Northeast Oregon AHEC

Northeast Oregon AHEC To educate and inspire students and professionals to build a sustainable healthcare community for Eastern Oregon.

The Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center (NEOAHEC) is a non-profit organization that has worked to increase access to healthcare in Eastern Oregon by growing our own rural providers and fostering their careers from pathway to practice since 1991.

Rural MedQuest is next week! Be sure to check out our story each day to see how things are going 🎉
06/09/2026

Rural MedQuest is next week! Be sure to check out our story each day to see how things are going 🎉

Today is National School Nurse Day! A very special THANK YOU to the school nurse who helped shape our Interprofessional...
05/06/2026

Today is National School Nurse Day!

A very special THANK YOU to the school nurse who helped shape our Interprofessional Education (IPE) simulation earlier this week—contributing to the pre-brief and debrief and sharing insight into real-world care. Your perspective made this learning opportunity more meaningful and authentic.

This pediatric diabetes simulation was built with community at the center. Students learned from people directly connected to caring for children with diabetes—including a parent who shared their perspective navigating care, and local provider Dr. Zach Spoehr-Labutta, who reviewed the scenario and provided updated clinical guidance.

NEOAHEC’s Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist collaborated with the OHSU School of Nursing in La Grande to create this simulation. OHSU nursing juniors (who are all part of the Oregon Rural Nurse Scholars grant) and OHSU Campus for Rural Health Education students in dental, physician assistant, and family medicine programs worked together to strengthen teamwork, communication, and patient-centered care using our high-fidelity pediatric manikin, Pedi.

We’re so grateful to our partners—and especially to school nurses—for the essential role you play in supporting student health education every single day.

03/31/2026

Today is the last day! Don’t miss this! Day 6:

- Breakfast & daily brief
- Pack hotel rooms
- Learn some dental skills
- Lunch!
- More dental skills
- Get your friends' phone numbers!
- ⁠Camp wrap-up (parents invited)
- Head home

03/30/2026

This is your last chance to apply! Day 5:

- Breakfast & daily brief
- Tour the OHSU School of Nursing and learn new skills
- Lunch!
- Everyday Mental Health Skills
- Dinner
- Movie night
- Check in with your group
- Lights out

Thank you to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) for adding new dental activities to MedQuest. For the firs...
03/28/2026

Thank you to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) for adding new dental activities to MedQuest. For the first time, students are exploring these new hands-on dental skills this week at the Gorge MedQuest. Thank you, ADEA!

Photo Caption: Students at The Gorge MedQuest, testing out the new dental curriculum from the ADEA, and some pictures of NEOAHEC learning how to do the activities.

Today we thank Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc. for bringing a new behavioral health curriculum to MedQuest. These...
03/27/2026

Today we thank Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc. for bringing a new behavioral health curriculum to MedQuest. These activities were piloted earlier this week at the Gorge MedQuest and will also be offered at Rural & Frontier MedQuest. Thank you, GOBHI!

Photo Captions: Students at The Gorge MedQuest learning about art therapy with GOBHI.

We appreciate the OHSU School of Nursing in La Grande for not only allowing MedQuest campers to tour your simulation lab...
03/26/2026

We appreciate the OHSU School of Nursing in La Grande for not only allowing MedQuest campers to tour your simulation lab and skills lab, but to lead activities for them. Our students love to learn things like how Narcan works, what simulation is, how to take vitals, and so much more right in the classrooms used by real future nurses. Thank you to the OHSU School of Nursing!

Photo Captions: MedQuest campers doing activities with the Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing in La Grande at 2024 & 2025 Rural MedQuest camps.

03/26/2026

Registration is about to close! Here's Day 4:

- Breakfast & daily brief
- Learn new skills at Diagnosis Day!
- Lunch!
- Continue Diagnosis Day
- Free time
- Dinner
- Ice Cream party
- Check in with your group
- Lights out

Thank you to Roundhouse Foundation for helping MedQuest grow from one event to multiple programs, including Frontier Med...
03/25/2026

Thank you to Roundhouse Foundation for helping MedQuest grow from one event to multiple programs, including Frontier MedQuest, Gorge MedQuest, and our MQ Day Camp field trips. Their support means more students can explore health careers across the region. MedQuest wouldn’t be possible without this expansion. Thank you, !

Photo Captions: All of our 2025 campers from Frontier MedQuest, The Gorge MedQuest, two MQ Day Camps, and Rural MedQuest.

Today we thank the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) for making MedQuest free for students and encouraging the expansion of ...
03/24/2026

Today we thank the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) for making MedQuest free for students and encouraging the expansion of behavioral and dental health activities. Their long-time commitment ensures every student has access to these career experiences. Their guidance helps MedQuest reach more students each year. Thank you, Oregon Health Authority!

Photo Captions: Some of our many partners in action at MedQuest, including Harney District Hospital, La Grande Family Eye Care, Juntos, Oregon Health & Science University, One Community Health, High Desert Partnership, and Oregon AHEC.

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One University Boulevard, Badgley Hall 302
La Grande, OR
97850

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+15419623422

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