Today’s podcast features an interview with Dwain Harris, Chief Executive Officer of the National AHEC Organization, along with Brianna Sheppard, PhD, Director of West Virginia Area Health Education Centers, and Meredith Lair, Executive Director of the Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center. We learn about Area Health Education Centers and how they help to ensure consistent healthcare professional workforce availability in rural areas.

The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at:

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/ahecs-jan-2026

Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

Today’s podcast features an interview with Dr. Kevin Biese, Chair of the Board of the American College of Emergency Physicians Geriatric Emergency Accreditation program, and Dr. Natalie Elder, Director of Geriatric Emergency Medicine for the Vermont Health Network. We learn about the Geriatric Emergency Department Certification program, and how it provides a roadmap for organizing and care for rural geriatric patients.

The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at:

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/geriatric-ed-nov-2025

Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

Today’s podcast features an interview with Dan Shane, PhD, Associate Professor with the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, about opportunities for applying technological advances in rural health and human services, potential challenges, and future avenues of development.

The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at:

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/tech-innovation-oct-2025

Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.