Health Career Awareness Month

Dr. Meghan E. Gunn, MD

As we promote Health Career Awareness Month in Vermont, learn why Dr. Meghan E. Gunn, MD, Pediatrician with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians, affiliated with Southwestern Vermont Medical Center decided to become a physician, and how Southern Vermont AHEC helped her achieve that goal.
“I became interested in a career in healthcare after watching my physician father get diagnosed with and ultimately succumb to brain cancer when I was a teenager. Learning about his sickness was a way for me to work through my feelings and further established my interest in medicine. I chose to give back to my community in the way others had for my father and family and SVTAHEC has allowed me to do that by helping me with large medical school loans through a generous grant.”
MedQuest Program Student Showcase

MedQuest Program Student Showcase

Our MedQuest Program at Springfield Hospital, Inc. – VT capped off with a student showcase. Family, friends, and hospital luminaries like were present to review the student’s poster projects, which told their personal stories of who they are and the health career pathway they want to pursue.

CSHIP 2022

CSHIP 2022

Southern Vermont AHEC’s College Student Internship Program (C-SHIP) is in full swing. This summer we have matched a number of students interested in health careers with paid internships with organizations focused on rural and public health. We’d like to highlight Sarah Abbott, a Bates College graduate, who is currently doing her CSHIP program with RCFC – Rutland County Free Clinic.

MedQuest 2022 is Up and Running!

MedQuest 2022 is Up and Running!

MedQuest 2.0 has begun at Rutland Regional Medical Center Students and The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont Mentors were welcomed by President and CEO Claudio Fort. We are off and running.

Berta Enright is our new Community Health Worker (CHW) Coordinator for southern Vermont

Berta Enright is our new Community Health Worker (CHW) Coordinator for southern Vermont

Our Southern Vermont AHEC team continues to expand. We want to extend a hearty welcome to our newest member, Roberta (Berta) Enright, BA, MA, MS, as our Community Health Worker (CHW) Coordinator for southern Vermont. Berta will be working directly with SVTAHEC CHW Project Director Katina Cummings in supporting the building of a community health worker workforce to improve people’s health and provide equitable care across Vermont.

Public Health Workforce

Public Health Workforce: Essential to our Future. No truer words have been spoken.
We honor Public Health Workers during National Public Health Week (April 4-10) and everyday. They are the bridge builders, trailblazers, and compassionate advocates for healthier communities.
We need more Public Health Workers.

Rutland South Rotary

Speaker Circuit. Our Executive Director Jennifer Scott was the guest speaker at today’s Rutland South Rotary meeting. She provided an engaging presentation educating our members on the meaningful work SVTAHEC is doing to help build and sustain a health workforce, especially in rural and underserved areas of southern Vermont. If you want to learn more about our story

2022 Vermont Community Health Worker Survey

In the News2022 Vermont Community Health Worker (CHW) Survey Are you a Community Health Worker or Community Health Worker Supervisor? Southern Vermont AHEC in partnership with the Vermont Department of Health (VDH) is seeking your input. You can help inform ongoing...

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