The 90,000 square foot facility was constructed on land provided by St. Claire Regional with funding from the state and federal governments. The facility also will host St. Claire Regional’s family medicine clinic, family medicine residency, certified registered nurse anesthetist program and the Northeast Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC).
The University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine will operate its Rural Physician Leadership Program, the third and fourth year of medical school, as well as the Center for Excellence in Rural Health, the Office of Research and Engagement for Advancing Community Health (REACH) and the Kentucky Homeplace Program.
CHER also will house the master’s degree in physician assistant studies of UK’s College of Health Sciences. The new facility will serve as an important recruitment tool for Morehead State University and St. Claire Regional.
CHER has allowed the UK College of Medicine to develop its first regional site in Kentucky, enhancing the rural health research capacity in the region and providing medical students with the knowledge and experience necessary to work with civic and community leaders to improve the general health of their communities. These medical students, receiving rural clinical practice from the St. Claire Regional Medical Center and additional curricular content in business, information technology and health policy for a required Certificate in Health Systems Leadership from MSU's College of Business and Public Affairs, will gain the knowledge and training regarding community health to help solve the acute shortage of physicians in the rural areas of the Commonwealth.
Two governors, another university president and a statewide higher education official have been added to the list of dignitaries coming to Morehead Friday for the official opening of the $30 million Center for Health, Education and Research (CHER).
Gov. Steve Beshear and University of Kentucky President Lee Todd also will be on the program for the ribbon cutting ceremony on the first floor of the new, four-story CHER facility on the campus of St. Claire Regional Medical Center. CHER is a partnership of St. Claire Regional, MSU and UK.
UK’s Todd issued the following statement about CHER:
“We are thrilled to work alongside our friends at St. Claire Regional Medical Center and Morehead State University to add value to rural health care throughout Eastern Kentucky. “ The facility also hosts St. Claire Regional’s family medicine clinic, family medicine residency, certified registered nurse anesthetist program and the Northeast Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC).
The University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine operates its Rural Physician Leadership Program, the third and fourth year of medical school, as well as the Center for Excellence in Rural Health, the Office of Research and Engagement for Advancing Community Health (REACH) and the Kentucky Homeplace Program.
CHER also houses the master’s degree in physician assistant studies of UK’s College of Health Sciences. According to Andrews, Neff and Todd, a number of other program opportunities are being discussed with UK’s Colleges of Dentistry, Pharmacy and Public Health.
The significantly-expanded SCR Family Medicine Clinic is improving citizen access to primary care service. The new facility will serve as an important recruitment tool for Morehead State University and St. Claire Regional.
CHER has allowed the UK College of Medicine to develop its first regional site in Kentucky, enhancing the rural health research capacity in the region and providing medical students with the knowledge and experience necessary to work with civic and community leaders to improve the general health of their communities.
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