West Central Indiana - Area Health Education Center

12/19/2025

Best wishes to Dr. Duong as he’s off to his next great adventure!

Today, Taihung “Peter” Duong, PhD heads off onto his next adventure: retirement. Dr. Duong has been with the Terre Haute campus as a professor and researcher since 1991 and served as campus Dean and Director since 2008. Dr. Duong has made a difference in the lives of so many medical students and his impact on healthcare in rural Indiana will be felt for generations to come. Dr. Duong: congratulations on your retirement. It is well deserved. We will all miss you tremendously.

12/18/2025

Join us for our upcoming Lunch & Learn sessions by registering here: https://indianaahec.tfaforms.net/4633127

12/07/2025

Mollie Wheat Memorial Clinic will be holding Women's specialty day on January 10th, 2026! This is a little earlier than previous years, so we wanted to give an early heads up to allow for everyone to prepare for their annual screenings. Join us Saturday for Gynecology/Women's Health day. 💟🩺

Many free services will be offered including lab work, cervical cancer screenings, STI testing, breast exams, mammogram referrals, and more. We will be open from 8am-12pm.

Book your appointment here: https://www.mwmcth.org/
Feel free to send a message if you have any questions!

11/20/2025

On Tuesday WCI-AHEC hosted Occupational Therapy students from Indiana State University for Rural Health Education Day. Partners with AgrAbility and LifeLyfts by Life Essentials came to share about the numerous assistive technologies and resources they offer to clients looking to maintain a farming/agricultural lifestyle following an injury or other mobility challenge. Local farmer, and veteran, Sgt Matthew Harvey, spoke about how many of these tools have enabled him to do what he loves and maintain a sense of independence.

11/19/2025

11/18/2025

Last night, students in pre-med, pre-vet, pre-dentistry and other health training pathways came together to learn about the Army Health Professions Scholarship Program in addition to receiving training in suturing technique.

11/08/2025

11/07/2025

We’re thrilled to announce the Bhuptani Nursing Scholarship, established through the generosity of Dr. Anand and Dr. Trupti Bhuptani!🎉

The full-ride scholarship supports one deserving Ivy Tech Community College student pursuing an Associate of Science in Nursing — covering all tuition and related expenses so you can focus on learning, training, and serving others.

Applications due: Monday, December 1 by 11:59pm ⏰
Learn more and apply now: https://www.unionhealthfoundation.org/News/BhuptaniNursingScholarshipAcceptingApplications

10/26/2025

10/19/2025

Trans-Care's EMS Training Center provides a wide range of continuing education options for not only EMS providers but for all healthcare providers and even the general public.

10/16/2025

This week many of our AHEC Scholars hosted a station at the RHIC’s Annual Healthy Halloween Spooktacular at the Terre Haute Children’s Museum.