Southeast Nebraska Area Health Education Center
Connecting Students to Careers, Health Professionals to Communities, & Communities to Better Health.
Mission
Nebraska Area Health Education Center's Mission: To meet the state's health and health workforce needs. The Nebraska AHEC Program provides educational programs and services that bridge academic institutions and communities to improve the health of Nebraskans with a focus on rural and underserved populations.
Program Goals
- Develop and sustain a robust and diverse local health workforce in Nebraska by engaging youth and others to complete health professions training programs and enter health careers.
- Recruit health students to consider working in rural underserved areas of the state by providing clinical experiences in these communities during their training.
- Retain health professionals in these regions by offering accessible continuing education and professional development opportunities.
SE Nebraska AHEC Center 2022-2023 at a Glance
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Health Career Pipeline 651 Students exposed to health careers |
AHEC Scholars 22 Nebraska AHEC Scholars |
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Clinical Training 2,460 Clinical training rotation hours supported at 14 different locations |
Continuing Education 120 Clinical training rotation hours to paramedics in rural and urban counties |