Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority

We are so proud of Kendra Tunstall, a newly Certified Community Health Worker (CCHW)! Interested in training to be a Community Health Worker? Check out our didactic program at vhwda.org/chw.

We're hiring! VHWDA is currently looking for eligible candidates fit for our Data Coordinator position. If you'd like to find out more about the position, or share it with someone you know, please click the link below to visit our website and read the job description provided. To apply for the position, please send your resume and cover letter to employment@vhwda.org. Click here for more information: https://lnkd.in/ez6nKQSs

VHWDA would like to congratulate our Student Leadership Program participants on their completion of the two-week program! 🎊 We are proud of the excellent work our students accomplished in this short time, and have enjoyed the opportunity to work with every one of them. A big thank you to all our guest speakers, and to all those who had a hand in making the Student Leadership Program come to life.

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? We're excited to announce that we are currently enrolling for our next cohort starting on August 13th! Our online, asynchronous Community Health Worker (CHW) training program equips you with the skills needed to promote health and well-being in your community. Why join us? ✅ Approved by the Virginia Certification Board for didactic training ✅ Flexible online format to fit your schedule ✅ Discounts available Don't miss this opportunity to start your journey as a CHW! For more information and to enroll, visit vhwda.org/chw.

Health policy, workforce decisions, and education are all vital to our overall push toward improving Virginia's health workforce. Please join us as we hear from students who are participating in our summer Student Leadership Program next week. They will be presenting on projects relevant to the health workforce and health policy in Virginia.

🌟 Happy Feature Friday! 🌟 Today's spotlighted scholar is Gina DeMilt, a soon-to-be Physician Assistant earning her degree from the University of Lynchburg School of PA Medicine. We asked Gina why she chose to become an AHEC scholar, as well as what benefits she sees herself gaining from the program. Here's what she said: "I am passionate about underserved and rural communities and wanted to learn more within this setting. Lynchburg provides this aspect already, but I wanted a little more in depth knowledge on the difference in healthcare in this setting. Becoming an AHEC scholar helped me get more insight and have clinical rotation in more rural settings than some of my classmates which provided me with more experience in these patient populations. From these experiences, it pushed me to pursue a career in working with these populations which I am excited about beginning soon."

Congratulations to all of our July CHW graduates! Featured today is Genova Williams! We are so proud of him and the impact he will continue to make in his community! For more information about our CHW training program, visit vhwda.org/chw.

Another day, another great opportunity for our Student Leadership Program participants! This morning, students were given the chance to learn more about Oral Health Policy throughout the Commonwealth with Virginia Health Catalyst Policy Director, Benjamin Barber, MPP. Benjamin also serves as the current President of the Virginia Public Health Association.

Our Student Leadership Program is now in session! Today, our SLP participants had the opportunity to learn about barriers to healthcare access for populations in rural Virginia. VHWDA would like to thank our guest speaker and presenter, Wendy Welch. Wendy currently serves as the Executive Director at the Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium. We greatly appreciate her taking the time to help educate our future healthcare workforce.

Take a look at this week's featured AHEC Scholar, Micaiah Landrum!