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Causes: Education, Educational Services
Mission: Connect students to careers, health professionals to communities and cummunities to better health.
Programs: The ahec of summer health career exploration program provides job shadowing experience, classroom education, cpr certification and career options in health care for approximately 223 high school students at 22 community hospitals, federally qualified health centers, and rural health clinics throughout north louisiana.
the health careers awareness program provides information on the benefits of pursuing a career in healthcare to approximately 2,500 high school students, teachers, counselors and administrators, and parents in 40 schools through classroom presentations, health career enticement programs and career fairs in 21 parishes in north louisiana.
the rural scholars program provides insight and assistance with the medical school application process, clinical skills building and mentoring to approximately 10 pre-med college students from rural communities.
other programs include the rural primary care preceptoship program, the day with doctors program, the medical applications of science in health program and continuing education programs.