The Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
of Eastern Washington, Washington
State University Spokane (Extension), like its sister AHEC organizations around
the country, focuses on health professions education and training, recruitment,
and retention, especially for rural and underserved communities.
The AHEC also provides technical assistance to communities and serves as a grant
partner for a number of initiatives. It is recognized as a leader nationwide for
its innovative and successful programs.
The AHEC is an integral part of the health science programs at the WSU Spokane
campus, which include professional and graduate studies in Health Policy and
Administration, Pharmacy, Human Nutrition, and Speech and Hearing Sciences.
Project H.O.P.E is fast approaching its sixth summer of providing summer intern experiences for students interested in pursuing a career in the health sciences.
Project H.O.P.E. is a program for current junior and senior students, and is aimed at increasing the number of students from ethnically diverse groups currently underrepresented in the health professions who have an interest in pursuing a career in the health science arena.
Applications are now available online. For more information and to download the application form, go here.
The 2008 Edition of the Health Care Resource Guide for health care providers serving the underserved and uninsured of Spokane
County is now available. Click
here for a
PDF version to read on your screen, or
here for a
PDF version that can be printed, folded, and stapled into a handbook. (Last
updated 2/6/08.)
This brochure is intended to provide health care practitioners with information about many of the Spokane clinics that serve the poor and underserved. To provide updated or additional information for this brochure, please contact the Area Health Education Center of Eastern Washington at ahec@wsu.edu and reference the publication.
The Health Care Resource Guide is provided as a service by the Spokane Medical Clinics Committee and the Area Health Education Center of Eastern Washington.
In 2007, the Area Health Education Center of Eastern Washington integrated with the Child and Family Research Unit.
We are in the process of developing a new website that will be shared between both divisions, but in the meantime you can visit CAFRU's website to learn more about their projects.
L–R: Myah Houghten, Liz Blodgett, Roy Harrington, Judy Boone, Kaarin Appel, Lisa Holmes, Natalie Turner, Teague Griffith, Chris Blodgett, Lisa Breitenfeldt, Bonnie Wagner, Jeff Winikoff, and Bettie Rundlett. Not pictured: Marlene O'Dea.
Nursing Scholarship and Financial Aid Guide 2005–2007 (PDF)
| Telephone: 509.358.7640 Fax: 509.358.7647 E-mail: ahec@wsu.edu |
AHEC of E. WA, WSU Extension PO Box 1495 Spokane, WA, 99210-1495 |