The Tennessee AHEC Scholars Program is part of a national initiative to prepare tomorrow’s professionals to become leaders in inter-professional, transformative practice settings, and to serve in areas and populations with the greatest needs.
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The Tennessee AHEC Scholars Program is part of a national initiative to prepare tomorrow’s professionals to become leaders in inter-professional, transformative practice settings, and to serve in areas and populations with the greatest needs. The TN AHEC Scholars Program aims to improve the diversity, distribution, and skills of health professionals across Tennessee by preparing students who are interested in careers in a variety of health professions for effective work in the current transforming health care delivery system. » read more... The Scholars Program is a longitudinal, inter-professional program with a defined set of clinical, didactic, and community-based training activities. The AHEC Scholars Program will provide students with 40 hours of team-based, clinical training and 40 hours of didactic education each year, for two years. AHEC Scholars will receive training and develop skills in: As part of a statewide strategy, the TN AHEC Scholars Program is designed to develop, prepare, and sustain a culturally competent health care workforce that is prepared to deliver high quality care in a transforming health delivery system with emphasis on training rural and urban underrepresented minority and educationally disadvantaged students (RUUMEDS) for practice in rural and medically underserved areas (RUMUAs). The TN AHEC Scholars Program recruits, trains, and supports a diverse group of students from across the state, creating a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals committed to both community service and the transformation of health care in Tennessee. The program recruits healthcare professions students who are committed to improving health and healthcare delivery systems in Tennessee, devoted to community service, interested in improving their own skills and working with other healthcare professionals in providing care in a team-based environment. Emphasis is placed on individuals from underrepresented minority populations and/or those from disadvantaged/rural backgrounds, as well as first-generation college students. Each class of TN AHEC Scholars will represent a variety of health professions and institutions from the three regions of Tennessee). Selected applicants participate in a two-year educational program which will include didactic and small group discussions and clinical placements. AHEC Scholars will consist of a mix of health professions students from various health disciplines (e.g., medicine, dentistry, public health, nursing, nutrition, social work, and psychology, physician assistant, and pharmacy). Selected students may receive a $500 participation award subsidy per year, subject to academic or institutional approval. Each AHEC Scholar will receive a TN AHEC Scholar Certificate, which sets them apart from other students in this increasingly competitive environment. Students will have the chance to meet leaders in health care and make connections with other participants, thereby creating an invaluable network for their future careers. read less TN AHEC strives to: read less TN AHEC Scholars must: Applicants may be asked to participate in an in-person or phone interview. read less Each TN AHEC Scholar must: read less Each AHEC Scholar will: read less
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