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Wallace County

Last updated January 2012

Wallace County is served by the Northwest Office of KU Medical Center's Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) in Hays, which provides quality professional education for health care providers and serves the eastern part of the state through health screenings, presentations and clinics.

Enhancing Student Education

  • 2 students from Wallace County are currently studying at KU Medical Center
  • Wallace County is part of the Northwest Medical Education Network with Michael Machen, MD, a resident of Quinter, 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

  • 5 health care professionals from Wallace County participated in continuing education courses and conferences from July 2010 to June 2011.

Researching to Improve Health

  • Occupational therapists at KU Medical Center provide professional support and development for Kansas' Infant-Toddler Services. Working in every county, KUMC professionals evaluate effectiveness of early intervention services provided to families. Principal investigators Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, and Ellen Pope, Med, OTR, facilitate this ongoing project with the Kansas Department of Health & Environment.

Advancing Health Care Access

  • 3 outreach clinic visits with KU Medical Center health care providers were made in Wallace County in 2011.
  • 210 Kansans received free medical attention through preventive screenings and events hosted in Wallace County with support from KU Medical Center in 2011.

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     Last modified: Feb 20, 2012