Stevens County

Last updated January 2012

Stevens County is served by the Southwest Office of KU Medical Center's Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) in Garden City, 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

• 1 student from Stevens County is currently studying at KU Medical Center
• Stevens County is part of the Southwest Medical Education Network with Randall Fahrenholtz, MD, a resident of Tribune, 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

• 1 KU Medical Center graduate lives and/or practices in Stevens County
• 1 Stevens County physician received funding through the Kansas Bridging Plan, a loan-forgiveness program offered to primary care residents who agree to practice in rural Kansas since 1991.
• 26 health care professionals from Stevens 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

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