Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center

BW AHEC is a community-based organization concerned with providing health careers education, exploration, and experience for high school and college students.

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

AHEC has been addressing health equity challenges and preparing students for careers in healthcare since 1998! Join Bronx-Westchester AHEC as an #AHECScholar this fall! Apply today!

https://t.co/1qAFdSrR7n

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Be an #AHECScholar to learn how you can provide #HealthcareEquity as a future medical professional. Apply today!

https://t.co/1qAFdSJsvX

[NYS AHEC @NYS_AHEC]

Please visit https://t.co/3S6z9DAJdi to learn more about our mission, programs, and resources.

#AddressingHealthEquityChallenges
#HealthcareEquity

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Apply now to join the next cohort of Bronx-Westchester's #AHECScholars: https://t.co/1qAFdSJsvX

[Catskill Hudson AHEC @CHAHEC]

There's still time to apply to be an AHEC Scholar and be part of an inter-professional team of students that work with a core group of patients to identify issues associated with social determinants of health!
@SUNY_Orange @SUNYDelhi @msmc_ny @NYS_AHEC

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Apply for the Summer Health Internship Program and #AHECScholars program to learn more about being a part of #DiversityInHealthCare.

[NYS AHEC @NYS_AHEC]

Visit https://t.co/3S6z9DBh2Q to learn more!
#DiversityinHealthCare

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Saving the Earth means saving our health, too! Apply to the #AHECScholars program to learn how the social determinants of health and other factors influence overall health and access to quality care. #EarthDay2022

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Climate change is a health crisis where the planet is the patient. Become an #AHECScholar to learn how doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals can be front-line solutions to #ClimateChange. #EarthWeek2022

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals not only heal individuals but also help to heal the Earth. Become an #AHECScholar to learn how equitable healthcare can create resilient communities on a sustainable planet. #EarthWeek2022

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

It's #NationalPublicHealthWeek and we thank public health workers for their diligence in protecting the safety and wellness of our communities. Their examples of critical work is why the #AHECScholars program educates and trains future healthcare leaders and providers.

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

It's the end of #NationalAHECWeek but the work is far from over. We are still asking our NYS legislators to include $2.2M in the Final Budget for @NYS_AHEC and its local centers, like #BWAHEC, to continually provide quality #HealthEducation for our #AHECScholars. Please support.

[Catskill Hudson AHEC @CHAHEC]

Dear NYS Lawmakers: Please act now to ensure the Final Budget includes $2.2 million for @NYS_AHEC as we work across the State to support efforts that bring quality healthcare to our
#medicallyunderservedcommunities. @senatorERM @MichelleHinchey @AndreaSCousins @CarlHeastie

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Being an #AHECScholar unlocks many opportunities for health professional students. If you or someone you know lives in and/or attends a college in the Bronx or Westchester, consider being a #BWAHECScholar! Sign up here: https://t.co/mfCKCjlLE3

#NationalAHECWeek

[NAHEC @Northernahec1]

Join AHEC Scholars! This is a wonderful opportunity for students to gain experience with underserved and rural populations. https://t.co/rizxxNBXVt
@NYS_AHEC #healthcare #Health

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

To end #WomensHistoryMonth we want to highlight Melanin & Medicine (@melaninmedco), an organization founded by Dr. Omolara Uwemedimo (@DrOmolara) to address #HealthJustice for Black, Indigenous & women of color in healthcare.

Be an #AHECScholar to make history, too!

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Funding is critical for #BWAHEC programming, such as the #AHECScholars and #SHIP programs. Please retweet to support #HealthEquity and #DiversityInHealthCare!

[WNY Rural-AHEC @WNYRAHEC]

Support #HealthEquity by supporting @NYS_AHEC. Tell your legislators that it is a priority to continue funding #DiversityinHealthCare with $2.2M for NYS Area Health Education Centers. @DickGottfried @NYSenatorRivera @jessicaramos @JoinJoyner

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

It's National AHEC Week! Check out our website (https://t.co/MJnbKOBpuH) to learn more about our programs, including #SHIP (Summer Health Internship Program) and #AHECScholars!

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Are you interested in a career in health care and currently enrolled in a health education program? Consider becoming a #BWAHECScholar!

Apply today: https://t.co/mfCKCjDn2D

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Today we honor Terri L. Young, a graduate of @harvardmed, Professor of Ophthalmology, Medicine, and Pediatrics at @DukeU Medical Center, and pediatric ophthalmologist with notable research on the molecular genetics of myopia and eye disorders.

#AHECScholars #WomensHistoryMonth

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Today we honor Lataisia Jones, the 1st Black American to earn a PhD from the Biomedical Sciences Dept. at #FSU, neuroscientist, and Scientific Review Officer at @NINDSnews who was recently featured in the @IfThenSheCan exhibit at the @SmithsonianAIB.

#AHECScholars #WomensHistory

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

@namd4kids You're welcome! Thank YOU for all the work you do as well.

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Today we honor Nusheen Ameenuddin (@namd4kids), a pediatrician, AAP Educational Excellence Award recipient, and advocate for underserved and immigrant populations who face barriers to healthcare such as language, literacy, and transportation.

#AHECScholars #WomensHistoryMonth

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Today we honor Michelle Morse, a public health doctor who focuses on health equity through global solidarity, social medicine, anti-racism education and activism. She is the first Chief Medical Officer of the NYC Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene.

#AHECScholars #WomensHistoryMonth

[Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Center @BWAHEC]

Today we honor Mary Jackson, a mathematician and the first Black female aerospace engineer at @NASA. Her story of overcoming racial segregation and gender bias is told in the book and movie #HiddenFigures.

Be an #AHECScholar to make history, too. #WomensHistoryMonth #PiDay #STEM