Rural Interprofessional Health Professions Summer Preceptorships
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Vicky Rhine, MPH
815.395.5854
rhine1@uic.edu
The Rural Interprofessional Health Professions Summer Preceptorships program offers an educational experience for health professions students who want to learn more about healthcare in rural settings.
This opportunity is available to students nationwide. Practice sites are located in Illinois. Participating sites for 2020 are:
- Gibson Area Hospital
Gibson City, Illinois
May 27- July 7, 2020 - St. Mary's Hospital
Centralia, Illinois
June 3 – July 14, 2020
Students will be exposed to all aspects of a rural healthcare community including:
- Social and health characteristics, needs, and resources of a specific rural community
- Roles and responsibilities of different healthcare providers in a rural community
- Healthcare provider careers in a rural community and potential locations for future career practice
Graduate and professional level students who are enrolled in a health professions program including but not limited to: medicine, physician assistant, pharmacy, nursing, public health, social work, physical therapy, and nutrition are eligible to apply.
Each student will receive a $1,500 stipend. Limited housing and meals are provided by the host sites. 4-6 students will be selected.
Links to the program brochure and the application package are available on the program website.
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