This manual is designed for participants in the Arizona AHEC Scholars Program. It should be referenced frequently by Faculty Mentors and AHEC Scholars, as well as Rural Health Profession Program (RHPP) and Center Directors and Staff.
The Arizona Area Health Education Centers (AzAHEC) Scholars Program (ASP) is an innovative two-year community-based interprofessional and experiential training program in Arizona’s rural and underserved areas. It was developed as a two-year interprofessional program for health profession students with advanced community-based experiences in rural and underserved settings at one of the Arizona AHEC Regional Centers.[1] The first AzAHEC Scholar cohort began in 2018. The program is supported by Federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and State of Arizona funding and administered by the AzAHEC Program Office.[2] Graduate-level health profession students enrolled in a Rural Health Professional Program[3] (RHPP) are eligible for participation in the ASP. RHPPs are authorized by Arizona Revised Statutes § 15-1754 and housed in the State of Arizona public universities under authority of the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR). Undergraduate nursing and public health students at Northern Arizona University (NAU) are eligible for participation in the ASP if approved for admission by American Indian Health (AIH) AHEC.
[1] Appendix A illustrates the AHEC regions of Arizona. Appendix C provides contact information for Centers and Assigned Center Staff
[2] All communication should go to nparedes@arizona.edu Arizona AHEC Program Office who will disburse communication within the Program Office as needed. Her email address is hyperlinked throughout this document and shown on Appendix B as the primary contact for the AHEC Scholars Program.
[3] Appendix D provides contact information for RHPP Program Directors and Assigned Staff