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Enhancing the Pool

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

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Enhancing the Pool

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  1. Enhancing the Pool Area Health Education Centers and the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AHEC and the COMs)

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

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