IRHA Hosts Rural Health Careers Panel Discussions

IRHA recently hosted a Healthcare Associate Degree Career Zoom Discussion that focused on high-demand careers in healthcare that only require an associate degree.

VIEW THE RECORDED FORUM HERE

Panelists Included:
Certified Surgical Technologist – Jennifer Jordan, SICCM
Community Health Worker –  Claire Hughes, Southern IL University
Medical Lab Tech – Sheridan Voshake, Memorial Hospital
Radiology Tech – Terri Little, Southern IL Health Care
Registered Health Info Tech – Rose Thorton, Pinckneyville Hospital
Respiratory Therapist – Lexie Caraway, Clay County Hospital

SIU Carbondale students at Career Forum

In the  pre-Zoom era,  IRHA  hosted Rural Health Careers Forums at different universities across the state.   The purpose of the Forums are to to give both college students and high school upper classmen insight to the many careers in the rural health arena in addition to the traditional MD and RN.  The Forums consist of panel discussions made up of of health care administrators, clinicians and grad students/program directors. Special thanks to AHEC for their sponsorship of this event!

Grad Student/Advisor Panel  at the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana Rural Health Career Forum: 1st Row Seated: Public Health Grad Student Jessica Jackson, U of I Public Health Professor Jan Farner, RMED Pharmacy Student Kourtney Newell.  2nd Row Standing: RMED Program Recruiter Mark Meurer, RMED Student Hunter Winstead, U of I Public Health Program  Director Dr. Stephen Notaro, and SIU School of Medicine Student Kacey Hamilton.

Clinician Panel at U of I Career Forum:  Physician Assistant Jay Lamb, Surgical First Assistant Luis Aragon, Advanced Practice Nurse Angie Hamilton, Lab Director Patrick Bean and Public Health Dentist Dr. Martinez