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Clinical Training

Dr. Aaron Travis, Harrisonville, Missouri providing clinical rotations for KCOM 1st year student Jonas Oltman.

In order to exists to assist in preparing medical and other health care profession students to practice in underserved communities, WCMO AHEC depends on community preceptors to help provide clinical training for health profession students. 

THANK YOU TO OUR 2008 community prececptors that provided 2-week clinical experiences to 1st year medical students from AT Still University / Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine:

• Dr. Elaine Joslyn (Neighborhood Family Care - KCMO)
• Dr. Aaron Travis (Harrisonville Family Care - Harrisonville, MO)
• Dr. Julie Wood (Goppert Family Care - KCMO)
• Dr. Hempstead and Dr. Voss and Residents (Truman Lakewood Family Medicine Residency program - KCMO)
• Dr. Nedra Twillie and Dr. Victor Lovell (Whistlestop Pediatrics - Warrensburg, MO)
• Dr. Dal Singh (Higginsville Medical Center - Higginsville, MO)
• Dr. Russell Thornton (Family Medicine Clinic - Blue Springs, MO)

PRIMO

Primary Care Resource Initiative for Missouri (MO)

PRIMO Loan Recipients should contact WCMO AHEC to learn more about the FQHC-based Family Medicine rotation, which was a colaborative effort between MAHEC, the Dept of Health and Human Services, and the five Missouri Medical Schools to allow PRIMO scholars the opportunity to complete their required four-week family medicine rotation in a Federally Qualified Health Center.

PRIMO recipients Dr. James Lawrenzi (left) and Dr. Jennifer Patterson (right) assist the Sweet Springs Fair Board in conducting assessments for the "Healthy Baby Contest" on July 23rd.

Dental Hygiene Rotations

Dental Hygiene students from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Dentistry complete two-week rotations at dental clinics located in community health centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers throughout MIssouri.

Thanks to the dental clinics that provided rotations to our dental hygiene students:

• Kansas City Free Dental Clinic
• Clay County Health Department
• Southwest Boulevard Family Care Dental Clinic
• Samuel Rodgers Independence Dental Clinic

WCMO AHEC assists can provide 3rd and 4th year medical students with rotations in family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics.  Many of the preceptors practice in Federally Qualified Health Centers, community health centers, or free health clinics.  AHEC also assists 1st and 2nd year medical students with summer rotations lasting two - eight weeks.

Contact Us:

West Central Missouri AHEC
c/o Greater Kansas City LINC
3100 Broadway, Suite 1100
Kansas City, MO 64111

Stephanie Taylor
Executive Director
816-410-8380
816-410-8381 fax
staylor@kclinc.org

Stefanie Baines
Recruitment Coordinator
816-410-8382
816-410-8383 fax
sbaines@kclinc.org

Shaunna Overfelt
Program Assistant
Youth Health Service Corps Coordinator
816-410-8384
soverfelt@kclinc.org

Health Education Coordinator
816-889-8500
staylor@kclinc.org

staff@wcmoahec.org