Applications are open for the WV AHEC Rural Community Health Scholars Program, a two-year immersive program available to 75 of West Virginia’s top health profession students interested in serving medically underserved and/or rural populations across the state.
Scholars will focus on interprofessional education through clinical, didactic and community-based lenses. Graduates of this nationally recognized, two-year program enter the workforce with a refined toolkit of expertise to create change in rural and medically underserved communities.
As a scholar, students will:
Receive a stipend of $1,300 upon program completion,
Become leaders in their professions and communities,
Develop an astute understanding of how to best implement health care services in rural or underserved areas.
Applicants should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and at least two years remaining in their degree program. The new class of scholars will begin the two-year program Oct. 1, 2022 and complete it May 15, 2024.
The deadline to apply is Sept. 15.
For more information, visit our website or contact RCH_Scholars@hsc.wvu.edu.