Wabaunsee County

Updated February 2013

Wabaunsee County is served by the East office of KU Medical Center's Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) in Pittsburg, which serves the state through student education initiatives, professional education for health care providers, health screenings, clinics and public presentations on health topics.

Enhancing Student Education

• 1 student from Wabaunsee County is currently studying at KU Medical Center.
• Wabaunsee County is part of the Eastern Medical Education Network with Robert Haskins, MD, a resident of Pittsburg, serving as the Medical Education Director. The medical education director helps coordinate the School of Medicine's efforts to mentor, train and place physicians throughout Kansas.

Strengthening the Health Care Workforce

• 6 KU Medical Center graduates live and/or practice in Wabaunsee County.
• 9 health care professionals from Wabaunsee County participated in KU Medical Center continuing education courses and conferences in 2012.

Advancing Health Care Access

• 4 Wabaunsee County residents saw KU Medical Center health care providers via telemedicine, an interactive video technology that connects providers and patients when distance separates the two, in 2012. These services are provided through the University of Kansas Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth.