PA AHEC NEWS

As we celebrate National Rural Health Day and Pennsylvania Rural Health Week, we congratulate Amanda Vaglia, DO, Inaugural Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana, PA. Dr. Vaglia noted in her feature for the Community Stars program sponsored by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health that she has been inspired by many mentors and her love of teaching “to give back to the next generation of medical learne

The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health is accepting nominations until Sept. 2 for its 2022 Rural Health Awards. Chosen honorees will be recognized during Rural Health Week in Pennsylvania, Nov. 14-18, 2022. National Rural Health Day is Nov. 17. Descriptions of the awards and the online nomination form can be found here. #PowerofRural #RuralHealthWeek #PAOfficeofRuralHealth

Pennsylvania AHEC salutes rural health care providers, their patients, and their communities for Rural Health Week in Pennsylvania and National Rural Health Day tomorrow. According to The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, more than 25% of Pennsylvania’s population lives in one of Pennsylvania’s 48 rural counties. Pennsylvania AHEC particularly congratulates the rural health awardees announced this week by the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health. Every year, the office recognizes