Milwaukee Area Health Education Center

Sudents/Educators

Programs for Students and Educators

For more information on health careers please visit the Wisconsin Health Careers web site at http://www.wihealthcareers.org

Please contact Milwaukee AHEC at 414-344-0675 for information on any of our programs for students and educators.

Below are the primary programs offered by Milwaukee AHEC for students and educators.

Community Health Internship Program (CHIP) - Application

CHIP (Community Health Internship Program) is provided by the Milwaukee Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) to provide students a real life experience in the community health work world in the Milwaukee area. Placements are with health departments and community based organizations located in Racine, Kenosha, Walworth, Milwaukee, and Waukesha Counties.

Over 6 weeks (Monday through Friday, 40 hours/week), June 14 through July 23, 2010, interns work one-on-one with a mentor in a specific project approved and assigned by the CHIP coordinator. The project is designed to provide learning in organization, community health concepts, leadership and teamwork with professionals in the workplace. Interns are expected to attend MAHEC-organized community health oriented seminars on Tuesday afternoons.

Qualifications to apply include all of the following:
1. Interest in community health;
2. Enrollment in a health-oriented, or pre-health, curriculum at a college or university in Wisconsin OR residence in Wisconsin;
3. US residency;
4. GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Once accepted into the program in early May, students will choose their top 3 choices of projects to work on during the 6 week internship. Soon after, the assignments will be made and communicated to interns.

For questions please contact:
Virginia Thomas, MS, RN – vthomas@milahec.org
CHIP Coordinator

"CHIP has played such a major role in my life during college, and beyond. I truly learned so much and was exposed to a whole new side of medicine that I never knew existed!"
- A college student and participant in the Community Health Internship Program offered by Milwaukee AHEC

The Wisconsin Express - Wisconsin Express Website

Wisconsin Express is an opportunity for college students studying health professions to spend a weeklong immersion in one of Wisconsin's diverse communities, learning about health care resources and the challenges faced by a local and regional, urban or rural population. The week begins with an interactive workshop focusing on cultural effectiveness and interprofessional health care teamwork. This serves as an introduction to the community experience. During the following 3 - 4 days, in groups of 6 - 12, multidisciplinary student teams live in and explore the ethnic and cultural diversity within a community. To conclude the week, participants gather for a wrap-up session to reflect on and evaluate the experience.

"I have always had the ultimate goal to serve underserved communities in my practice but had planned to join organizations like UNICEF or Amnesty International. The program has shown me that my own community in Milwaukee is in need and I have decided to turn my focus in that direction first and foremost."
- A medical student and participant in the Wisconsin Express program, sponsored by Milwaukee AHEC

Youth Health Service Corps

The Youth Health Service Corps is an award winning health career recruitment program that trains and places diverse high school students as volunteers in health care agencies. Students fill a community need for volunteer service while acquiring real life learning experience under guidance of professional role models.

See our brochure

Health Career Classroom Presentations

Milwaukee AHEC offers classroom presentations with hands-on activities and health career-specific information to encourage students to consider a variety of health careers. Some of the health career topics include: clinical laboratory sciences, dietetics and nutrition, veterinary medicine, radiology, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, therapy, vision care and more.

Career Shadowing & Mentoring

Milwaukee AHEC will match high school and college students with health care professionals for mentoring and career shadowing opportunities. Students interact one-on-one with health care professionals in their health fields of interest.