Connecting Students to Careers, Professionals to Communities, and Communities to Better Health

August 23rd, 2013 by admin

Training Health Professions Students

AHEC clinical placements put health professions students in real world settings: migrant, urban, rural, community health clinics and health departments working with underserved populations.
Students who participate in AHEC Service Learning programs develop an awareness of the economic and cultural barriers in healthcare delivery.
AHEC is uniquely qualified to facilitate clinical placements because of its linkages to local healthcare resources and organizations.
Health professions students who participate in AHEC-sponsored clinical placements have a better understanding of the complex needs of underserved communities.
These students are motivated to provide additional services and to practice in underserved areas following their training

AHECs are committed to expanding the health care workforce, maximizing diversity and facilitating distribution, especially in underserved communities.
AHECs offer creative, hands-on and innovative health careers curriculum for young students.
AHEC programs introduce students to a wide assortment of health career possibilities, guide them in goal setting and educational planning, and offer science courses that strengthen critical thinking skills.
Working with schools, colleges and community partners, AHECs target economically disadvantaged students and those from underrepresented minority groups in school programs and summer institutes.

AHECs provide accredited continuing education programs and professional support to meet the needs of health care professionals, especially those practicing in underserved areas.
Programs are designed to enhance clinical skills and help maintain professional certifications.
AHECs focus on recruitment, placement, and retention activities to address community and state health care workforce needs.
AHECs provide information dissemination on health care issues and participate in collaborative community-based research.

AHECs are designed to be responsive to local health needs and serve as an important link between academic training programs and community-based outreach programs.
AHECs provide innovative, collaborative, multi-disciplinary responses to community health issues including: diabetes, obesity, asthma, and traumatic brain injury.
AHECs develop community health education and health provider training programs to meet the needs of diverse and severely underserved populations.