PENNSYLVANIA AHEC
SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Preparing future Health Professionals
for Rural and Underserved Care
About the PA AHEC Scholars Program
The program prepares health professional and allied health students interested in rural and underserved care to provide continuously improving care in a transforming health care system. This care will be culturally competent, interprofessional, holistically integrated, and responsive to current and emerging health needs and social determinants of health in rural and underserved communities.
Program Leadership
Jamie Murphy, MS
Northwest Pennsylvania AHEC Executive Center Director
Lynne Williams, MD, PhD
Southwest Pennsylvania AHEC Executive Center Director
Sharon Adams, RN, BA
Southcentral Pennsylvania AHEC Executive Center Director
Susan Gage, BS, FFS
Northcentral Pennsylvania AHEC Executive Center Director
N. Ben Fredrick, MD
Pennsylvania AHEC Program Director
Patricia (Pat) Bricker, MBA
Pennsylvania AHEC Program Manager
Laura Kline, MPS
Pennsylvania AHEC Program Manager
Erin Miller, PhD Candidate
Pennsylvania AHEC Data Manager
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Debra Youngfelt, BS, MCHES, CTTS
Northeast Pennsylvania AHEC Executive Center Director
Lori Chaplin Masterson
Eastcentral Pennsylvania AHEC Executive Center Director
Leslie Petroff, MPH
Northeast Pennsylvania AHEC Scholars Coordinator
Christine Polit, MPH
Southeast Pennsylvania AHEC Executive Center Director
Amanda Taylor Gehman, MPH
Pennsylvania AHEC Program Manager
Kelsey Stoltzfus, MPH
Pennsylvania AHEC
Data Manager
Susan Veldheer, DEd
Pennsylvania AHEC Evaluator