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May 2, 2008
National AHEC Week in Indiana celebrates
On March 25, 2008, 108
attendees celebrated National AHEC Week at the inaugural Indiana
AHEC Program Annual Meeting. In addition to a keynote
presentation from Richard Merchant, CEO of the North New York
AHEC, attendees discussed project posters with Indiana high
school and health professions students, learned about
community-based health professions training from regional AHEC
staff, and celebrated the contributions of five “Partnership
Matters” award winners and our first “AHEC Hero.”
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Indiana by the Numbers
2007 Update
80 medically
underserved sites providing clinical education to health professions
trainees
1,219 health
professions trainees across Indiana
43 continuing education
offerings reached 1,330 participants, including 302 clinicians
employed in safety-net sites
19,027 K-12 students in
health careers outreach
317 students completing
intensive career exploration and academic enrichment activities, and
18% are racial/ethnic minority
3% of participating
high school students are from minority or disadvantaged backgrounds. |
