Georgia AHEC Scholars

Apply to Become a Georgia AHEC Scholar!

If you’re a health professions student ready to elevate your skills and transform healthcare in Georgia, apply to become a Georgia AHEC Scholar.

Registration for the next Cohort is open, but space is limited. Apply today and join an exciting multidisciplinary program that will give you hands-on training and valuable experience.

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About the Program

The Georgia AHEC Scholars Program is an exciting multidisciplinary program that gives health professions students a unique opportunity to practice hands-on training, gain experience providing care in rural or underserved environments and collaborate with fellow health professions students in the region.

Benefits for Students

  • Receive a $ stipend
  • Become certified in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
  • Gain respect and improve employability with AHEC Partners
  • Make lasting connections with different professions and learn how to function as an interdisciplinary team
  • Set yourself apart from your peers and develop skills that will transform healthcare in Georgia
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Program Overview

The Georgia AHEC Scholars Program is a two-year program. During this time, Scholars complete: 

  • 80 hours of classroom/online instruction
  • 40 hours of hands-on clinical training

Scholars learn through:

  • Self-paced study
  • Small group-facilitated discussions
  • In-person workshops with local health professions faculty

Core areas covered:

  • Interprofessional Education
  • Cultural Competency
  • Behavioral Health Integration
  • Practice Transformation
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Current and Emerging Health Issues

Program Calendar

Download an example program calendar to view the curriculum modules that Scholars work on, along with the time it takes to complete each module.

Download An Example Program Calendar

Eligibility Requirements

Students ​must:

  • Be enrolled in a selected Georgia health professions degree program with a duration of two years or longer
  • Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5
  • Committ to completing the two-year AHEC Scholars term

​​Please note:  Requirements for this program are in addition to a student’s regular coursework required by their degree program.

How to Apply

Applications to apply for the Georgia AHEC Scholar program can be found here.

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What People Say About the Georgia AHEC Scholars Program

This program is much more than a stipend. AHEC helped develop my people skills and career goals.”

Ludell Owens
Former AHEC Scholar

I got the chance to provide holistic quality care.”

Nikki Tomm
Former AHEC Scholar

One of the main things that stuck with me from the AHEC Scholars Program was how to provide culture sensitive patient centered care.”

Sochima Ezumezu
Former AHEC Scholar

This program showed me how to give patients the care they need.”

YaQuesha Culbreth
Former AHEC Scholar