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As part of the curriculum from the National AHEC Organization, BQLI-AHEC will be implementing the AHEC Scholars, which is a program for health professions students interested in supplementing their education by gaining additional knowledge and experience in rural and/or underserved urban settings. This is a longitudinal program with interdisciplinary curricula to implement a defined set of clinical, didactic, and community-based activities. All experiential or clinical training will be conducted in rural and/or underserved urban settings. 

Program duration is two years and each year includes the following for a total of 160 hours

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Eligibilty

Individuals interested in participating in the AHEC Scholars Program must:

  • Be currently matriculated into an accredited allied health or health professional degree/certificate program; and
  • Be interested in improving the health quality of individuals in underserved healthcare communities.

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Requirements

Each AHEC Scholar will be required to complete:

  • 40 hours community-based, experiential, or clinical training in rural and/or underserved area.

  • 40 hours online curriculum didactic education (focused on six Core Topic Areas) (80 hours total for didactic and 80 hours total for experiential throughout the 2-year program)
  • Quarterly check-ins

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Online Didactic Education

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Interested in becoming an AHEC Scholar please apply below or email Cari-Ann Balcombe, Program Manager, at cbalcombe@bqliahec.org

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