Our Mission
The Southern Kentucky Area Health Education Center strives to improve health in our 15-county region by linking community and academic resources.
To accomplish this, we:
Support students… by contributing to the recruitment and retention of health professionals.
Support practitioners… by providing resources such as learning services and continuing education in order to support health professionals.
Educate our youth… by providing timely, continuing guidance and information on health careers at critical points in students’ academic development.
We are administered through the University of Kentucky Center for Interprofessional Health and Community Education and hosted by Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Center, in Mt. Vernon, Ky.
Our Service Region
Our Advisory Board
Michelyn Bhandari
Department for Health Promotion and Administration
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
Steve Estes
President and CEO
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care Center
Mt. Vernon, Kentucky
Marisa Greer, Ed.D, MSN, RN - Board Chair
Associate Professor
Union College School of Nursing & Health Services
Barbourville, Kentucky
Brad Hall
Vice President Strategic Operations
Boa Vida Healthcare
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Terry Hosler
Service Coordinator
Madison County GEAR UP
Appalachia Partners for Education
Berea, Kentucky
Jerian Petry
Outreach Coordinator
U of L Peace Hospital
Richmond, Kentucky
Elizabeth “Fizzy” Ramsey
Physician Assistant
Kentucky One Internal Medicine Associates
Danville, Kentucky
Marjorie Rose
Clinical School Nurse
Corbin Independent Schools
Corbin, Kentucky
Rachel Woodall
Pharmacist
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care Center
Mt. Vernon, Kentucky
Our Staff
Kelly Owens, Center Director
Anna Jones, Assistant Director/Outreach Education Coordinator
Shawnee Eckert, Office Manager/Special Projects Coordinator
Sherry Spragens, Education Specialist
Dendra Allen, Post-Secondary Health Career Coordinator
Jake Christensen, Pre-College Health Career Coordinator