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Purchase Area Health Education Center - AHEC AHEC (Area Health Education Center)-a regional, state, and national network for better rural health

At the Purchase Area Health Education Center (AHEC), we bring people together for the purpose of fostering, engaging, developing and sustaining the health care needs of our region. The AHEC system is comprised of a regional, state, and national network designed to carry out the overarching mission for developing, promoting and sustaining the healthcare workforce in rural areas by Connecting Students to Careers, Professionals to Communities and Communities to Better Health. Missy Stokes- Center Director
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Shanna Burgess- Outreach Coordinator
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Anne Hess- Health Career Coordinator
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Mallory Graves- Health Career Coordinator & Nursing
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Janeen Winters- Clinical Education Coordinator
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Jessie Arnold - Administrative Assistant
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We welcomed our next AHEC Scholars cohort last Thursday. At orientation, students got some useful hiring tips from our B...
09/28/2026

We welcomed our next AHEC Scholars cohort last Thursday. At orientation, students got some useful hiring tips from our Board Chair, Mike Muscarella, and got to see what all they will be doing this upcoming year. We are so excited to have another great group of students!

Deadline to apply has been extended to THIS FRIDAY 9/25!! Scan the QR code to apply, don’t miss out on this opportunity!...
09/21/2026

Deadline to apply has been extended to THIS FRIDAY 9/25!!

Scan the QR code to apply, don’t miss out on this opportunity!!🩺

We were out in Trigg County today partnering with Raising Hope KY, KY HEARS, and Wildcat Chevrolet Cadiz, Kentucky to pr...
09/12/2026

We were out in Trigg County today partnering with Raising Hope KY, KY HEARS, and Wildcat Chevrolet Cadiz, Kentucky to provide free blood pressure checks, hearing screenings, Stop the Bleed and hands-only CPR today.

Thank you Murray State University College of Nursing & Health Sciences for always supporting what we do and for letting us borrow a nursing student for the day to assist with the screenings. 🩺💙💛

Today is the last day to apply to our AHEC Scholars program. If you are interested, take the change while you still can ...
09/11/2026

Today is the last day to apply to our AHEC Scholars program. If you are interested, take the change while you still can to apply to this amazing opportunity!

Here is the link for the application: https://forms.gle/hj72TK3ujnziEeYv6

We’ve been spotted!! Our office was so happy to participate in SPARK again this year! Even Murray Independent School Dis...
09/10/2026

We’ve been spotted!! Our office was so happy to participate in SPARK again this year! Even Murray Independent School District’s Superintendent David Meinschein and one of our Advisory Board members, Whitney York, came by to try out our laparoscopic surgery simulations! We were so glad to have both Murray and Calloway students come see us today!

Calling middle schools in the Purchase Area! 🚨The Hands-On Health Career Fair for 8th grade students will be on Friday N...
09/09/2026

Calling middle schools in the Purchase Area! 🚨

The Hands-On Health Career Fair for 8th grade students will be on Friday November 6th, 2026. This event showcases different health careers in a hands-on way! If your middle school has students interested, please reach out to Mallory at [email protected].

There's one week left for you to apply to our AHEC Scholars program. If you are a healthcare students, take advantage of...
09/04/2026

There's one week left for you to apply to our AHEC Scholars program. If you are a healthcare students, take advantage of this amazing opportunity to better prepare you for the workforce!

Here is the link for the application: https://forms.gle/hj72TK3ujnziEeYv6

This is a friendly reminder and your sign to apply to the CHARGE Nursing Pipeline Program for High School students if yo...
09/03/2026

This is a friendly reminder and your sign to apply to the CHARGE Nursing Pipeline Program for High School students if you haven’t!

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity, scan the QR code to apply! 🩺

The first semester of the year for our SRHA Chapter was fantastic! Students learned from Marshall County Hospital's CEO,...
09/01/2026

The first semester of the year for our SRHA Chapter was fantastic! Students learned from Marshall County Hospital's CEO, Steven Luther all about rural health and running a critical access hospital. The students really enjoyed the discussion and learned a lot about what a hospital like Marshall county's can do for it's patients. What a great experience!

Come on over to the first HOSA-FHP MSU chapter meeting of the year! We can’t wait to see and meet all of you! Follow us ...
08/27/2026

Come on over to the first HOSA-FHP MSU chapter meeting of the year! We can’t wait to see and meet all of you!

Follow us 👩‍⚕️🧑‍⚕️

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227 Wells Hall
Murray, KY
42071

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+12708094135

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