About Collegiate Health Service Corps Program

Our Mission:

 To expose undergraduate students to health careers through service learning experiences that promote preventative health care to underserved communities.

Benefits to Students:

• Students will increase their awareness of various health occupations and interdisciplinary health teams
• Undecided students will gain experience in the health care field
• Students will build their resumes with excellent leadership opportunities
• Students will receive mentoring from AHEC coordinators in applying to health professional schools of study
• Students will have meaningful opportunities of engagement with their colleges and universities increasing likelihood of graduation   
• Students will increase their awareness and capacity to develop their cultural competency skills as future health care providers

Benefits to the Communities Served:

•   Health education information is presented that is culturally relevant and at the appropriate level of literacy while utilizing highly interactive modes of education and promotion of behavior change
• Future health care professionals will reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the communities they serve
• Community members have a meaningful venue to participate and direct how prevention services are provided

 Benefits to Academic Institutions:

• Colleges and universities affirm their presence in the community
• Academic course work is an integral component of service learning that reinforces classroom activities
• Colleges and universities graduate students with strong interpersonal skill-sets entering into health professions

Benefits for Volunteer Sites:

•  Increase capacity with energetic, well prepared college students who compliment services provided to the same communities without increased demands on agency staff
•  Engage and involve local community groups in projects and services
•  Increase exposure and awareness of your organization

For more information contact:  Victoria Lowe