The AHEC Professional Corps is composed of licensed/certified health care personnel providing their professional services in selected health care delivery sites, where they use their skills and training to help people with the greatest need.  The APC program has been developed within the family of the AmeriCorps programs to respond to currently unmet health care needs in chronically underserved areas. 

     To qualify to become a member of APC, a person must be:  a licensed, certified or registered health care provider (or soon to become one) and eligible for full-time employment prior to enrollment in APC by an AHEC Professional Corps-affiliated employer.  APC members will be asked to:

• Make a 1 or 2 year commitment to work full-time for a health care agency in a medically underserved community;
• Complete training that will help you better serve in a high need area;
• Participate in community service projects generally by helping with AHEC career preparation or community education; and
• Complete any necessary paperwork and documentation to support earning an education award.

     In return, members will get (in addition to the regular salary and benefits provided by the employer): an education award of $4,725 per year of service (for a maximum of 2 years), provided by the National Service Trust, to pay education costs at qualified institutions of higher education or to repay qualified student loans. Members also have a sense of pride and fulfillment that can only come from giving back to your local community.

    For more information on APC, contact Becky at bdawson@nemoahec.org or visit www.nemoahec.org.