The Capital AHEC Mission is to increase healthcare access for rural and underserved communities, through the education and training of health professionals and the future healthcare workforce.
We work with institutions all over our region, including Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers (FQHCs), educational institutions, faith-based communities, and more!
This number represents the students that we serve, but not the students we have reached. AHEC is constantly in the community building relationships and introducing the AHEC Mission.
Health career programs are one of our specialties. With our center, you can receive career advising, participate in educational programs & resume building experiences, and more!
The Capital AHEC is committed to ensuring a supply of future healthcare workforce providers by providing and supporting pipeline programs that will afford opportunities to our first-generation students as well as those students with an economically or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. We achieve this by partnering with academic an
The Capital AHEC is committed to ensuring a supply of future healthcare workforce providers by providing and supporting pipeline programs that will afford opportunities to our first-generation students as well as those students with an economically or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. We achieve this by partnering with academic and community organizations to develop programs that will expose our students to a diversity of health careers and community experiences.
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We support the education and training of health professional students by coordinating community-based experiences. As well, we support and promote the use of financial incentive programs used to recruit and retain our primary care medical, dental and mental providers in areas that need them the most.
Are you an interested health professi
We support the education and training of health professional students by coordinating community-based experiences. As well, we support and promote the use of financial incentive programs used to recruit and retain our primary care medical, dental and mental providers in areas that need them the most.
Are you an interested health profession student who desires to serve underserved communities/populations? Do you see yourself practicing in a medically underserved area? Then consider applying to an exciting national program that will enhance your medical and professional education - the AHEC Scholars Program.
Capital AHEC works with its academic, business, and community partners to address identified community health needs (i.e. Opioid Use, HPV, Lupus, COVID-19) in our service areas. We collaborate with strategic partners to implement “transformative” activities and programs that are relevant to our rural and underserved communities.
Do you w
Capital AHEC works with its academic, business, and community partners to address identified community health needs (i.e. Opioid Use, HPV, Lupus, COVID-19) in our service areas. We collaborate with strategic partners to implement “transformative” activities and programs that are relevant to our rural and underserved communities.
Do you want to make a difference? We are always seeking opportunities to partner and to support student/adult volunteers? Teamwork makes the Dreamwork!
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101 Cowardin Avenue, Ste. 205, Richmond, VA, 23224, USA
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