Connecting students to careers, Professionals to Communities, and Communities to better health.
Mission
To enhance access to quality health care, particularly primary and preventive care by growing and supporting Missouri’s health care workforce.
Students
What can you do to explore a health career?
- Participate in AHEC activities.
- If available at your school, take Project Lead the Way Biomedical Classes.
- If available at your school, participate in your local HOSA.
- Interview or job shadow health professionals.
- Volunteer at hospitals or nursing homes.
- Enhance your math and science skills.
- Learn to communicate well with others face to face.
- Improve your interprofessional skills.
Parents
What can you do to help your student interested in a health career?
- Challenge your student.
- Encourage them to work hard and pursue their goals.
- Help them find opportunities.
- Help them find scholarships.
- Attend college visits with them.
- Make sure they are keeping track of their experiences.
Health Professionals
How can you help students prepare for health careers?
- Allow job shadowing or interviews about your health careers.
- Sign up to be a clinical preceptor in your region.
- Invite students to appropriate continuing medical education events.
- Mentor clinical training students.
Calendar
Our Upcoming Events & Activities
WCMO AHEC Regional ACES workshop
Missouri Innovation Campus, 1101 Innovation Parkway, Lee's Summit, MO 64086, USA
News
Recent News & Announcements
Statewide IPE Conference
Join us for the MAHEC Statewide IPE Conference! This conference is centered around dynamic interprofessional health care experiences that enhance patient care and communication. Sessions are designed to align with the four IPEC competencies. Professionals in academia...
October 2021 Newsletter
SLU AHEC Sponsors research projects in social determinants of health and behavioral health integration One of the Missouri AHEC celebrated programs is the AHEC Scholars program. This national program prepares health professional students to work in modern health...
September 2021 MAHEC Newsletter
S.E. Missouri AHEC Spends the Summer Collaborating for Regional Improvement Over the last several months, the Southeastern Missouri Area Health Education Center (SEMO) has prioritized “Connecting Communities to Better Health” portion of the MAHEC Mission. In addition...
Success Stories
Dr. Kenney has participated in AHEC since high school. A native Missourian raised on a farm outside Kirksville where she now practices. “I feel like everyone should have good care, and it should be available and not something that is granted only to people in urban areas.”
Lyndsey Arnold Bailey attended PRIMO academies in high school student and was in the first ACES class. She is a graduate of MWSU and has worked in home health, hospice, labor and delivery and pain management. Lyndsey assists AHEC in promoting nursing.
Dr. Garner graduated from UMKC and has extensive experience in his field.
“Being a 14-year-old having to go to school with broken front teeth caused me self- consciousness. Undergoing successful dental treatment, I developed the desire to pursue a career in dentistry.”
FY20 Participants
Pipeline Participants
Continuing Education Participants
Clinical Rotations
Get In Touch
Location: 800 W. Jefferson Street
Kirksville, MO 63501
Telephone: 660-626-2887
Hours: M-F: 9am – 5pm