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Community Based Education
Lake Country AHEC collaborates with various medical and allied health schools within the state of Texas to assist with placing students in Medically Underserved Areas (MUA) and/or health Professional Shortage Areas (HSPA). As resources permit, these services are extended to students outside the state as requested and as resources permit. The MUA and HPSA can be in rural and inner city areas. Working with various program disciplines, health professionals within the 26 county area are recruited to be preceptors for various clerkships. These clerkships may be 3 to 8 weeks in length depending upon the program requirements.

Major Emphasis of CBE:

Establish with Clinical Coordinators at various medical/allied health schools:
• Clerkship site needs
• Recruit Preceptors

Coordinate with Preceptors in the Community:
• Coordinate between schools and preceptor schedules
• Collect and distribute any necessary paperwork

Provide Student support:
• Conduct community/site orientation as appropriate
• Encourage students to review possible job opportunites while in region
• Liaison between school/preceptor and student as need arises
• Assist with identifying housing within region

For additionally information concerning CBE activities at Lake Country AHEC, contact Debbie Warren.
Community Housing

Lake Country AHEC working with various community partners recruits donated housing for students as appropriate. With student placement in communities located an hour of further away from the school of attendance, often housing is needed within the community to accommodate student rotations. LCAHEC works with local groups to attempt to locate and identify low cost/donated housing for these future healthcare professionals. Housing can consist of a room in someone’s home, a dorm room in the local junior college, etc. Housing guidelines have been established by East Texas AHEC program office.

For additional information concerning Community Housing needs within the Lake Country AHEC region, contact Debbie Warren.