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| Dr. Arturo Brito (second from right), Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the UM School of Medicine, guides a medical team on a journey in the school's mobile pediatric Clinic. |
The concept of service/learning is now extensively used by AHEC as a means to accomplish its educational objectives for health professions students while delivering services to underserved populations. An AHEC service/learning program is accomplished through the extension and outreach efforts of academic faculty and students to community-based health programs that provide care to underserved populations.
Student enrichment activities are designed to influence underrepresented and/or disadvantaged youth to embrace the concepts of community health, diversity, individual health promotion and the potential for pursuing health careers.
By having a presence in local communities, AHECs have been able to promote community health and serve as vehicles for matching the educational needs of health professions faculty and students with the health care needs of local communities. Through these academic-community partnerships, AHECs have been able to produce a significant number of needed health services and community health projects.
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