Illinois has many resources to assist with recruitment needs. The partners involved in Illinois Health Pro are voluntarily contributing their knowledge of practice opportunities to improve access to health care throughout Illinois.

To learn more about the partners, please click on the following links or phone the contact person listed for the organization:

Illinois AHEC Program
Contact: Rajesh Parikh, M.D., M.P.H.
Web Site: www.ihec.org

University of Illinois at Rockford, National Center for Rural Health Professions
Contact: Mathew Hunsaker, M.P.
Website: www.uirockford.com/ruralcenter

Illinois Department of Public Health, Center for Rural Health
Contact: Julie Casper
Web Site: www.idph.state.il.us

Illinois Academy of Family Physicians
Contact: Vince Keenan
Web Site: www.iafp.com

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Contact: John Record
Web Site: www.siumed.edu

Illinois Primary Healthcare Association
Contact: Kena Norris
Web Site: http://www.iphca.org/

Rural Partners
Contact: Kay Gregg
Web Site: www.ruralpartners.org

Illinois State Medical Society
Contact: Ken Ryan
Web Site: www.isms.org

Illinois Farm Bureau
Contact: Jim Schmidt
Web Site: www.rimsap.com

Rural Affairs Council
Contact: Carolyn Brown Hodge
Web Site: www.state.il.us/ltgov/grac/

Illinois Academy of Physicians' Assistants
Contact: Kari Anderson
Web Site: www.IllinoisPA.org

Illinois Hospital Association
Contact: Lori Williams
Web Site: http://www.ihatoday.org/

National Health Service Corps
Web Site: http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/