Washington AHEC Scholars

 

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Lead health care into the future!

 

Washington AHEC Scholars is a free program designed for health professions students who are passionate about serving under-resourced and rural patients in their future careers.

By joining AHEC Scholars, you will improve your team-based skills and contextualize what you are learning in your primary program.

 

Eligibility

This opportunity is open to all eligible persons regardless of race, sex or other identity. You:

  • Must be a citizen of the United States or a foreign national with a permanent resident visa.

  • Must also be two years away from program and degree completion* and enrolled in a program that runs for a minimum of six quarters or 18 months. (*exception: medical and dental students may apply in the first two years of their MD/DO or DDS program.)

  • Must be enrolled in one of the following health professions programs:
  • Athletic trainer/Exercise Science MS
  • Clinical Mental or Behavioral Health Counseling MA/PsyD
  • Community Health Worker
  • Dental Hygienist/ Dental Assistant
  • Dentistry DDS
  • Medical Assistant
  • Medicine MD/DO
  • Nursing ADN/RN/DNP
  • Nutritionist/Dietician
  • Pharmacy PharmD
  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Physical/Occupational Therapy Assistant
  • Rehab Medicine (PT/OT/P&O)
  • Physician Assistant
  • Public Health BS/MPH
  • Recreation Management/ Therapeutic Recreation Concentration BA
  • Respiratory Therapist
  • Speech-language Pathologist
  • Substance Use Disorder Professional/Addiction Counseling

Program Requirements

Didactic Training: 40 hours/year – 80 hours total
8 week online evening class for each year of enrollment (30 hours)

  • Year 1 – Introduction to Team-based Care in Rural and Under-resourced Settings (optional: register for CONJ 515 for 1 UW credit)
  • Year 2 – Advanced Team-based Care in Rural and Under-resourced Settings (optional: register for FAMED 516 for 1 UW credit)

10 hours of Self-Directed Learning for each year of enrollment

  • There is a good deal of flexibility around this requirement and we welcome your ideas!

Clinical Fieldwork: 40 hours/year, 80 hours total
40 hours of fieldwork for each year of enrollment

  • Hands-on, interprofessional training in clinical rural and under-resourced settings. Clinical placements/rotations for your primary program can satisfy this requirement.
AHEC Scholars