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Virginia AHEC Scholars Program

Sponsor
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority
Deadlines
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Purpose

Virginia AHEC Scholars is a multidisciplinary certificate program for health professions students that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural and underserved communities, and networking with other students and professionals.

This program requires a 2 year commitment and consists of 40 hours of didactic and 40 hours of clinical activities in addition to the regular coursework required by the degree program.

AHEC Scholars is a program of the National AHEC Organization that is implemented by local, statewide, and regional AHECs. Core topic areas covered in the curriculum include:

  • Interprofessional education
  • Behavioral health integration
  • Social determinants of health
  • Cultural competency
  • Practice transformation
  • Current and emerging health issues
Eligibility

Students should have an interest in rural or underserved healthcare, be currently enrolled in a health professions degree or certificate program, and be 2 years from program or degree completion.

This includes, but is not limited to students in program areas:

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Behavioral health
  • Pharmacy
  • Nurse practitioner
  • Nursing
  • Physician assistant
  • Social work
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Public and population health
Geographic coverage
Virginia
Amount of funding

This program is provided at no cost to participating scholars. Other benefits are described on the program website.

Application process

A link to the online application is available on the program website.

Tagged as
Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Culture and cultural competency · Dental workforce · Integrated service delivery · Interprofessional training of the health workforce · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Nurses · Occupational therapy · Oral health · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Pharmacy workforce · Physical therapy · Physician assistants · Physicians · Primary care · Public health · Social determinants of health · Virginia

Organizations (1)

  • Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority, view details



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