Goals To increase the representation of individuals from under-represented minority, disadvantaged and rural backgrounds willing and able to pursue a health profession career. To utilize hands-on experiences to improve practicing health profession students' skills and competencies necessary to enhance the quality of health care and provide transformative team-based care delivery within rural and underserved areas and populations. To utilize a comprehensive community-based education approach to improve the skills and competencies of health professions students' necessary to enhance the quality of health care and provide transformative team-based care delivery within rural and underserved areas and populations. This goal to be implemented in mid-2018. To improve practicing health professionals' skills and competencies necessary to enhance health care quality and provide transformative team-based health care delivery to rural and underserved areas and populations.
Mission The mission of the Indiana AHEC Network is to improve health by recruiting, educating and retaining health care professionals in underserved communities.
| (812) 228-5048 | |
| kpatterson@usi.edu | |
| Kerseclia L. Patterson BS/BA | |
| Academic Outreach Coordinator | |
| https://www.usi.edu/southwest-indiana-area-health-education-center/mission-and-goals/ |
