You are here: Home >
Practice Entry and Support
|
| OUR
SITE |
HOME
HEALTH CAREERS PROMOTION
Recruitment Activities, Financial Aid Information, Health Careers
Information, H.O.T. Jobs
HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS
SERVICES
Community-Based Education, Student Courses
PRACTICE ENTRY AND
SUPPORT
Continuing Education, Information Dissemination
AHEC ORGANIZATION
Mission Statement, Staff, Annual Report,
Staff Resources
WEB RESOURCES
Rural, Other
COLLABORATIONS & PARTNERS
Academic Partners, Community-Based
Faculty, Community Hospitals, RWJ/East Texas Rural Access Program
Health Education Training Center
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Health Education, Community
Health System Resource
REGIONAL CENTERS
Map, Brazos AHEC,
Capital AHEC, Coastal AHEC,
DFW
AHEC, Greater Houston AHEC,
Lake Country AHEC, Pecan
Valley AHEC, Piney Woods AHEC,
Prairie AHEC |
|
|
|
PRACTICE ENTRY AND SUPPORT |
|
The
rural and medically underserved community continues to be challenged
in efforts to recruit and retain the health professional. AHEC
gathers information on community needs and looks for
opportunities to match those needs with individuals in the east
Texas region looking for employment.
AHEC also shares their knowledge of neighboring community
people resources who might provide additional services.
To assist in
the retention of the healthcare professional, AHEC provides
information on CNE, CME, and CEU opportunities,
provides professional updates on the newest medical advances,
organizes and coordinates multidisciplinary conferences, and offers
support
for professional communication and networking.
|
|
Healthcare Professionals Served
|
|
In 2006-2007, with 9 centers fully
operational, East Texas AHEC
sponsored or co-sponsored
- 239 continuing education programs
- 888
course hours
- 5564 participants
|
We have increased partnership activity in retention
of health professionals, including 9 new projects.
Piney Woods AHEC has
implemented a new Practice Management Technical Assistance Program, as a
project of the East Texas Rural Access Program. The goal of the program
is to retain primary care practices in Rural East Texas by helping them
stay in business. The program offered practice management consulting to
13 primary care practices in the region. We have provided technical
assistance through the "Nurse-Friendly" project to improve the workplace
for nurses in small and rural Texas hospitals.
|
|
|
|
|
Participation by Program Topic |
|
Continuing Education
 |
| Resources for Continuing
Education |
|
Resources for
Recruitment and Retention |
|
-
Texas
Health Match
- a statewide collaborative
effort, between the Texas AHECs to assist rural and
medically underserved communities recruit and retain
healthcare providers, healthcare related professionals, and
health industry skilled workers.
-
3R.NET - Helping health
professionals find practice opportunities throughout the
country.
- Supply and Distribution Tables
for State-Licensed Health Professions in Texas
-
-
|
|
