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Wisconsin AHEC Community Health Immersion

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

Sponsor
Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System
Deadlines
Dec 8, 2023
Contact

Katie Freeman
kmfreeman2@wisc.edu

Purpose

This program gives health professions students in Wisconsin an opportunity to become immersed in Wisconsin's diverse communities and cultures while they explore healthcare delivery and public health in medically underserved areas and learn from students in other disciplines.

The program offers several multi-day sessions during winter, spring, and summer breaks throughout the year. Session topics are provided on the program website. Sessions are offered on different dates in either in-person, virtual, or hybrid formats.

Students applying for the spring break sessions will have the option to incorporate the Wisconsin Express program into a 1 credit course offered by the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Additional information regarding this option is available on the program website.

Eligibility

All students enrolled in health professions programs throughout the state's public and private colleges and universities are welcome to apply.

In past years, students have come from physical therapy, occupational therapy, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, nutritional science, social work, global health, public health, and physician assistant programs.

Geographic coverage
Wisconsin
Amount of funding

The program fee is $50 per participant for virtual sessions and $200 per participant for in-person and hybrid sessions.

Application process

Additional information and a link to the online application is available on the program website.

Tagged as
Culture and cultural competency · Health workforce education and training · Health workforce pipeline · Interprofessional training of the health workforce · Public health · Wisconsin

Organizations (1)

  • Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System, view details



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