High School Students

How does Foothills AHEC help high school students?

Foothills AHEC seeks to expose youth and adults to careers in healthcare by offering outreach presentations, camps, conferences, and resources in collaboration with educational partners.

What programs and resources does Foothills AHEC offer high school students?

Health Careers

Classroom Presentations

Our Health Careers Coordinator travels to high school classrooms throughout our 31-county service area to educate students about resources, educational programs, and health career opportunities in Georgia. Ask your HSTE teacher about scheduling one!

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Health Careers

Intensive Programs

We partner with universities in our service area to host intensive programs that expose high school students (or recent graduates) to health careers via hands-on activities on college campuses and that provide an inside look at the lives of college students in healthcare professional education programs.

Health Careers in Georgia 2022-2024

Foothills AHEC partners with the Georgia Statewide AHEC Network and its 6 centers to produce the Health Careers in Georgia publication every 3 years. This publication includes state-specific details on over 80 health careers reviewed by expert readers across Georgia, as well as information about how to pursue a health career and the latest industry trends.

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Foothills AHEC Intensive Programs Scholarship

Foothills AHEC (FAHEC) provides a $2,000 scholarship each year granted to a graduate of an FAHEC-sponsored intensive program who has declared a major related to healthcare at a Georgia post-secondary institution.

Foothills AHEC First in Family Scholarship

Foothills AHEC (FAHEC) provides a $4,000 scholarship each year granted to first generation student who has declared a major related to healthcare at a Georgia post-secondary institution.

Student Resources

Our Health Careers Coordinator identifies and organizes current and credible online health careers resources for high school and undergraduate students.

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