West Virginia SEARCH Program
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| Web site |
Link to program web site |
| Type |
Educational opportunity |
| Sponsor |
West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships / Area Health Education Centers |
| Deadline |
September 1, 2010
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| Tagged keywords |
Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Marriage and Family Therapists, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychologists, Residency Programs, Social Workers, West Virginia |
| Description |
West Virginia SEARCH provides opportunities for health care professions students and residents to participate in multidisciplinary health care teams serving in underserved communities.
A component part of this statewide program awards stipends to medical, dental and other health professions trainees who demonstrate strong potential for future practice in rural, underserved areas of West Virginia. |
| Amount |
Student stipends are $75 for each day of the SEARCH experience in an underserved community, for a minimum of 20 working days and a maximum of 100 working days per stipend year. Resident stipends are $100 a day for clinical and/or Project participation. SEARCH stipends are taxable. |
| Geographic Coverage |
West Virginia |
| Eligibility |
Students/Residents must be enrolled in one of the following programs: medicine, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, nurse-midwifery, clinical nurse specialist, dentistry, dental hygiene, clinical nurse psychiatry, graduate clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or graduate clinical psychology and have completed a minimum of one year (medical and dental students two years) of their professional education. Medical applicants must demonstrate an interest in pursuing primary care in family or general medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, or pediatrics.
Students/Residents must agree to participate in a rural rotation in a Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). |
| Instructions |
Interested Students and Residents should apply directly to the RHEP Site Coordinator or AHEC Director at the site location of interest. Location information can be found on the given website. |
| Contacts |
WV SEARCH Program
~ A WV AHEC Project ~
WVU-Charleston Division
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
3110 MacCorkle Avenue, Ste. B102
Charleston, WV 25304-1210
Phone: 304.347.1302
Fax: 304.347.1265
Sharon M. Giles, SEARCH Manager
Email: sgiles@hsc.wvu.edu |
Last updated July 20, 2010
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