The faculty for the camps is composed of health professions faculty, health professionals currently in practice, high school guidance counselors, and health professions college/graduate students.

Eligible Students:

Rural High school students in their freshman, sophomore or junior year with priority given to current feshmen and sophomores are invited to attend a Rural Health Careers Camp. 

The Northern Illinois camp hosted at Northern Illinois Univeristy in De Kalb, Illinois serves high school students residing in the 14 counties of:  Jo Daviess, Carroll, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, De Kalb, Whiteside, Lee, Rock Island, Henry, Bureau, La Salle and Putnam.  Student applications for the NIU camp should be returned by May 3, 2010 to:

The Centralia camp serves students from these 9 high schools:  Mater Dei Catholic High School, Centralia High School, Carlyle High School, Mt. Vernon Township High School, Patoka Jr./Sr.  High, Salem Community High School, South Central High School, Vandalia Community High School, and Woodlawn High School.  Student applications for the Centralia camp should be returned by June 1, 2010 to:

Activities:

Northern IL campers will stay at a dormitory on the campus of Northern Illinois University in De Kalb.   The Centralia Camp will be a day camp experience over a two day period.  Campers will experience various health careers and participate in some recreational facilities.  All meals and recreation are provided during the scheduled times for each camp. 

Application:

Student nomination/application forms can be downloaded in February 2010 at the bottom of this page.

Cost:

There is no cost for attending the camp. 

Sponsors:

UIC National Center for Rural Health Professions

NIU College of Health and Human Sciences
NIU College of Education

St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospitals

Kaskaskia College

Funded by:

National Center for Rural Health Professions, U of I College of Medicine, Rockford

Northern Illinois University

St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospitals

Contact:

Questions regarding the NIU camp can be directed to Vicki Weidenbacher-Hoper at vweide1@uic.edu or call (815) 395-5854. 

Questions regarding the Centralia camp can be directed to Rose Aldag-McVey at Rose_Aldag-Mcvey@ssmhc.com or call (618) 436-6450. 

For questions about rural medical education (RMED) program, contact Mark Meurer at phone #  815- 395-5782
Email: MMeurer@uic.edu