Mission: Improving the health of medically underserved communities through recruitment, retention and enrichment of the healthcare workforce.
Departmental Objectives:
- Create opportunities for school age children to learn about health career through job shadowing
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Inform and educate school age children about various health careers
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Support programs to encourage students to enroll in math and science
Over 300 high school students participated in programs located in the SWAHEC service area during 09-10. Over the last three
years 90% went on to college and of those 56% continued
on a health career track!
Below are statistics for the entire state of Oklahoma over a four year period.
Departmental Objectives continued:
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Provide rural clinical rotations for medical students
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Recruit for and support a Geriatric Scholars program
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Provide Cancer Survivorship Education
For more information, please see the SWAHEC slide show below!
