WV AHEC Rural Community Health Scholars is a highly selective program available to 75 of West Virginia’s top health professions students interested in practicing in rural or underserved communities; WVU and non-WVU students alike can participate.
RCH Scholars is designed as a two-year program with one goal in mind: to enhance each scholar's ability to make a difference in health care by facilitating clinical, didactic and community-based activities that positively impact the lives of West Virginians in rural/underserved areas of the state. Scholars will complete this program with a readiness to enter the workforce and an astute understanding of how to best implement health care services in rural or underserved areas, work as part of an interprofessional team and provide meaningful patient care.
Health professions students in the following areas are eligible to apply:
Dentistry and Dental Hygiene, Medical (Osteopathic, Family, OBGYN, etc.), Nurse Practitioner and Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy
Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Public/Population Health Programs, and more (contact us if you do not see your discipline listed here).
Students that complete the RCH Scholars program will not only make a meaningful impact on their communities, but also receive a stipend of $1,300 at program completion.
Application deadline is August 1.
For more information, visit our website or contact Jessica Stidham at RCH_Scholars@hsc.wvu.edu.