Hudson Mohawk AHEC Programs

Health Career Programs
HM AHEC programs introduce students to opportunities the health care industry can offer. Our message is that no matter what a student's interests, there is a career waiting for them in the health care industry. HM AHEC partners with area schools, hospitals/health care facilities and other community organizations to provide realistic, hands-on experiences for students to learn. 

MASH Camps encourage students to pursue health related careers in their own communities. MASH Camp is a day long program where students are introduced to a wide variety of health care career options through hands-on activities in various departments of a health care facility.
MASH Camp Flyer.pdf

My Health Career© is a web-based learning tool designed to introduce high school students to a variety of careers in health care. HM AHEC will facilitate a discussion about various health-related careers, education and training options, and relevant health care employment-related data. HM AHEC is available for presentations upon request.
MHC Flyer for Teachers.pdf    Presentation Request Form

MedQuest Camp is a hands-on, health career development program for students age 16 and older. Students explore health careers by spending three days immersed in a variety of medical settings. MedQuest includes career development and asset building activities on a college campus and in the surrounding health care community. MedQuest introduces students to the relationships between science, the health professions, and health career opportunities while becoming familiar with hospital and college campus settings.
MedQuest Flyer.pdf

Health Quest is a health career exploration opportunity that immerses students in a health care facility, introducing them to the daily tasks and responsibilities of a health care provider or allied health professional. Hosted by health care facilities, participants become employees at the host facility generally for six weeks, working 30 hours per week.
Health Quest Flyer.pdf

Health Career Scholarship HM AHEC awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are entering a health care related training/college/education program.
Scholarship Flyer.pdf

Medical School Symposium is a two-hour presentation that to educates students and their parents about the medical school admissions process. The symposium includes financial aid information, a panel of speakers including the Albany Medical College Director of Admissions, medical students, and an area physician. The audience will have an opportunity to participate in a question and answer session at the end of the program.

Workforce Initiatives
HM AHEC recruits preceptors to provide medical and health profession students with learning experiences in medically underserved areas. HM AHEC also facilitates and supports health care education and training. Our initiatives include:

• Ongoing efforts to build capacity in rural areas for EMS and 
  pre-hospital care. 
• Learning experiences for medical students including
  community-based clinical rotations in federally qualified health 
  centers.HM AHEC Clinical Rotation Request Form
• Training opportunities that support the professional development and retention of health care workers.
• Opportunities to support the advancement of individuals within the field of nursing.
• Housing assistance to students who train in underserved communities and with at-risk populations.HM AHEC Student Housing Assistance Application

Continuing Professional Education
HM AHEC monitors the needs of its local health care industry. As a result,
HM AHEC provides continuing professional education programs to address regional workforce needs. HM AHEC works with hospitals, health care facilities, community organizations and medical/health professions schools to effectively meet those needs. Past programs include Customer Service trainings, the 2008 AHEC Academy training --Understanding Innovation and Its Implementation Challenges: A Framework for Managing, and the Health Literacy conference co-sponsored with the Adirondack Rural Health Network.

For more information about HM AHEC Programs, please contact Jill Walls, Program Director at 518.480.2432 or at jwalls@gohealthcareer.org

Annual Report 2007-2008 HM AHEC Annual Report 2008-2009