1. Oklahoma Area Health Education Centers: Back with a New Focus
Danielle M. Dewey, MBA
Center Director
Southwest Area Health Education Center (SW – AHEC)
Serving as a united voice for Oklahomans in the promotion of rural health issues through advocacy, education, and leadership.

2. Introduction
The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program enhances access to high quality, culturally competent health care through academic‐community partnerships.
Goal: to build education and training networks within communities, academic institutions, and community‐based organizations.
These networks support Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)/Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW)’s strategic priorities to:
Increase diversity and distribution among health professionals;
Enhance health care quality; and
Improve health care delivery to rural and underserved areas and populations.
AHEC is a Cooperative Agreement Funded through HRSA/BHW

3. AHEC Scholars Program
The AHEC Scholars program is a program for health professions students interested in supplementing their education by gaining additional knowledge and experience in rural and underserved urban settings
Place health professions students in community- based clinical practice settings
Promote inter-professional, team-based education to improve health care quality
Longitudinal program with interdisciplinary curricula to implement a defined set of clinical, didactic, and community-based activities.
AHEC is a Cooperative Agreement Funded through HRSA/BHW

4. AHEC Scholars Program Six CORE Topic Areas:
Inter-professional Education
Behavioral Health Integration
Social Determinants of Health
Cultural Competency
Practice Transformation
Current & Emerging Health Issues
AHEC is a Cooperative Agreement Funded through HRSA/BHW

5. AHEC Center Locations
AHEC is a Cooperative Agreement Funded through HRSA/BHW
The Southwest Regional AHEC here at Comanche County Memorial Hospital serves 24 counties, comprised of: Beckham, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Garvin, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Love, McClain, Murray, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Stephens, Tillman, and Washita counties.

6. Lawton AHEC Danielle M. Dewey, MBA
Center Director / Program Manager Comanche County Memorial Hospital
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AHEC is a Cooperative Agreement Funded through HRSA/BHW

7. AHEC Program Office NW AHEC NE AHEC Nicole Neilson, MS, RD/LD
AHEC Program Director OSU Center for Rural Health
900 N. Portland Ave
Health Technologies Building, Office 203M
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
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NW AHEC
NE AHEC
AHEC is a Cooperative Agreement Funded through HRSA/BHW
Michele Horn, RN, CEN
Center Director
Northeast Area Health Education Center (NE-AHEC)
Northeastern Health System
1400 E Downing
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Office: Alt:
Becky Zook
Center Director Rural Health Projects, Inc./Northwest AHEC
2929 E. Randolph, Room 130
Enid, OK  73701
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8. Benefits of Enrolling
Interdisciplinary team based training and participation in enhanced training experiences related to health care delivery impacting underserved communities
AHEC Scholars curriculum can be completed at no cost and complements existing coursework. Current clinical coursework may qualify for AHEC Scholars credit
Resume review & job interview preparation
Receive an official AHEC Scholars certificate and letter of completion and Institute for Healthcare Improvement certificate in Quality and Safety
Up to $1000/year stipend ($2000 maximum)
AHEC is a Cooperative Agreement Funded through HRSA/BHW

9. Apply Now! www.surveymonkey.com/r/3Q66K9V Questions?
Serving as a united voice for Oklahomans in the promotion of rural health issues through advocacy, education, and leadership.