OKAHEC's central goal is to improve access to health care
- Improving the quality, distribution and supply of primary care providers in rural and underserved communities.
- Reducing disparities in access to health care between Oklahoma's rural and urban populations.
OKAHEC is a community-state-federal partnership established in 1984 at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, which coordinates the statewide network. The four Area Health Education Centers facilitate a regional approach to multidisciplinary and community-based health professional recruitment, education and training.
OKAHEC coordinates its program goals with state health agencies, health professional training programs, practitioners, educational institutions, community leaders and many others to complete "The OKAHEC Path".
Upcoming Events
Cancer Survivorship Education
A Community Experience
Free Seminars!
Register online or contact us at
1-800-522-9452 or okahec@okstate.edu for more information
Health Careers Camps
- 10th Annual Health Sciences Day Camp
Carl Albert State College, Poteau, Okla
Dates May 26-29, 8:30-4:00
For students in 8-10 grades interested in a Health Career
Learn About careers in Health, Biochemistry lab, tour of cancer treatment facility, walk for cancer awareness
Cost – fees waived
Sponsored by CASC, Southeast Oklahoma AHEC
For additional information contact Southeast Oklahoma AHEC 918-647-8611
jlockhart@carlalbert.edu
- SCIENCE DETECTIVES SUMMER ACADEMY
Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma
Sunday, May 31 – Saturday, June 6, 2009
Residential Camp,
Purpose of the camp is to bridge the gap between talking about science and doing science.
Activities include the students going out into the field, collecting water samples from area lakes, ponds, streams, and other water sources, bringing them back into the laboratory and test them to determine “What is that stuff in the water?” The students will also spend time at a local hospital and technology center have some hands on experience in health careers and the biomedical sciences. Each evening there are social activities, and on the last morning a reception and presentation of the outcomes for family members is held, and is open to the public.
Free. There is no cost to attend the camp, it is underwritten by a grant from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
Sponsored by Cameron University’s Southwest Area Health Education Center, Department of Biological Sciences
and Department of Education.
For additional information contact Dr. Joe Langley at 580-581-2852 or Beth Young at 580-581-2281.
- Scrub Club
Location: St. Mary’s Medical Center, Enid – (also Integris Bass Baptist Hospital, Enid; Sabolich Prosthetics & Research and Oklahoma Blood Institute in OKC)
Date (days) Time: June 2-4th 8am-5pm
Description and age group: ages 13-17
Highlight activities: Hands on activities with real health professionals in real medical settings and simulation labs; Medical Mystery activities; tours and speakers in various health professions
Cost – $75 – includes scrubs, meals, snacks, transportation to OKC sites and a camper/parent meal
Sponsored by: NwAHEC/Rural Health Projects, INC, Integris Bass Baptist Hospital (Enid), St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center (Enid), Share Medical Center (Alva)
For additional information contact AHEC, Phone number: Carissa Cowen 580.213.3170
- S.H.I.N.E. Camp
Eastern Oklahoma State College, Wilburton, Oklahoma
Dates June 8-11 Wilburton/June 22-25 Idabel
For Students in 8-11 grade interested in Nursing
Learn about different areas of Nursing, participate in clinical simulations, tour healthcare facilities, learn medical terminology
Cost - $ 25
Sponsored by EOSC, Southeast Oklahoma Nursing Community-Based Job Training Project Grant
For additional information contact: Anne Hester @ 918-465-1824 or ahester@eosc.edu
Or visit the website @ www.eosc.edu/academic/nursing/cbjt_son.html
- Camp Medical Mysteries NEW!
Muskogee, Indian Capital Technology Center
June 8-11, 2009, 9 AM to 2 PM, Ages 13-16
Cost: FREE! Space is Limited!
Want to have fun this summer and learn about health careers? Explore Allied Health professions with a technological focus. Solve a medical mystery using information management, diagnostic and therapy services as well as other allied health careers. A mock medical mystery will offer you the opportunity to practice skills learned in this camp! An in depth tour of the Veterans Administration Hospital is planned along with health professionals sharing their experiences.
Sponsored by NEAHEC, and Indian Capital Technology Center
For more information call Northeast Area Health Education Center: 595-8404
- Camp M.D. Medical Detectives
TCC Metro Campus
June 15-18, 2009, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, $159, Ages 10-13
Cost includes your own lab coat, supplies, possible field trips and more!
Explore a wide variety of health careers through hands on investigations
Solves mysteries through a CSI approach
Be part of a medical team to solve a mock medical mystery and more!
Program Sponsored by NEAHEC, TCC Continuing Education, St John’s Health System, and Tulsa Police Department
For more information call Northeast Area Health Education Center: 595-8404
- Scrub Club
Location: Ponca City Medical Center, Ponca City, OK - (also Integris Bass Baptist Hospital, Enid; Sabolich Prosthetics & Research and Oklahoma Blood Institute in OKC)
Date (days) Time: June 16-18th 8am-5pm
Description and age group ages 13-17
Highlight activities Hands on activities with real health professionals in real medical settings and simulation labs; Medical Mystery activities; tours and speakers in various health professions
Cost – $75 – includes scrubs, meals, snacks, transportation to OKC sites and a camper/parent meal
Sponsored by NwAHEC/Rural Health Projects, INC, Integris Bass Baptist Hospital (Enid), St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center (Enid), Share Medical Center (Alva)
For additional information contact AHEC, Phone number: Carissa Cowen 580.213.3170 or Toni Pederson, 580.327.8139
- Camp Scrubs – IT’S A GUY THING! Revised
Southeast Campus, July 20-23, 2009
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, $159
Cost includes your own set of scrubs, stethoscope, possible field trip and more!
Attention Guys: If you are between the ages of 10 and 13 and enjoy guts, glory and problem solving, then this camp is just for you! Perform CPR, keep patient records, and work with simulated patient that actually screams and yells!
Camp activities include: Use a simulated man to take assessment of pulse, blood pressure and respiration,
Simulate when your CPR skills are needed and practice working using the CPR skills learned in various situations, Use the Doppler to hear a peer’s or your own blood through distal pulses; hear your own heart and lungs, Put on casts and so much more!
Sponsored by TCC Nursing Division, NEAHEC, and TCC Continuing Education
For more information call Northeast Area Health Education Center: 595-8404
- Camp Medical Mysteries NEW!
Stillwell, Indian Capital Technology Center
June 22-25, 2009
Cost FREE! Space is Limited!
Want to have fun this summer and learn about health careers? Explore Allied Health professions with a technological focus. Solve a medical mystery using information management, diagnostic and therapy services as well as other allied health careers. A mock medical mystery will offer you the opportunity to practice skills learned in this camp! An in depth tour of the Veterans Administration Hospital is planned along with health professionals sharing their experiences.
Sponsored by NEAHEC, and Indian Capital Technology Center
For more information call Northeast Area Health Education Center: 595-8404
- Camp Medical Mysteries NEW! (Tentative)
Tahlequah, Indian Capital Technology Center
July 6-9, 2009
Cost FREE! Space is Limited!
Want to have fun this summer and learn about health careers? Explore Allied Health professions with a technological focus. Solve a medical mystery using information management, diagnostic and therapy services as well as other allied health careers. A mock medical mystery will offer you the opportunity to practice skills learned in this camp! An in depth tour of the Veterans Administration Hospital is planned along with health professionals sharing their experiences.
Sponsored by NEAHEC, and Indian Capital Technology Center
For more information call Northeast Area Health Education Center: 595-8404
- Medical Apprentice Camp- Level One NEW!
TCC Northeast Campus
July 27-31, 2009, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
$159, Ages 13-16
Want to explore health careers? You’ll learn more about health professions beyond a doctor and nurse. You’ll have the opportunity to explore allied health fields such as occupational therapy, optometry, phlebotomy, and more! You’ll learn by being involved in hands-on activities, by taking a hospital tour, and listening to guest speakers in the health professions. Experience the excitement and fascination of these high demand careers!
Program sponsored by NEAHEC, TCC Continuing Education, TCC Allied Health and ST. John’s Health System
For more information call Northeast Area Health Education Center: 595-8404
Get 'Em
OKAHEC Career Education Programs
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Career Awareness
Awareness includes general education about the array of professions in health care today. Activities include classroom presentations, career fairs, and printed materials for youth and parents. Awareness is geared to elementary and middle school, although some awareness activities are provided to high school students and adults looking to change careers.
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Since 2001, over
116,000 youth
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awareness
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Career Exploration
Exploration is in-depth education about health careers for high school youth who are pretty sure of their plans. Activities include summer camps, field trips, shadowing, counseling and teacher training.
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Since, 2001, nearly 8,000 Oklahoma youth have received intensive career exploration programming. 30% of these participants are minority youth. |
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Every year, graduating high school seniors who participate in 20+ hours of career exploration programming are followed-up. Compared to an overall Oklahoma college transition rate of 59% in the first year following graduation, 91% (see orange and yellow below) of these youth have gone on to college or other advanced training programs and nearly 60% (see orange below) are already commited to a career in health.
Train 'Em
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Clinical Training Programs
When health professional students from rural areas take some of their training in rural areas the likelihood of their returning to a rural area to practice increases. OKAHEC supports community-based training opportunities so that students learn what it is like to live and work in rural communities. We do this by assisting students and training programs in finding housing, preceptors (teachers), and community contacts and projects.
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Since 2001, 4,500 health professional students have participated in 14,850 student-weeks of community-based training sponsored by OKAHEC. |
Keep 'Em
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Community Support
OKAHEC provides Continuing Education and Consumer Education training throughout the state. Regional AHEC centers support local communities through grant writing, support of local programs and agencies, and various taskforce memberships. OKAHEC prides itself on its local grassroots programs.
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Since 2001, nearly 37,000 Oklahoma health care professionals have participated in OKAHEC sponsored continuing education programs and have received nearly 185,000 hours of training. |
OKAHEC - “Get’em, Train’em, Keep’em!”
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