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The AHEC mission focuses on increasing the availability of health care professionals in underserved communities through strategic community-academic partnerships. This initiative promotes community-based education and emphasizes cultural sensitivity, interdisciplinary practice, and a pipeline approach for aspiring health professionals. AHECs support Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (COMs) by offering career awareness programs, educational enrichment, clinical training assistance, and continuing education, ensuring a robust support system for the next generation of health care providers.
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Enhancing the Pool Area Health Education Centers and the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AHEC and the COMs)
AHEC Mission • Increase the availability of health care professionals for underserved areas and populations: • Community-academic partnerships • Community-based education • Pipeline approach • Cultural sensitivity/competence/empathy…. • Interdisciplinary practice
What AHECs can do for COMs • Educate pre-health professions students about careers in osteopathic medicine • Career awareness programs • Career exploration activities • Academic enrichment • Test preparation • Campus tours • Application assistance
What AHECs can do for COMs • Support clinical training • Identify potential preceptors • Arrange rotations • Help secure housing • Enhance training sites • Library services • Educational programming • Develop/support residency training programs
What AHECs can do for COMs • Assist with continuing education • Identify learner needs • Assist with program planning and implementation in distant sites • Can arrange CE credits for other professions in interprofessional programs