Illinois Rural Health Experience (RHE) Program
Beth Squires
815.395.5854
esquires@uic.edu
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 for that career
Program expectations:
- Shadowing experiences in multiple hospital departments including but not limited to emergency medical technician/emergency room, 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
Preference goes to students who are motivated to learn more about rural health careers in Illinois communities and who express interest in serving a rural community in the future.
Specific eligibility requirements by site are listed in the RHE availability tab.
This is an educational experience.
A link to the online application is available on the program website.
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Organizations (2)
- National Center for Rural Health Professions, view details
- Illinois Area Health Education Centers Network Program, view details
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