Oregon AHEC Scholars Program

Kate Hubbard
ahec@ohsu.edu
hubbarka@ohsu.edu
503.494.2528

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

This program requires a 2 year commitment and consists of 80 hours of classroom or online instruction and 80 hours of hands-on clinical training in addition to the regular coursework required by the degree program.

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
• Social determinants of health
• Cultural competency
• Practice transformation
• Current and emerging health issues
• Connecting communities and supporting health professionals
• Virtual learning and telehealth

Students should have an interest in rural or underserved healthcare, be currently enrolled in a health professions degree or certificate program, and be 2 years from program or degree completion.

This includes, but is not limited to students in program areas:

• Medical
• Dental
• Behavioral health
• Pharmacy
• Nurse practitioner
• Nursing
• Physician assistant
• Social work
• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy

This program is provided at no cost to participating scholars. Other benefits are described on the program website.

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

Application deadlines change depending upon the academic programs of study. Contact ahec@ohsu.edu with questions about the application process.