• Sponsored 3 intensive programs (20 hours +) for 57 students in Southeast Georgia to learn about career opportunities in healthcare.

• Sponsored 2 Health Careers Camps for 46 teens from 16 counties to increase awareness of and academic preparation for the health professions.

• Partnered with the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health to offer the sixth annual Public Health Day for Young Adults (PHYA 2015). This resulted in 69 students and teachers from 4 counties and 4 high schools participating in this daylong event.

• Conducted 25 health careers presentations for 1,094 students throughout Southeast Georgia to provide information about health career opportunities.

• Participated in 5 Health Career fairs at schools, universities, and technical colleges reaching 1,793 students.

• Partnered with East Georgia Regional Medical Center to maintain a physician shadowing program for pre-med college students.

• Sponsored “Embracing Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce”, a seminar for pre-health profession college students. This is available as an archived webinar on www.healthtecdl.org. Georgia College and State University co-sponsored this event and the webinar was broadcast from Milledgeville. Additional audiences participated at Georgia Southern University.

• Served as representatives on numerous community and regional boards, committees and advisory councils. One staff member was selected to participate in Leadership Bulloch 2015 sponsored by the Statesboro Bulloch Chamber of Commerce.

• Assisted 293 students in obtaining 778 rotations for a total of 103,332 hours of clinical training with a group of 147 clinical preceptors.

• Hosted a public health intern for a total of 600 hours.

• Managed 19 third year medical students from PCOM (GA-Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine) who are part of MCAHEC’s Anchor Program for the academic year 2014 – 2015. This included assistance with recruitment, identification and securing their core and selective rotation sites, and by providing students with opportunities to experience social and professional aspects of the community in Warner Robins.

• Hosted 2 Mercer University PA students in the inaugural Community Integration Program (CIP); each student completes selected rotations and complementary service learning activities in one MCAHEC location.

• Provided housing for 184 students on community based clinical rotations; provided travel assistance for 128 students on community based clinical training rotations.

• This year we were able to document that 111 AHEC supported students graduated and returned to our region to practice; an additional 88 of them stayed within state to practice.

• Provided multiple opportunities for 72 health professions students to experience working with migrant and seasonal farmworkers through a series of 18 farmworker housing outreach visits on evenings and weekends. Partner schools included Georgia Regents University, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Atlantic State University, South University, Mercer University, and Southeastern Technical College. Disciplines included medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, dental assisting and others.

• Sponsored 14 continuing education programs, training 1,201 health professionals. Topics included Advance Practice Update, Caring for a Child with Asthma, Diabetes Update, and Elder Abuse, among others.

• Through HealthTecdl, MCAHEC sponsored 5+ distance learning events. Topics included:
  • Community Grant Writing: A Three Part Series
  • Cultural Competency: Closing the Gap Between Providers and Patients
  • Embracing Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce
  • Lessons Learned from a Regional Health Information Exchange in GA
  • Pharmacology Update for Nurse Practitioners

HealthTecdl is a statewide distance learning program, funded by the Healthcare Georgia Foundation, designed to support health professionals and strengthen services provided by nonprofit health organizations in Georgia. (www.healthtecdl.org)

• Sponsored 4 intensive programs (20 hours +) for 79 students in Southeast Georgia to learn about career opportunities in healthcare.

• Sponsored 1 Health Careers Camp for 17 teens from 5 counties to increase awareness of and academic preparation for the health professions.

• Partnered with the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health to offer the fifth annual Public Health Day for Young Adults (PHYA 2014).  This resulted in 91 students and teachers from 3 counties and 4 high schools participating in this daylong event.

• Conducted 31 health careers presentations for 1,505 students throughout Southeast Georgia to provide information about health career opportunities.

• Participated in 18 Health Career fairs at schools, universities, and technical colleges reaching 2,800 students.

• Partnered with East Georgia Regional Medical Center to develop a physician shadowing program for pre-med college students.

• Sponsored “Embracing Diversity:  Minorities in the Health Professions”, a seminar for pre-health profession college students. This is available as an archived webinar on www.healthtecdl.org.  Georgia College and State University co-sponsored this event and the webinar was broadcast from Milledgeville.  Additional audiences participated at Georgia Southern University.

• Served as representatives on numerous community and regional boards, committees and advisory councils.

• Assisted 320 students in obtaining 833 rotations for a total of 121,578 hours of clinical training with a group of 182 clinical preceptors.

• Hosted three internships for a total of 1,664 hours.

• Managed 16, third year medical students from PCOM (GA-Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine) who are part of MCAHEC’s Anchor Program for the academic year 2013 – 2014.  This included assistance with recruitment, identification and securing their core and selective rotation sites, and by providing students with opportunities to experience social and professional aspects of the community in Warner Robins.

• Provided housing for 311 students and travel assistance for 143 students on community based clinical rotations.

• This year we were able to document that 35 AHEC supported students graduated and returned to our region to practice; an additional 80 of them stayed within state to practice.

• Provided multiple opportunities for 68 health professions students to experience working with migrant and seasonal farmworkers through a series of 14 farmworker housing outreach visits on evenings and weekends.  Partner schools included Georgia Regents University, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Atlantic State University, South University, Mercer University, and Southeastern Technical College.  Disciplines included medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, dental assisting and others.

• Sponsored 24 continuing education programs, training 896 health professionals.  Topics included Advance Practice Update, Professional Perspectives on Family and Workplace Violence, ICD-10 Workshop, and Elder Abuse, among others.

• Through HealthTec^dl, MCAHEC sponsored 4 distance learning events.  Topics included:
  • Reducing Inappropriate use of Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes.
  • Embracing Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce
  • MRSA: Infection Control Beyond the Individual Patient
  • Working Effectively with Interpreters in the Medical Setting

HealthTec^dl is a statewide distance learning program, funded by the Healthcare Georgia Foundation, designed to support health professionals and strengthen services provided by nonprofit health organizations in Georgia.  (www.healthtecdl.org)

• Sponsored 4 intensive programs (20 hours +) for 92 students in Southeast Georgia to learn about career opportunities in healthcare.

• Sponsored 1 Health Careers Camp for 10 teens from 3 counties to increase awareness of and academic preparation for the health professions.

• Continued SCRUBS/RUN2Nursing?, a comprehensive nursing workforce diversity recruitment program to interest students in the nursing profession. Served 92 students in 47 programs including future nurse club meetings, on campus events, weeklong seminars, field trips, and special projects.

• Partnered with the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health to offer the fourth annual Public Health Day for Young Adults (PHYA 2013). This resulted in 63 students and teachers from 2 counties and 4 high schools participating in this daylong event.

• Conducted 61 health careers presentations for 2,208 students throughout Southeast Georgia to provide information about health career opportunities.

• Participated in 17 Health Career fairs at schools, universities, and technical colleges reaching 2,081 students.

• Partnered with East Georgia Regional Medical Center to develop a physician shadowing program for pre-med college students.

• Sponsored “Embracing Diversity: Minorities in the Health Professions”, a seminar for pre-health profession college students. This is available as an archived webinar on www.healthtecdl.org. Georgia College and State University co-sponsored this event and the webinar was broadcast from Milledgeville. Additional audiences participated at Georgia Southern University.

• Served as representatives on numerous community and regional boards, committees and advisory councils.

• Assisted 427 students in obtaining 789 rotations for a total of 118,044 hours of clinical training with a group of 126 clinical preceptors.

• Managed 16 third year medical students from PCOM (GA-Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine) who are part of MCAHEC’s Anchor Program for the academic year 2012 – 2013. This included assistance with recruitment, identification and securing their core and selective rotation sites, and by providing students with opportunities to experience social and professional aspects of the community in Warner Robins.

• Assisted six 3rd and 4th year medical students from Mercer School of Medicine by partnering with Archway to implement the Georgia Rural Medical Scholar Program (GRMSP) in Washington County. The program selects students with a strong interest in rural medicine and provides clinical rotation experiences in a rural community on a repeated basis. MCAHEC helps with planning, assists with recruitment, credentials students, and provides support to students and preceptors. Additionally, MCAHEC staff serves on the Board.

• Provided housing for 300 students and travel assistance for 231 students on community based clinical rotations.

• This year we were able to document that 21 AHEC supported students graduated and returned to our region to practice; an additional 8 of them stayed within state to practice. We identified 6 who chose to practice in another state.

• Provided multiple opportunities for 52 health professions students to experience working with migrant and seasonal farmworkers through a series of 10 farmworker housing outreach visits on evenings and weekends. Students included medical students from Georgia Regents University, Physician Assistant students from South University, and Public Health and nursing students from Georgia Southern University.

• Sponsored 30 continuing education programs, training 718 health professionals. Topics included Advance Practice Update, Cross Cultural Issues in Counseling, Professional Perspectives on Family and Workplace Violence, among others.

• As part of a national AHEC initiative, MCAHEC sponsored 2 programs: “Serving Those Who Have Served: Educating Community Healthcare Providers Working with Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families.”

• Through HealthTec^dl, MCAHEC sponsored 3 distance learning events. Topics included:

• The Psychosocial Impact of Multiple Sclerosis: Cognition, Depression, and Coping
• Embracing Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce
• An Overview of Public Health Professions

HealthTec^dl is a statewide distance learning program, funded by the Healthcare Georgia Foundation, designed to support health professionals and strengthen services provided by nonprofit health organizations in Georgia. (www.healthtecdl.org)

• Sponsored 4 intensive programs (20 hours +) for 106 students in Southeast Georgia to learn about career opportunities in healthcare.

• Sponsored 2 Health Careers Camps for 56 teens from 9 counties to increase awareness of and academic preparation for the health professions.

• Continued SCRUBS/RUN2Nursing?, a comprehensive nursing workforce diversity recruitment program to interest students in the nursing profession. Served 105 students in 32 programs including future nurse club meetings, on campus events, weeklong seminars, field trips, and special projects.

• Partnered with the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health to offer the third annual Public Health Day for Young Adults (PHYA 2012). This resulted in 123 students and teachers from 2 counties and 5 high schools participating in this daylong event.

• Conducted 27 health careers presentations for 1,426 students throughout Southeast Georgia to provide information about health career opportunities.

• Participated in 13 Health Career fairs at schools, universities, and technical colleges reaching 2,091 students.

• Sponsored a Teen Health Forum with 11 partner agencies for 2,175 8^th graders in every middle school in Houston County.

• Sponsored “Embracing Diversity: Minorities in the Health Professions”, a seminar for pre-health profession college students. This is available as an archived webinar on www.healthtecdl.org. Georgia College and State University co-sponsored this event and the webinar was broadcast from Milledgeville. Additional audiences participated at the College of Coastal Georgia and Georgia Southern University.

• Served as representatives on numerous community and regional boards, committees and advisory councils.

• Assisted 329 students in obtaining 503 rotations for a total of 77,264 hours of clinical training with a group of 150 clinical preceptors.

• Managed nine third year medical students from PCOM (GA-Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine) who are part of MCAHEC’s Anchor Program for the academic year 2011 – 2012. This included assistance with recruitment, identification and securing their core and selective rotation sites, and by providing students with opportunities to experience social and professional aspects of the community in Warner Robins.

• Assisted six 3rd and 4th year medical students from Mercer School of Medicine by partnering with Archway to implement the Georgia Rural Medical Scholar Program (GRMSP) in Washington County. The program selects students with a strong interest in rural medicine and provides clinical rotation experiences in a rural community on a repeated basis. MCAHEC helps with planning, assists with recruitment, credentials students, and provides support to students and preceptors. Additionally, MCAHEC staff serves on the Board.

• Provided housing and/or travel assistance for students on 345 community based clinical rotations.

• This year we were able to document that 43 AHEC supported students graduated and returned to our region to practice; 107 of them stayed within state to practice.

• Provided opportunities for 76 health professions student experiences in working with migrant and seasonal farmworkers through a series of 12 farmworker housing outreach visits on evenings and weekends. Students included medical students from GHSU, PA students from South University and Mercer, Public Health and nursing students from Georgia Southern University, and dental assistant students from Southeastern Technical College.

• Sponsored 25 continuing education programs, training 657 health professionals. Topics included Advance Practice Update, Cross Cultural Issues in Counseling, Sexual Assault Training, Ethical Issues in Long Term Care, Management of Eating Disorders, among others.

• Through HealthTec^dl, MCAHEC sponsored 5 distance learning events with 256 attendees. Topics included:

Cancer Disparities in Minority and Under-served Populations,

Diabetes Mellitus: the Pharmacological Approach

Patient Centered Medical Home-What is it? How do I incorporate it into my practice?

What every healthcare professional should know about Multiple Sclerosis

Embracing Diversity: Minorities in the Health Professions

HealthTec^dl is a statewide distance learning program, funded by the Healthcare Georgia Foundation, designed to support health professionals and strengthen services provided by nonprofit health organizations in Georgia. (www.healthtecdl.org)