3600 N Garfield, TC 140 Midland, TX 79705

Our office is located in the heart of the Permian Basin at Midland College, in Midland, Texas. We serve twenty-seven counties in West Texas, which include: Andrews, Borden, Crane, Crockett, Coke, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Schleicher, Scurry, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Terrell, Upton, Ward and Winkler.

To address the health care provider shortage and improve health care access in the Permian Basin and the Concho Valley through education and development of the health care workforce.

• Introduce secondary education students to health careers
• Provide clinical training in rural and underserved communities for students pursuing a health profession
• Support health care providers and organizations with continued education, recruiting assistance, and other activities
• Promote healthy living in our communities and beyond

Making Rural West Texas Healthier

We strive to introduce (8 – 12th grades) students to health careers, through our HOT Jobs resource (www.texashotjobs.org). Students receive information about health careers through presentations and interactive formats. Please contact us to schedule a presentation for your students.

AHEC Scholars is a program for undergraduate and graduate health professions students interested in enhancing their education and experiences beyond the classroom. Students will gain knowledge and experiences in patient centered team-based care and learn about unique challenges that face underserved rural and/or urban communities. Students should have a current interest in rural or underserved healthcare, be currently enrolled in a health professions degree or certificate program, be two years from degree completion, and commit to two years in the program and a one-time program follow-up. Permian Basin AHEC will award AHEC scholars an $800 stipend upon completion of the first year of the program. AHEC scholars can receive an additional $800 for the completion of the second year, for a total of $1600.

AHEC Junior Scholars consists of high school students who are interested in the healthcare field. This program provides the students with information about health careers, and offers training experience through clinical experiences, and observations. In addition, AHEC partners with high school health science programs to provide necessary supplies and equipment that enables the programs to successfully train their students to be workforce ready.

We have partnered with TTUHSC Permian Basin, to provide a 1 to 1 match up between rural high school students interested in a health care career, and a medical student. The goal of this program is to provide high school students access to the wisdom and experience that medical students have gained in achieving their goal of getting into medical school. With resources, insight, and guidance, the hope is to offer an impactful example of how they can play a part in improving access to healthcare for their community. The mentors will discuss different topics related to your student’s current high school activities, the path to college and medical school, as well as conquering any fears and questions they have on their way to becoming an amazing physician!

The Rural Health Careers Camp will be held at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, TX, June 5-7, 2024. We will host 20 rural high school students from the area, to expose them to different health care professions ranging from certificate programs to terminal degrees. The final day we will have a multi-institution health care career fair and open it up to all students, parents and teachers from rural schools. This event would not be possible without the collaborative efforts between TTUHSC’s Rural and Community Engagement’s Team, Permian Basin AHEC, and Sul Ross State University. There will be representatives from Midland College, Odessa College, Howard College, Angelo State University, and UT Permian Basin.