Announcement:  AHEC Director Kelley Withy, MD received support  for medical students travel to neighbor island clinical rotations. A 'Medical School Travel Support grant ' for $103,800 from HMSA provides travel  funds for up to 25 medical students to perform clinical rotations in rural clinics and community health settings.  AHEC's goal is to help ease health workforce shortages by increasing the diversity and distribution of health professionals throughout Hawai`i.  Read about how JABSOM is  'Growing our own Healers'.

Community Spotlight:  Ke Anuenue AHEC Director Nicole Moore on "M*A*S*H Camps:

"MASH Camp is a great, hands-on program because it opens doors to rural kids and helps them realize their potential. Hopefully the kids have fun and leave with a firmer idea of whether the health care industry is something they want to pursue."

Na Lei Wili Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is hosting the 2008 Summer Health Adventure  for teens, an outdoor, experiential based adventure that focuses on ‘Growing our Own Healers’ on Kauai. Fran Becker, Executive Director has a passion to build the youth to their fullest potential and had a vision to reach out to Kauai’s youth through adventure that will ‘stir up their untapped gifts, talents and abilities.’