AHEC Scholars Program
Increasing opportunities for community-based experiential training within the State of Alabama.
Application Process
2025-2026 AHEC Scholars Application Open Now!
You will be asked to provide personal and contact information. This information will be used both to screen applicants to the program, and for federal reporting purposes.
You must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher to apply for AHEC Scholars.
On the application, you will be asked to submit the following:
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One-page personal statement.
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Describe the experiences, reasons and/or events that led you to choose a career in the health field. Why are you interested in joining the AHEC Scholars Program? What are your plans following graduation and completion of your training? How will participation in the AHEC Scholars Program contribute to your career plans?
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All candidates must undergo a scheduled interview with their applying regional center.
Eligibility
First and foremost, we want to ensure that everyone participating in the AHEC Scholars Program has an interest in underserved rural healthcare.
- Are you looking for an opportunity to further prepare yourself for serving in the primary care workforce?
- Are you passionate about delivering high-quality care in the ever-transforming healthcare system?
- Are you passionate about improving care in rural and underserved communities?
- If you answered ‘YES‘ to any of these questions, you might be interested in becoming an AHEC Scholar!
In order to participate in this program, you must currently be enrolled in a health professions program with a minimum 2.5 GPA in one of the following fields:
- Medicine (MD/DO)
- Dentistry
- Clinical Psychology (PhD)
- Physician Assistant
- Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Midwifery
- Pharmacy
- Optometry
Other disciplines may apply. Priority will be given to the disciplines above.
AHEC prepares a culturally competent group of future healthcare professionals to succeed through service in underserved areas of Alabama. Learn more today!
Regional Centers
The Alabama AHEC Network is dedicated to recruiting, training, and retaining the Alabama healthcare workforce while broadening the distribution of the health workforce, enhancing the quality of care, and improving health care delivery to rural and underserved populations in Alabama. The following centers are members of the Alabama AHEC Network and are federally funded HRSA AHEC Programs and nationally recognized Area Health Education Centers: Alabama Statewide Network Program Office, North Alabama AHEC (NAAHEC), East Central Alabama AHEC (ECAAHEC), Black Belt Alabama AHEC (BBAAHEC), Wiregrass Alabama AHEC (WAAHEC), Delta Alabama AHEC (DAAHEC).
