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Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington County
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For our post-secondary, health professions students, who are currently enrolled in a two-year or longer degree or certification program, we invite you to apply for our AHEC Scholars' program.
Qualified applicants will be from the following disciplines:
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Medical
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Physician Assistant
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Physical Therapy
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Nursing
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Social Work
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Clinical Psychology
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Other Allied Health (At least a 2 year program)
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The program offers a curriculum designed for students to focus on six core topics that are critical for our future workforce:
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Interprofessional Education (IPE) or Team-Based Training
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Behavioral Health Integration
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Social Determinants of Health
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Cultural Competency as part of Patient-Centered Care
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Practice Transformation
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Current and Emerging Health Issues such as COVID-19, Opioid Crisis, etc.
The online classroom activities will utilize an online platform
such as:
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Canvas​
Participants will receive 40 hours of didactic training and 40 hours of community-based experiential or clinical training (a total of 80 hours) each year of the program and will interact with other AHEC Scholars across Alabama.
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Selected participants will receive:
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$500 stipend for each year of the program (contingent upon funding)
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Certificate of completion from SAAHEC
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Free conference attendance opportunities. ​
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Resume building opportunities
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Networking & professional and leadership development
Clinical training experiences will be inter-professional 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.
Sites include:​
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Veterans Recovery Resources Outpatient Clinic
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Poarch Health Department
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Dumas Wesley Community Center- Mobile
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Alabama Free Clinic- Bay Minette, Gulf Shore & Robertsdale
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Camp Rap A Hope & Camp Smile and more
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For more information or to apply, contact:
Md Ikbal Parveg, iparveg@saahec.org
251-341-3947