Alysia Straw, Director of Health Careers Exploration with Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center (AHED) and a former HR Recruiter, and Darcy Bixby, Director of Windham Center Psychiatric Hospital (part of Springfield, Vermont Hospital), share a page from the their playbooks on strategies recent college graduates can use to successfully apply for jobs in the Healthcare sector.  Lots of great inside information on what employers are looking for and making that right first impression.

Dr. Caitlin Stover, Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences at Vermont State University and Katelynn Brown, Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery Unit, with Rutland Regional Medical Center, pull back the curtain on the nursing profession. They both share their unique insights and compelling stories, into the multiple pathways and huge rewards in this incredible profession. 

In our latest episode we are diving into the vital role AHECs play both nationally and regionally as we gear up to celebrate National AHEC Week (March 24-28, 2025). We’ll be exploring how AHEC’s have been crucial to improving the quality, supply, distribution, and retention of health professionals especially in rural and underserved communities for over 50 years!  I am joined by Dwain Harris, CEO of the National AHEC Organization and Nicole LaPointe, Executive Director of Northern Vermont Area Health Education Center (AHEC).

In our latest "Let’s Talk" Podcast, we dive into critical conversation around equity in higher education. Join Michael Reeves, Director of the Social Work Program, and Margaret Miles, Assistant Professor of Social Work at Vermont State University-Castleton, as they explore how colleges are weaving the principles of equity into their curricula. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion on how higher education institutions can foster inclusivity and equal opportunities for all students.

The guests in our newest Let’s Talk Podcast are Andy Lowe, Executive Director of New England Rural Health Association (NEHRA) and Ann Marie Day, Chief Operating Officer, New England Rural Health Association -NEHRA discussing Health Equity with a focus on social determinants of health.

Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center’s (AHEC) newest “Let’s Talk” podcast episode “Health Equity” with guests Rudy Fedrizzi, MD-District Director, Vermont Department of Health, White River Junction Office, and Elizabeth Austin, Executive Director Good Neighbor Health Clinics & Red Logan Dental. The podcast is hosted by Peg Bolgioni, Marketing and Communications Manager with Southern Vermont AHEC.

Excited to be rolling out another episode of our program "Let's Talk" which airs on local public access station, Rutland Region Public Television (PEGTV Let’s Talk highlights issues around health workforce development issues in Vermont. This episode highlights the vital importance of Community Health Workers in Vermont. Guests include Katina Cummings, Project Director VT Community Health Worker Workforce Initiative, Southern VT Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Jen LeFebre-Community Health Worker, Bridges to Health Program, and Tom Dougherty, Director of Community Health at North Star Health.

This episode focuses on Southern Vermont AHEC College Student Health Internship Program better known as CSHIP. Guests include CSHIP intern Keelan Boisvert, her CSHIP internship supervisor, Arwen Turner, Executive Director of Come Alive Outside and Susan White Southern Vermont AHEC Director of Health Careers Preparation. 

Southern Vermont AHEC is excited about the premiere of its new show “Let’s Talk” a 30-minute program concentrating on topics surrounding health workforce development in Vermont. The premier episode will discuss, “AHEC Health Career Pathways”, and feature SVTAHEC staff; Jennifer Scott, Executive Director, Susan White, Director of Health Careers Preparation, and Amanda Richardson, Director of Health Careers Exploration.