Purchase Area Health Education Center - AHEC

06/15/2026

More pics from our AHEC Health Careers Summer Camp!

06/13/2026

The Health Professions Program participants (HPP) and the Rural Community Health Scholars (RCHS) had a busy week!

The HPP students assisted with the Health Career Academy Camp at Lourdes Mercy Health, toured the MSU Occupational Therapy Program, and attended the Paducah Rotary Meeting where they met President-Elect Riley Solomon and MSU Baseball Coach Dan Skirka.

The RCHS students were busy shadowing, learning about LivWell and its services, visiting the Anna Mae Owen Hospice House to learn about end-of-life care, toured the Graves County HUB, learned suturing techniques and toured the UK College of Medicine Bowling Green campus. Additionally, these students learned about Paducah Public Schools STAY Program and spent the afternoon volunteering with them.

It’s been a busy week!!

06/11/2026

This week Purchase AHEC made the local news - highlighting our Health Career Academy summer camp! This camp is directed by our very own, Anne Hess along with partners from Mercy Health.

Click here to view this video from wpsdlocal6.com.

06/10/2026

Purchase AHEC is so excited to have our very first SUMMER INTERN!! Please help us in welcoming Mattie! We can't wait to see where this part of your journey takes you!

06/06/2026

While our high school students were exploring health careers at camp this week at MCCH, the college students were touring professional schools in Louisville, Pikeville and Lexington.

06/05/2026

06/05/2026

This week ends with a special mention in the Murray Ledger for our AHEC Summer Camp! Thank you to all the staff, students and volunteers that were able to make this camp such a success!

MURRAY — A weeklong exploration of health care careers for local high school students ended Thursday with a full-scale mass casualty training exercise designed to test local first responders and

05/29/2026

This week kicks off our summer Rural Community Health Scholars and Health Professions Program. Both programs give pre-health students experiences of what it’s like to practice medicine in a rural area. This week we started the program with shadowing, harm reduction training, Mental Health First Aid and other activities in the Purchase Area.

Our Rural Community Health Scholars are: Ava Slack, Andrea Escudero, Claire Austin, Fletcher Riney, Rachel McClung, Isabelle Washburn, and Sawyer Collins. These students are undergraduate students studying pre-medicine or pre-physician assistant.

Our Health Professions Program participants are: Anna Litsinger and Victoria Swafford. They are undergraduate students studying pre-occupational therapy.

05/28/2026

Purchase AHEC is proud to be joining forces with others in serving our local community!

Mark your calendar for the Alpha Cares Community Health & Wellness Fair, hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in partnership with Baptist Health Paducah and Mercy Health.

Stop by for free health screenings, educational resources, and expert insight from local physicians, including radiation oncologist Raymond Wynn, MC, FACR.

📅 Friday, June 19
🕚 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
📍 Washington Street Baptist Church (721 Washington Street, Paducah, KY 42003)

Open to the public — bring a friend and take a step toward better health!