Program Director Named for Indiana Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

James R. Springer, Ed.D., has been named as the Program Director for the Indiana Area Health Education Center. Dr. Springer was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center for Health Professions (MERC) and Community Assistant Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Grand Rapids Campus, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, from 1996 to 2002. He was also Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Michigan State University from 1973 to 2003.

The Indiana Area Health Education Centers (Indiana AHEC) play an important role in providing communities with health care professionals prepared to meet their needs.

Dr. Springer holds a Doctor of Education degree in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University and is a Michigan licensed psychologist. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine.

In 1997 and 1998, Dr. Springer received the Outstanding Faculty Award for the Grand Rapids Campus, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, and in 1987, he was presented with the Distinguished Educator Award, Academy of Neuropsychiatry.

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