Review of the Area Health Education Center Scholars Didactic Curricula: A Federal Program for Students Interested in Rural Health.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this review is to critically evaluate the Area Health Education Center Scholars' didactic curricula and determine whether the goal of developing a sustainable rural healthcare workforce is achievable under the program. The didactic curricula from the Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina programs were evaluated using a context-input-process-product model and a mixed-methods approach. Modules were assessed for their content and mode of delivery, and whether the eight competency domains from the Council on Education for Public Health were incorporated. Student evaluations from the 2019-2020 cohort were also examined to identify themes from each module. On average, across modules, nearly all students strongly agreed or agreed that the facilitator had been responsive (97%); tha

SUBMITTER: Vyas KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10192790 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature