Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (SWI-AHEC)

08/31/2026

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08/20/2026

This week, Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center, hosted at USI in the Kinney College, was honored to present the 2026 Outstanding Preceptor Award to Sally Bodensteiner, MD FHC, a provider at the Family Health Center in Vincennes.

Krista Kercher, Clinical Coordinator with Southwest Indiana AHEC, says Dr. Bodensteiner has demonstrated an "exceptional commitment" to medical education. "Year after year, she consistently welcomes students into her practice, providing them with meaningful experiences and opportunities to learn, grow and connect with the vulnerable population she serves," she says. "Her dedication goes beyond teaching medicine. She serves as a mentor, role model and advocate for our students, helping them better understand the importance of community-based care and the impact they will have on rural and underserved communities."

We are incredibly grateful for Dr. Bodensteiner's continued partnership with AHEC and her unwavering dedication to our future medical professionals.

Southwest Indiana AHEC, one of nine regional centers of the Indiana AHEC Network, has a mission to improve health by recruiting, educating and retaining healthcare professionals in underserved communities.

Learn more at https://www.usi.edu/southwest-indiana-area-health-education-center

08/18/2026

Congratulations!

A 100% pass rate! 🎉 Our healthcare students passed their CNA and CCMA certification exams this year. Pictured with their instructor, Mrs. Kendra Butkauskas, these hard-working students are officially certified and ready to step into the healthcare field. 🩺💼 Join us in congratulating these dedicated future healthcare professionals! ❤️

08/18/2026

Welcome back, everyone!

08/18/2026

🎉 One year of caring for brains, spines and the people who depend on them.

This month, we’re celebrating the first anniversary of our Brain and Spine Hospital and an incredible year of caring for our community.

We’re so proud of everything our physicians, nurses, team members and partners have accomplished together and even more grateful for the patients and families who have trusted us with their care.

Happy first anniversary to our Brain and Spine Hospital! 💙

08/18/2026

08/18/2026

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08/18/2026

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08/18/2026

Looking good Michigan AHEC at Wayne State University!

08/18/2026

For Chris O'Connor, donating blood was once a simple act of service.

As a college student, he and his friends regularly rolled up their sleeves when blood drives came to campus. Giving blood felt like a civic duty, a way to help someone they would likely never meet.

Then, Chris was told he was ineligible to donate blood as a gay man.

“It was a really traumatizing experience,” he said. “I walked out of there feeling less than.”

More than 30 years later, Chris was finally able to return to the donor chair.

Three years ago, we implemented updated FDA guidelines that ended blood donation policies based on sexual orientation, allowing more people to give while keeping the blood supply safe.

For Chris, the change represented an opportunity to do something he had wanted to do for decades.

“I haven’t been able to give and now I can give,” he said. “Granted, it took too long, but I’m really grateful that the FDA saw the advances of science and testing, acknowledging the truly problematic and discriminatory ways of their former policies.”

Returning to donate was a full-circle moment.

“It feels great,” Chris said. “Anyone could need blood at any given point. It’s really important for us, as the q***r community, for me, as a q***r person, to contribute for the better good of our community.”