This February, Northern Vermont AHEC offered its first Vermont Emergency First Responder (VEFR) course to 20 students free of cost, thanks to our partnership with the Vermont State EMS office. The demand for this training was high - we received over 100 total requests...
Northern Vermont AHEC is planning for the Fall, 2024 HERO Mentoring Program!
The HERO Mentoring Program matches high school students in northern Vermont to trained medical student mentors at the UVM Larner College of Medicine for 1-to-1 online coaching and STEM education. During the fall semester, mentoring pairs connect to discuss goal...
Could one of these professions be your dream career?
U.S. News & World Report just listed the best jobs you've never heard of, and seven were in healthcare. These careers might not be the ones you first think of when considering a health profession, but they are worth looking into. The health careers in the list...
The Northern Vermont AHEC is excited to announce the 2023-2024 HERO Mentoring Program!
HERO Mentoring is a no cost, four-month, 1-to-1 online mentoring program that pairs high school students with volunteer medical students trained in mentoring and STEM education. Students engage with their mentors in ten learning modules: one focused on health career...
HERO Mentoring Program in Northern Vermont
Pre-registration is open for the HERO Mentoring Program coming this fall! HERO stands for Health Exploration Resources and Opportunities. This is a no-cost, four-month, 1-to-1 online mentoring program for Vermont students from northern Vermont who will be in grades 9...
I Love It When People Tell Me to Calm Down
Few phrases in the English language provoke a more visceral and opposite reaction than what the words literally mean. And yet, we keep saying it. In almost every case, the reaction that comes from telling someone to “calm down” is, “No, YOU calm down.” It’s too bad...
Phlebotomy Technician Apprenticeship Program
The Institute for American Apprenticeships is recruiting for The UVM Medical Center Phlebotomy Technician Apprenticeship Program. This program hires apprentices from the first day of training, starting at $16.63/hour plus benefits. Apprentices spend the first five (5)...
Nursing Pathway Program Partnership
Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) announced the new Nursing Pathway Program, a partnership with Community College of Vermont, VSAC, and Vermont State University (formerly known as Vermont Technical College) and the Vermont Talent Pipeline. The NMC RN Pathway Program...
Medical Humanities: Education to help doctors ‘see’ patients more deeply.
Medicine is both an art and a science. Medical humanities is a field within medical education that encompasses philosophy, ethics, the arts, history, sociology, psychology and anthropology. Medical education trains physicians, and is primarily focused on the...
Celebrating National AHEC Week
This week is National AHEC Week. Area Health Education Centers, or AHECs, support students along their education pathway to careers in health and medicine. AHECs across the country are working to recruit, train, and retain health care professionals to meet the needs...