Sponsor
National Center for Rural Health Professions
Deadlines
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Purpose
The Rural Health Experience (RHE) Program is a field
experience for health professions students in Illinois to
observe rural healthcare providers and their communities.
Objectives:
- Learn about the social and health characteristics,
needs, and resources of a specific rural Illinois
community - Understand the roles and responsibilities of
different healthcare providers in a rural community - Reflect on a future career as a healthcare provider
in a rural community and potential interest in this
location as a future career location
Program expectations:
- Shadowing experiences in multiple hospital
departments including but not limited to EMT/ER,
medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, social work and
behavioral health, public health, and laboratory and
technical specialists - Shadowing experiences within the local community at
clinics and/or health departments - Meetings with administration and observations of
inter-professional team meetings, when available - The experience is scheduled between 3 – 5 days.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are students of all health
disciplines in Illinois. Students must have completed
sophomore year of undergraduate studies by the start of
the program.
Preference goes to students from rural Illinois
communities with interest in serving a rural community in
the future.
Geographic coverage
Illinois
Amount of funding
This is an educational experience.
If possible, students will be matched with a site within
commuting distance. Transportation is not provided. Sites
may not provide meals and/or housing.
Tagged as
Health workforce · Health workforce education and training · Health workforce pipeline · Illinois
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