle Hernandez Navarro, PhD, LCSW, CADC, the new director of Northeast AHEC, had “many different and creative ideas” about what she wanted to be when she grew up. They included professions as a teacher, reporter for the news, artist, and interior designer. Continue reading →

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Interested in Exploring the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps?

Detailed Report: Providers’ Perspective on Barriers to Rural Health Care

ISU-OSF Partnership Targets Economic and Health Benefits

Summer Preceptorship Season is Here!

Meet Ronisha Edwards-Elliott, Director of Chicago AHEC

Memorial Hospital in Carthage Receives Prestigious Award

Meet Kris Oliger, Director of East Central AHEC

Registration Open for Fall High School Health Careers Program

Loan Forgiveness Guide Now Available in PDF

Meet Giselle Navarro, Director of Northeast AHEC