The road to becoming a physician has many requirements along the way.  The third and fourth years of medical school are used to help a student decide which discipline matches their career interests. To help you through this process Capital AHEC works with volunteer physicians in the Austin area to provide medical students with out-patient experiences that will help them determine which specialty is right for them.

Capital AHEC has put together a wide variety of resources to help you decide if Austin is the right place to serve a rotation.  Check out the different opportunities available!

UTMB Students
UTMB offers many rotations here in Austin for interested 3rd and 4th year students.  Capital AHEC organizes many of the Out-Patient preceptorships and facilitates free housing.  The courses available that Capital AHEC places are Pediatric, Internal Medicine, and the 4th year Ambulatory Community Selective course.

Texas Medical Students
Capital AHEC places students from all over Texas with local preceptors.  These opportunities are available to medical students who are affiliated with a Texas medical school.  If you are interested in completing a course with a preceptor within our region, please contact us.

Out-of-State Students
It is a rule of the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners that any out-of-state medical student placed with a preceptor practicing in the state of Texas must be enrolled as a visiting student with a Texas Medical School. If you are not enrolled in a Texas Medical School, the AHEC will not place you in the state of Texas. If you have the proper credentialing, however, the Capital AHEC will assist out-of-state students in finding preceptors within our 8 county region.

Allied Health Students (In-state & Out-of-State)
PAs, NPs, Nurses and other Allied Health students may be placed within our region provided that the preceptor's site has an affiliation agreement with your school.

H.O.T. Jobs
This is a cool guide to teach you about health careers in Texas. The web site lists over 80 different health careers, their job responsibilities, work environments, job outlook, length of training/requirements, licensure/certification requirements, salary, education programs available, and professional associations.

Financial Aid
Did you know there are thousands of dollars worth of scholarships that go unclaimed every year?  If you need help with the cost of college, scholarships are the answer.

To find out more information on rotations available in Austin, contact Brian Sullivan at bsullivan@capitalahec.org.