Mission & Goals

Mission:

To improve health by recruiting, educating, and retaining healthcare professionals for rural and medically underserved communities in eastern and southeastern Indiana.

Goals:

• Pipeline high school and college students:  we will provide programs and resources to help students from communities in our region build knowledge and skills to succeed in health professions education programs and pursue health care careers.
• Health professions students: we will support health professions students in building the skills to deliver high quality patient-centered care in rural and medically underserved communities.
• AHEC Scholars Community Health Fellowship: we will improve health professions students' practice readiness and interprofessional skills so that they are prepared to deliver high quality team-centered care in rural and medically underserved communities across Indiana through participation in a two-year fellowship program.
• Practicing health professionals: we will improve practicing health professionals' skills and competencies necessary to develop, maintain, and improve access to quality health care to rural and medically underserved communities.