Nearly half of Californians live in Health Professional shortage Areas with shortage of

primary medical, dental, and mental health services among others. The California Area
Health Education Centers Community Health Scholars Program aims to recruit
passionate and motivated individuals to learn about community health and
interdisciplinary practice in medically underserved communities with the hopes that
they will choose to practice in these areas in the future. Upon completion of the
program, participants will be able to apply new models of care amongst underserved
populations, gain strong connections to professional networks and health service
organizations, learn how to conduct a community based health project and learn how
a clinical or school based setting responds to the health needs of an underserved
community.

Program Eligibility INTERPROFESSIONAL

EDUCATION
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
INTEGRATION
Motivational interviewing Reducing stigma
Patient Clinician Relationship Anxiety and depression
Motivated to address health needs in vulnerable, under served
communities
Undergraduate students pursuing Bachelor's degrees in Public SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF
HEALTH
CULTURAL HUMILITY
Cultural humility trainings
health or Psychology and are in the last 2 years of their Addressing Social and
structural determinants of
Implicit bias trainings

education
health in primary care
settings

Graduate students pursuing an MPH, MSW, Masters in

PRACTICE
Nursing students (other health majors are also accepted).
CURRENT & EMERGING
TRANSFORMATION HEALTH ISSUES
Opioid Crisis
Professional Schools or programs: Nursing, Medical, Physician Leadership models
Patient Centered
Immunizations
Diseases of poverty

Assistant, Medical Assistant, Dental, etc Covid-19

Program Requirements
Complete at least 80 hours (40 hours/year for 2 years) of
didactic learning in an intraprofessional setting.
Complete at least 80 hours (40 hours/year for 2 years) of
clinical and/or school-based training at a site in an underserved
area.
Complete a community-based health project with a site in an
underserved area and an AHEC center.
Complete evaluation and alumni surveys during and after
graduating from the program.

Upon Program Completion

AHEC Scholars will be awarded a
Certificate in Community Health from the CA Statewide AHEC
endorsed by the California Primary Care Association and the
Rural Health Association.

APPLY TODAY!
Scan for the Application link: Please mark the region LA Harbor

AHEC Scholars Recruitment

Schedule:
Applications open- July 1st, 2023
Applications Due: July 31st.
Interviews & selection- August
Acceptance letters-End of Aug.
Orientation-October 2023

For more information about this

program, please e-mail
Joselyne Camacho:
JCamacho4@dhs.lacounty.gov
 Program Eligibility
Motivated to address health needs in vulnerable, under served
communities
Undergraduate students pursuing Bachelor's degrees in Public
health or Psychology and are in the last 2 years of their
education
Graduate students pursuing an MPH, MSW, Masters in
Nursing students (other health majors are also accepted).
Professional Schools or programs: Nursing, Medical, Physician
Assistant, Medical Assistant, Dental, etc

Program Requirements
Complete at least 80 hours (40 hours/year for 2 years) of
didactic learning in an intraprofessional setting.
Complete at least 80 hours (40 hours/year for 2 years) of
clinical and/or school-based training at a site in an underserved
area.
Complete a community-based health project with a site in an
underserved area and an AHEC center.
Complete evaluation and alumni surveys during and after
graduating from the program.

APPLY TODAY!
Scan for the Application link: Please mark the region LA Harbor

AHEC Scholars Recruitment

Schedule:
For more information about this
Applications open- July 1st, 2023 program, please e-mail
Interviews & selection- August Joselyne Camacho:
Acceptance letters-End of Aug. JCamacho4@dhs.lacounty.gov
Orientation-October 2023