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he Southern Kentucky AHEC uses education to
improve health in our 15-county region. It is our
singular mission and it drives all that we do.
Though our presence in healthcare isn’t
obvious to everyone, our contributions quietly
account for much.
Take for example your last visit to the doctor’s
office. You probably did not personally encounter
any of our staff, but we were there from the
moment you walked in the door.
The nurse who took your temperature might
well have been drawn to her profession through one
of our Health Careers programs, which have
the vital purpose of recruiting bright local
students into the healthcare professions.
The physician who treated your illness
probably took part in AHEC Student Rotations
during his medical education. We have arranged and
supported those rotations, which link students
with practicing professionals, in our region for
nearly 20 years. Many doctors and other health
professionals have decided to stay in our area
after their AHEC experience.
If your physician had to research your
condition before deciding on a course of action, AHEC’s
Medical Library was a phone call
away. Our librarian stands ready to seek
hard-to-find information needed by those treating
you.
Your laboratory technician as well as nearly
every professional in the clinic probably attended
a Continuing Education course not long
before your visit. The Southern Ky. AHEC
facilitates about 100 of those courses each year,
bringing valuable, up-to-date information to the
professionals treating you.
Some of the knowledge about healthcare that
you took with you to that clinic might have been
delivered by AHEC. Our
Health Education
programs send the message of awareness and
prevention throughout the communities we serve.
We at the Southern Ky. AHEC are proud of the work we
do, and we are also proud to have as partners two
institutions who share our passion. We are
administered through the University of Kentucky
and hosted by Rockcastle Hospital and
Rehabilitation Center, Inc., in Mt. Vernon, Ky.
For more information about our
services, phone (606) 256-0950. |
