Rural Interprofessional Health Professions Summer Preceptorships
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Beth Squires
815.395.5854
esquires@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 2023 are:
- Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services
Gibson City, Illinois
May 31 - July 12, 2023 - Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital
Dixon, Illinois
May 23 - June 29, 2023 - Memorial Hospital
Chester, Illinois
June 7 - July 19, 2023
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
Students of all health disciplines are encouraged to apply. Students must have completed sophomore year of undergraduate studies by the start of the program.
Preference will be given to students from rural Illinois communities with interest in serving a rural community in the future.
Each student will receive a $1,500 stipend. Housing may be provided by the host site depending on location and availability.
A link to the online application is available on the program website.
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