Indiana AHEC Network

The mission of the Indiana AHEC Network is to improve health by recruiting, educating, and retaining health care professionals in underserved communities. The Indiana AHEC Network is comprised of eight regional centers, who work to serve the needs of their communities by providing pipeline programming, clinical rotations in rural and underserved areas, and continuing education opportunities to practicing health professionals. The Indiana AHEC Network has four main goals: Health Careers, Promotion, Preparation and Diversity Pipeline: To increase the representation of individuals from under-represented minority, disadvantaged, and rural backgrounds willing and able to pursue a health profession career. Community-Based Student Education and Clinical Training: To utilize hands-on experiences to improve practicing health profession students' skills and competencies necessary to enhance the quality of health care and provide transformative team-based care delivery within rural and underserved areas and populations. AHEC Scholars – A Community Healthcare Fellowship: To utilize a comprehensive community-based education approach to improve health professions students’ skills and competencies necessary to enhance the quality of health care and provide transformative team-based care delivery within rural and underserved areas and populations. Professional Education Support and Continuing Education: To improve practicing health professionals' skills and competencies necessary to enhance health care quality and provide transformative team-based health care delivery to rural and underserved areas and populations.