Get to Know our New Residents
Union Hospital's Family Medicine Residency Program recently welcome its Class of 2012..... Meet the residents

Residency 2009 Class: Graduation Dinner
It is that time of year when we look forward to new physicians joining the Family Medicine Residency Center and seeing our senior residents graduate. It is always a time of mixed emotions as we are happy the physicians who are graduating are completing their training, but we will miss working with them..... More Details Coming Soon

2009 Indiana Rural Health Conference
Lugar Center projects and initiatives were featured in a number of presentations during the 2009 IRHA Annual Meeting & 12th Annual Rural Health Conference. The theme for this year's conference was "Rural Health in the Heart of the State".... More Details

HSRP Medical Students Help on Tire Amnesty Day
Second-year medical students participating in the Lugar Center Summer Rural Hoosier Preceptorship Program lent their helping hands on Tire Amnesty Day.... Full Story

New Telemedicine Program Launched
Rural living doesn't have to mean poor access to health care services. On May 18, 2009, Union Hospital's Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health launched a new telemedicine program at Vermillion-Parke.... Learn More

Community Global Engagement Awards
Union Hospital and the Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health were recently honored by Indiana State University at the 2009 International Awards Banquet. The banquet, held April 27 at Tirey Hall on the ISU campus, highlighted the important international contributions.... Details

Join Us for the 4th Annual Mayberry Classic
The fourth annual Mayberry Classic will take place on July 11, 2009 at Goshorn Park, in Clay City, IN. Registration is at 7:30 am, and the race starts at 8:30 am..... Registration Details

Dr. James Buechler an "AHEC Hero
Dr. James Buechler, MD, Director Emeritus of the Lugar Center was honored by the Indiana Area Health Education Centers during their annual meetings in Indianapolis on March 24, 2009. Dr. Buechler was recognized as an "AHEC Hero"..... Full Story

Mini Medical School: The 411 on 911: Information on Emergency Care
The mission of the annual Mini Medical School is to provide an interactive forum free of charge to discuss medical training, medical procedures, current medical news, and medical concerns of the public. Dr. Kayur Patel, M.D., ER Medical Director at Regional Hospital and Stephanie Laws, R.N., B.S.N., Project Associate at the Lugar Center..... Learn More

Human Patient Simulator Network 09 Conference
More than 100 workshops were offered and presented by leading educators in the field of medical simulation at HPSN09. The Lugar Center for Rural Health in conjunction with IU School of Medicine, Terre Haute & ISU College of Nursing presented..... More Details

Transforming Terre Haute for Generations to Come!
Union Hospital and its Lugar Center for Rural Health, IU School of Medicine-Terre Haute, Indiana State University, Ivy Tech Community College, the Terre Haute Economic Development Corporation and the City of Terre Haute have joined forces to develop a program to create more health care training and job opportunities in the community. The Rural Health Innovation Collaborative...... Press Release

For further information please contact:

The Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health,
P: 812-238-7479,
F: 812-238-7439,

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