North Dakota AHEC Scholars Program

Eastern North Dakota Regional Center
Alex Dralle, BS
701.788.4795
alex.dralle@mayvillestate.edu

Western North Dakota Regional Center
Denise Andress, RN
denise@ndahec.org

North Dakota Program Office
Jan Flatin
janice.flatin@und.edu

The North Dakota 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 80 hours of classroom or online instruction and 80 hours of hands-on clinical training in addition to the regular coursework required by the degree program. A one-year option is available for certain health professions students in programs that are less than two years in length.

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
• Connecting communities and supporting health professionals
• Virtual learning and telehealth
• Social determinants of health
• Cultural competency
• Practice transformation
• Current and emerging health issues

Students should have a current 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 programs for:

• Medical
• Dental
• Pharmacy
• Nurse practitioner
• Nursing
• Physician assistant
• Social work
• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Public and population health

This program is provided at no cost to participating scholars. Participants are eligible to receive a total of $1,000 in stipends over 2 years.

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