Western Montana AHEC

Medstart
Multi-day camp that introduces rising sophomores, juniors and seniors to a variety of healthcare careers. Curriculum includes hands-on activities, presentations from healthcare professionals, job shadowing, and college prep information sessions. Students stay on a college campus for the duration of the camp. 

REACH
Research and Explore Awesome Career in Healthcare (REACH) is a one-day program hosted at a local healthcare facility that provides high school students the opportunity to explore the healthcare field through a variety of hands-on stations and activities.

Pathways to Health Careers in Montana Flyer
Our Pathways Flyer offers students and counselors a comprehensive guide to healthcare career options at Montana colleges and universities, featuring information on certificate programs, associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees. 

UM Pre-Med
Students studying in the Pre-Medical Sciences at University of Montana participate in an advising program that helps baccalaureate (BS/BA) and post-baccalaureate students become well-informed, well-prepared applicants to health profession schools and programs.

WWAMI
A program which makes medical education accessible to students in the northwestern United States by decentralizing the educational process and by sharing existing facilities and personnel in universities and communities in the WWAMI states. Support of WWAMI by the State of Montana allows 30 qualified Montana residents to be admitted to the University of Washington School of Medicine each year. 

Rural Clinical Rotation Travel Awards
This program supports health professions studentparticipatingin clinical rotations at rural and underserved sites in Montana. Clinical rotations must be at a Critical Access Hospital (CAH), a rural health clinic, a tribal health service, or a Community Health Center (CHC) in Montana.

AHEC Scholars
The Montana AHEC Scholars Program is a nationally recognized initiative that provides health professions students with interprofessional training, community engagement experiences, and a strong foundation for successful careers in rural and underserved communities.

Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training (BHWET) 
The program places advanced graduate students in sites across western Montana where theyaccrue practical hours and gain clinical experiences related to interprofessional practice. By increasing the number and geographic distribution of highly skilled mental and behavioral health professionals across Montana, our whole state benefits from increased access to quality, integrated healthcare.

Friday Medical Conference
Friday Medical Conference (FMC) is a weekly Continuing Medical Education (CME) opportunity for physicians, healthcare professionals, and several healthcare student programs. This 'Grand Rounds' style lecture series provides a cross-section of recent advances in medicine along with clinical etiology, diagnosis, and management information.

All Things Vagus Podcast
Nourishing Self Care for the Helping Professional. During our time together, we will explore a wide variety of topics relating to self-care, all especially geared to the Helping professional. 

Advancing Health Equity Through Mentoring 
This program focuses on the impact of mentorship and support for students at the University of Montana, Missoula College, and Salish Kootenai College. Our goal is to create a space of mentorship and networking that reaches across socioeconomic groups, cultures, science and allied health areas of study. This will be achieved by core tenants of health equity, professional development, and humanization of care. Mentors will include healthcare or allied health professionals across WMT-AHEC'sidentifiedwestern counties. 

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
WMT-AHEC has two staff members who have obtained a DEI Program Certificate from Cornell University. Staff can provide trainings to various audiences at different levels of understanding, evaluate an organization/department/project, and/or assist with strategic planning. The support is tiered and would be based on a simple contract associated with WMT-AHEC.