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Washington AHEC Scholars Program

Link
View program website
Sponsor
Washington Area Health Education Center Program
Deadlines
Nov 15, 2026
Contact

206.221.1587
uwahec@uw.edu

Purpose

The Washington Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program 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 classroom or online instruction and hands-on clinical training 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, but are not limited to:

  • Interprofessional education
  • AI and telehealth
  • Relational leadership
  • Working with interpreters
  • Medical ethics
  • Verbal de-escalation
  • Native/Indigenous health
  • Social drivers of health
  • Community health work
Eligibility

Eligibility requirements:

  • U.S. citizen or a foreign national with a permanent resident visa
  • Two years away from program or degree completion and enrolled in a program that runs for a minimum of six quarters or 18 months (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 hygienists and dental assistants
    • Dentistry (DDS)
    • Medical assistant
    • Medicine (MD/DO)
    • Nursing (ADN/RN/DNP)
    • Nutritionist/dietitian
    • 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 pathology
    • Substance use disorder professional/addiction counseling
Geographic coverage
Washington
Amount of funding

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

Application process

Choose the appropriate regional AHEC application link from the program website.

Specific deadlines may vary between regional centers.

Funding type
Educational Opportunities and Fellowships
Tagged as
AI · Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Community engagement and volunteerism · Community health workers · Culture · Dental workforce · Dietitians · 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 · Public health · Social determinants of health · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth · Tribal communities · Washington

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