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Rural Interprofessional Health Professions Summer Preceptorships

Link
View Program Website
Sponsors
Illinois Area Health Education Centers Network Program, National Center for Rural Health Professions
Deadlines
Mar 2, 2025
Contact

Beth Squires
815.395.5854
esquires@uic.edu

Purpose

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.

Participating sites for 2025 are:

  • OSF St. Katharine Medical Center
    Dixon, Illinois
    May 19 - June 26, 2025
  • Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services
    Gibson City, Illinois
    May 27 - July 3, 2025

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
Eligibility

Students of all health disciplines are encouraged to apply. Students must be currently enrolled in a health profession program and have completed sophomore year of undergraduate studies by the start of the program.

Students must be Illinois residents. Preference will be given to students from rural Illinois communities with interest in serving a rural community in the future.

Geographic coverage
Illinois
Amount of funding

Each student will receive a $1,500 stipend. Housing may be provided by the host site depending on location and availability.

Application process

A link to the online application is available on the program website.

Tagged as
Health occupations · Health workforce education and training · Health workforce pipeline · Healthcare needs and services · Illinois

Related Content

Organizations (2)

  • National Center for Rural Health Professions, view details
  • Illinois Area Health Education Centers Network Program, view details



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