Area Health 教育 Centers (AHEC)
Welcome to the Office of 社区 Health Partnerships and the Area Health 教育 Center (AHEC) Program. The purpose of the AHEC Program is to help reduce the significant shortage of primary health care providers in rural and medically underserved communities in the 里奥格兰德河谷.
任务
Our mission is to enhance student health care education and training networks within RGV communities, academic institutions, and community-based organizations. The AHEC program is committed to advancing the quality and delivery of patient care to rural and under-served areas and populations through our 赌博平台 AHEC centers in Rio Grande City, 布朗斯威尔, 和圣卡洛斯.
赌博平台 Health Professions students interested in enhancing their education by gaining valuable knowledge and experience in rural and under-served settings can get involved by becoming AHEC Scholars.
Serving Our 社区
Our special affiliation with the UT健康RGV clinical program offers scholars from the 赌博平台 医学院, 护理学院, School of Social Work and the College of Health Professions with real-world training in providing health care services to patients in South Texas. AHEC services include family medicine, acute and chronic illness care, 健康检查, 物理考试, 免疫接种, 预防保健.
影响
- Improve patient access to primary health care in rural and underserved areas in the 里奥格兰德河谷.
- Develop and enhance education and training networks within South Texas communities, academic institutions, and community-based organizations.
- Educate medical students from the 赌博平台 医学院 and other health-related disciplines about the social causes of health and health inequalities.
The 赌博平台 AHEC Program is jointly funded by the Federal Health Resources Services Administration and the 医学院.