West Florida AHEC Rotations
Benefits of Choosing an AHEC Rotation
- Assistance with finding rewarding placements in medically
underserved sites
- Housing accommodations in Pensacola and Crestview
- Links to community partners who can help you in your future
career
- Valuable clinical rotations that can help you decide if a
career working with the medically underserved is right for you
Student Housing
As a West Florida AHEC sponsored health professions student, you
may be entitled to temporary housing accommodations in our service
area. This housing is currently available to health professions
students from University of Florida free of charge (discounted charge
for other students from out of state or other programs) and is located
near community training sites in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and
Walton Counties. This helps eliminate unnecessary travel as well as
provide students with the opportunity to live in and near the
community they serve. The apartments come fully furnished and include
the following items in each room:
- Kitchen: includes pots, pans,
dishes, silverware, cooking utensils, microwave, toaster, coffee
maker
- Living/Dining Room: TV with very basic cable, VCR,
appropriate furniture
- Bedrooms: you will have to bring your
own twin sheets, blankets and pillows
Prospective Students Seeking Rotations
WFAHEC is willing to
organize and set up rotations for various kinds of students at
affiliated sites to include organization of the rotation based
on availability, need for housing and ability for the
representative health professions program to work through WFAHEC
to obtain the necessary paperwork. Types of Students We Work
With:
- Physician Assistant
- Medical
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
- Dental
- Medical Residents
For more information, contact Paige Collier, Executive Director,
pcollier@wfahec.org
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