East Central Illinois AHEC

03/23/2026

02/18/2026

Summer 2026 Nurse Internship applications are being accepted through March 15th!
Apply here:
https://www.gibsonhospital.org/about-us/student-opportunities/profile/nursing-internship

01/26/2026

Join me in Gibson City this summer for our SWIP program! See below for more information and to apply! https://ilahec.uic.edu/program/six-week-interprofessional-preceptorship-swip/

12/19/2025

East Central IL AHEC is proud to honor Dr. Dragu as our Preceptor of the Year 2025. This is no small feat. In addition to his already full patient load he has dedicated over 60 hours of his time to educating our rural focused health professions students. Thank you Dr. Dragu for all you do for rural health and our organization as a whole!

12/17/2025

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11/21/2025

🏡 Rural health is public health.

Did you know 82 of Illinois’ 102 counties are considered rural? These communities are the backbone of our state — from growing our food to caring for our neighbors — yet they often face unique health challenges.

Rural residents experience higher rates of heart disease, cancer, and chronic illness, along with barriers like limited access to care, longer travel distances, and fewer local providers.

At IDPH, our Center for Rural Health is dedicated to improving access to quality health care and supporting the people and providers who serve rural communities. Through partnerships, advocacy, and programs like telemedicine and school-based health centers, we’re working to ensure every Illinoisan — no matter where they live — has the opportunity to live a healthy life. Help the Center for Rural Health celebrate National Rural Health Day today! ❤️

11/21/2025

Representatives from UICOMR’s National Center for Rural Health Professions will highlight the center’s work in facing healthcare shortages in rural areas and creating healthy communities over the past year.

11/10/2025

Join us on December 5th! Reach out to ahec@gibsonhospital.org to register.

07/30/2025

Come and visit me at the Illinois Rural Health conference today and tomorrow. 😁

07/16/2025

Congrats to Lillian Borbas, Avinash Moses, Joel Romero Reyes and Mannet Sidhu on completing our 2025 Summer SWIP program! They created a "handprint garden" with local youth at the Ford County Fair. The theme was Save for Dreams, Not Drugs. The artwork that was created by this project will be displayed at GCMS this school year.

06/25/2025

It’s summer which means our six-week preceptorship student's (SWIP) are back!! They are out this week at the Ford County Fair providing substance abuse education and creating a handprint garden with the local kiddos. Please stop by and see them if you get a chance!!