1. December 10, 2018 AHEC Board Meeting
Montana AHEC Scholars
December 10, 2018
AHEC Board Meeting

2. AHEC Scholars Program
AHEC Scholars is a national program developed by the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration and state AHECs (National AHEC Organization).
It is a program for health professions students interested in enhancing their skills in interprofessional practice in rural or underserved settings.
Co-created and co-taught by faculty and staff from across the state
Open to graduate level, 2 or 4 year undergraduate, and certificate programs for any healthcare career
Interprofessional/team-based community/experiential/clinical training
Courses can be continuing education modules or college credit

3. AHEC Scholars Program Core Topic Areas: Interprofessional Education
Behavioral Health Integration
Social Determinants of Health
Cultural Competency
Practice Transformation
Current and Emerging Health Issues

4. Requirements
2-year college program, 4 year college, or graduate program:
AHEC Scholars Program duration: 2 years
40 hours of interprofessional community-based, experiential, or clinical training in rural and/or underserved area – per year
40 hours interprofessional coursework (including the six Core Topic Areas listed above) – per year

5. Requirements Certificate programs of 1 or less years:
AHEC Scholars Program duration: 1 year
40 hours interprofessional community-based, experiential, or clinical training in rural and/or underserved area
40 hours interprofessional coursework (including the six Core Topic Areas listed above)

6. Didactic Options Credit courses offered
AHHS 450/550 Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (offered Fall semester – face-to-face classroom) 1 credit (only available to Missoula Campus students, which includes MSU Nursing who will enroll through MSU)
AHHS 491: Friday Medical Conference (offered Fall and Spring semester) 1 credit (currently available only to Missoula Campus students – we are working on making it available statewide)
NEW course currently under development—offered in spring: AHHS 450/ – online Interprofessional Collaborative Practice course 1 credit  (available statewide)

7. Didactic Options Continuing Education options:
Access through Moodle Learning Management System
Organized by Core Topic Areas
Developed by Natascha Robinson

8. Community of Scholars
Community of Scholars Virtual Meetings using Zoom: Students attend one in each month (total of 3)
January 15 at 5:00 pm or January 18 at 12:00 pm
February 5 at 5:00 pm or February 8 at 12:00 pm
April 2 at 5:00 pm or April 5 at 12:00 pm

9. Scholars Collaboration Across States
South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, Nevada, Oklohoma
Zoom meeting in November
Created Google Drive to share documents and ideas
Discussed a shared platform for communicating and accessing other state’s continuing education opportunities
Will do a Zoom meeting in January or February

10. Recruiting Process Scholars application and brochure
Met with faculty in each program
Some faculty ed brochure to their students and encouraged to apply
Presented Scholars Program in student classrooms/10 minutes/Left brochures and a sign-in sheet/Invited to information sessions
Held 2 F2F information sessions/different times/different days
Sent welcome letter to all students who applied
Held 2 virtual Meet & Greets to provide additional information and a chance to meet each other

13. Current Enrollment: 96 Students
MSU/MSUB-City College UM
WWAMI
Athletic Training: 2 Billings
Athletic Training: 11 Missoula
12 First Year TRUST students
Nursing: 20
5 ABSN: 2 Missoula, 3 Bozeman,
14 BSN: 2 Billings, 1 Kalispell, 2 Great Falls, 4 Missoula, 6 Bozeman
Biochemistry: 1
1 Third Year student
Communicative Sciences and Disorder: 18
Health and Human Performance: 1
Radiology Technician: 1 City College/Billings
Social Work: 4
Pharmacy: 9
Physical Therapy: 16

14. Moodle LMS Demonstration