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CLINICAL TRAINING &
COMMUNITY PRECEPTORS

GNAHEC coordinates clinical training opportunities at community-based sites for students who are enrolled in a health professions training program. The AHEC sites bring health disparities to life for students, who see first-hand the needs of uninsured and underinsured patients. Last year alone almost 900 health professions students were trained throughout our five counties to expose them to the rewards and challenges of working with the medically underserved – and possibly influence their career decisions. Research shows that health profession students who rotate through medically underserved sites are more likely to return to those communities to practice. These students provided more than 185,000 hours of care to an estimated 300,000 patients, much of it in the state’s community/migrant health centers, health departments, rural health clinics and other sites serving the medically needy.

Benefits of an AHEC Rotation:

• Assistance with finding rewarding placements in medically underserved sites

• Possible mileage reimbursement

• Housing accommodations in Citrus County

• Links to community partners who can help your future career

• Valuable clinical rotations that can help you decide

Virtual Webinars

GNAHEC coordinates clinical training opportunities at community-based sites for students who are enrolled in a health professions training program. The AHEC sites bring health disparities to life for students, who see first-hand the needs of uninsured and underinsured patients. Last year alone almost 900 health professions students were.

Presentation TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Assistance with finding rewarding placements in medically underserved sites

• Possible mileage reimbursement

• Housing accommodations in Citrus County

• Links to community partners who can help your future career

• Valuable clinical rotations that can help you decide

What is an AHEC Preceptor?

An AHEC preceptor is a health professional, who in conjunction with an AHEC program, serves as a clinical faculty member for one or more health professions academic programs. By training students at community–based rural and underserved urban areas, AHECs seek to expose these students to the needs, challenges and practice opportunities that exist in medically underserved areas.

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AHEC Preceptor Benefit Package

If you are a health professional working in a medically underserved area in conjunction with AHEC, we invite you to serve as a clinical faculty member or preceptor for one or more health professions academic programs. By doing so, you are entitled to the following Preceptor Benefit Package, provided you accept two or more students per year. 

  • A volunteer faculty appointment (at the college or university for whom you are serving as a preceptor, when eligible)

  • Loan of computer system for eligible preceptors and their students

  • Educational stipends of up to $350 per year towards registration for professional meetings or conferences

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