Michigan AHEC Scholars Program

Charlotte Bachelor
313.577.5161
AHECScholars@wayne.edu

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

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

Opportunities include:

• Primary care focused interprofessional simulation activities
• Partnering with primary care leaders on quality improvement initiatives
• Fieldwork placements/rotations in team-based practice settings
• Access to online courses focused on the core topics

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
• Practice transformation
• Current and emerging health issues

All health professions students in Michigan are eligible to apply. Students should have an interest in healthcare in rural or shortage areas, be currently enrolled in a health professions degree or certificate program, and be 2 years from program or degree completion.

This program is provided at no cost to participating scholars.

Benefits for participants:

• Enhance healthcare knowledge and skills for clinical and community settings
• Positively impact communities
• Engage with interprofessional teams
• Gain career development skills
• Resume building opportunities
• Networking opportunities
• Paid Conference/CE attendance
• Augment education on topics such as telehealth and practice transformation

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