Nebraska AHEC Scholars Program
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The Nebraska AHEC Scholars Program is a multidisciplinary certificate program for certain 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 training, along with 40 hours of community-based, experiential training per year 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
Eligible applicants are Nebraska students:
- Who are enrolled or accepted in the following health
profession training programs:
- ADN or BSN Nursing
- Community Health
- Dentistry
- Medicine (M.D./D.O.)
- Dental Hygiene
- Nurse Practitioner
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Physical Therapist Assistant
- Radiologic Technology
- Who are interested in practicing in rural or urban underserved areas
- Who can commit to the 2 year program
- Who have access to reliable internet service
This program is provided at no cost to participating scholars. Participants may be eligible to receive a stipend.
A link to the online application is available on the program website.
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