Pre-Health Professional Students

How Can Central Iowa Area Health Education Center Help You?

Central Iowa AHEC can provide pre-health professional students with knowledge, skills and experience that are both prerequisite to and affiliated with becoming a professional in health care fields:

Community placement
"Real world" experiences
Opportunities to interact one-on-one with professionals in the field
Exposure to diverse populations

The key to success is to explore areas that interest you! Central Iowa AHEC can help students coordinate:

Volunteer positions
Job Shadow experiences
Internships
Research/Independent Study
Interviews with Health Care Professionals

If you are interested in Central Iowa AHEC identifying and securing your job shadow experiences, please fill out the Student Job Shadow Application or if you are interested in an internship experience please fill out the Student Internship Application and return it to Jill Whitson, Central Iowa AHEC, 1801 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA 50314 or you may fax it to 515-282-3893.