We work to improve the supply and distribution of the health care workforce and to increase minority representation in health professions in North Carolina. Plus, throughout a healthcare professional’s career, we provide support -- from elementary to high school, to college and beyond.
We are introducing a new revised version of our video and a new set of educational materials that will feature lovable puppets the Careers in Health Puppet Bunch. Each puppet represents a different career in health. Through this multi-media experience, the puppets are matched with real professionals who look like them and share the same career. The materials portray multicultural and non-traditional gender roles that represent the 21st century in health care.
Teachers like and appreciate the program and find that it fits into their health and science curriculum.
Puppet Bunch targets children in grades kindergarten through second grade. It is designed to introduce children to health careers while breaking down perceived ethnic and gender barriers, through the use of puppets. This program increases awareness of healthy behaviors and the importance of calling emergency 911 through participation in group games. This is a free service provided by the Greensboro Area Health Education Center. If you are interested in our program, please click
Request for Program Form to schedule your school program.
Catch a Totally Cool Health Career (CATCH)
CATCH focuses on third through fifth grade students by introducing them to health careers through the random selection of pre-chosen healthcare careers and the use of medically oriented props (i.e., clothing and equipment).
Please click Request for Program Form to schedule your school program.
Students Hot On the Sciences (SHOTS) Applications
available spring 2012
Co-sponsored by the North Carolina A&T State University Department of Biology is a six-week residential enrichment program for high school juniors and seniors. This program provides quality science instruction with hands-on, discovery-based research training and career enrichment that will give students a competitive edge for successfully matriculating through college. Students are engaged in rigorous academic courses and exposed to genetic research. Science and Technology Enrichment Program Applications available Spring 2012.
Science and Technology Enrichment Program (STEP) Applications available spring 2012
STEP is co-sponsored by the North Carolina A&T
State University Department of Chemistry. The primary goal for
S.T.E.P. is to give participants an introductory "minds-on" and
"hands-on" experience in a variety of science based subjects
that include analytical, organic, biochemistry, biotechnology
and nanotechnology with an emphasis on their application to the
pharmaceutical sciences. The program will also include
activities such as tutorials, mentoring, field trips
opportunities to participate in science related research
seminars.
Cultural Diversity Workshops
These workshops are designed for educators, community volunteers, and health and human service professionals working with minority populations. Emphasis is placed on cross-cultural mentoring and communication.
Pharmacy Technician Training Initiative
This program focuses on preparing high school seniors and undergraduate students to become certified pharmacy technicians and pharmacists. Students take evening classes and work with a preceptor at a retail and hospital pharmacy. Upon completing the classes and clinical rotations, students take the national PTCB Examination in the spring to become certified pharmacy technicians. Click for
Requirements,
Flyer,
Fact Sheet,
Application.
Teen Health Career Club
The health career club is designed for middle and high
school students interested in learning more about careers in
healthcare. Students will enjoy health science workshops,
health career speakers, site visits, games and more!
Applications are now being accepted for the 2011-2012
school year.
Click
for 2011-2012 Application.
Health Careers Information & Enrichment Workshops
These workshops are created and sponsored by the North Carolina Health Careers Access Program (NC-HCAP). Interactive workshops for 5th through 12th grade students are designed to motivate and encourage targeted students to consider career opportunities in the health professions. Each two-hour workshop also provides participants with information about college preparation, admissions requirements, financial aid resources, and information on various health issues affecting today’s youth. Please contact the Greensboro Area Education Center to request workshops.
Greensboro AHEC is partnering with the YMCA Black and Latino Achievers Leadership & Mentoring Program. YMCA goal is to educate and expose 8th-12th students to various careers fields including health careers and promote and encourage students to further their education. For more information on this program please Contact: the Black Achievers Program Office at 336-272-2131 Ext. 18 or visit their website
www.hayestaylorymca.org
Personal Reflection
"To me S.H.O.T.S. is not just Students Hot on the Sciences. This program is a door of opportunity supported by AHEC and their partners that gives my generation a sense of hope and encouragement. Where else can one receive free college instruction, laboratory experience, and a pathway into the medical field? In my opinion, any high school student that has hopes of obtaining a job in the medical field needs a program like this that will give them first- hand knowledge and the tools that will give them drive to succeed. Lou Holtz once said "You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser, you are who you make yourself be. This program has made me become a better student and future physician."
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Natalie McKinney
"Currently, I'm at training at the Internal Medicine Residency at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL After residency; I am interested in completing an adolescent medicine fellowship and a master's
in public health with an interest in community based research in
addition to practicing as a general internist. SEMS and SEP gave me that extra exposure to math and science as well as various health care fields through several classes, site visits, speakers and workshops. To this day, I still remember my experiences and the people I met through participating in these programs. It was a confidence booster and motivator to be surrounded by other minorities who had the same interests. It was also encouraging to know that there was a support system in place that nurtured my desire to become a physician and assisted with my professional growth.
Specifically, through the AHEC SEMS program, I learned how to write a research paper and give a formal presentation. I remember presenting about heart disease in African American women and feeling a sense of accomplishment (and relief) afterwards, especially after I worked so hard.
Through SEP, I took challenging math and science courses that prepared me for my future undergraduate coursework. In addition to learning even more about the healthcare field, I also learned how to become a competitive applicant for medical school."
- Lakeisha Entzminger
For more information or to schedule a program, contact:
