AHEC Scholars Program

RESIDENTS & STUDENTS IN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS

Apply here!

For our post-secondary, health professions students, who are currently enrolled in a two-year or longer degree or certification program, the Alabama Statewide AHEC Program is in the development phase for an interdisciplinary program called AHEC Scholars.


NAAHEC will launch the program in September 2018 for the following disciplines:
  • Medical
  • Nursing
  • Social work or pharmacy

The program offers curriculum designed for students to focus on six core topics that are critical for our future workforce:
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  1. Interprofessional Education (IPE) or Team-Based Training
  2. Behavioral Health
  3. Social Determinants of Health
  4. Cultural Competency as part of Patient-Centered Care
  5. Practice Transformation
  6. Current and Emerging Health Issues. ​
Participants will receive 40 hours of training
(both clinical and didactic for a total of 80 hours)
each year of the program and will interact with other AHEC Scholars across Alabama.

The online classroom activities will utilize an online platform such as:
  • Google Classroom
  • Kaizen game application
  • Book of the Year forum

Clinical training experiences will be interprofessional with at least one other healthcare discipline in an effort to better prepare health professional students to enter the workforce as part of a team.

For more information or to apply, contact:
​Joe Crozier
256-372-8791
joe.crozier@na-ahec.org

Health Professions Students and Residents
Facilitates the clinical training of health professions students and residents towards primary care through clinical rotations for:
      Medical students and residents
      Nurse Practitioners
      Physician Assistants
      Dentists
      and others in clinical rotations
Provides funding assistance for housing and mileage reimbursement

Clinical training of health professions students and residents toward primary care through clinical rotations

Healthcare Providers
Supports healthcare providers to assess continuing education needs with CE or CME options

Offers professional support to address our State's major health care concerns

Participates in the clinical training of Alabama's next generation of health providers

CE or CME options for healthcare providers

High and Middle School Students
  • Provide exciting classroom presentations that promote and educate students on health careers.
  • Offer fun, hands on activities and displays for on campus events - college and career fairs, health fairs, etc.
  • Sponsor summer enrichment program – CampLEAP – and assist students find other relevant experiences.
  • Arrange science related excursions and learning opportunities (i.e. job shadowing, hospital visits, college health program tours)
  • Promote and support the local HOSA organizations and health science programs.

Exciting classroom presentations that promote and educate students on health careers.

Local Schools participating in program:
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Addison High School * Allen Thornton (Lauderdale) Career Technical Center
AP Brewer High School * Athens High School * Austin High School * Bob Jones High School * 
Brewer High School * Brilliant High School * Buckhorn High School * Calhoun Community College * Cherokee High School * Colbert Heights High School * Columbia High School * Decatur High School * Double Springs Middle School * E Limestone High School * Florence High School * Hackleburg High School * Hartselle High School * Huntsville Middle School * Huntsville High School * 
Jackson  County/Scottsboro City Schools * Jasper High School * Jemison High School * Lakeside North * Lawrence County Career Tech Center * Lawrence County High School * Lawrence County Interagency Council * Madison County Tech Center * Muscle Shoals Career Tech Academy * New Century High School * Pisgah High School * Russellville High School * Section High School * Sparkman High School * Tanner High School * Walker County Career Tech * West Morgan High School * William Middle School * Winston County High School