AHEC Scholars Webinar Series
Expansion of Medicaid
November 17, 2023
12:00-1:00pm
This session will be held on Friday, November 17, 2023, 12:00pm-1:00pm. The Alabama Statewide AHEC Scholars Program Office’s a monthly webinar series delves into healthcare topics supplementing the scholars’ coursework. Open to a broader audience the series features expert speakers who provide insights into various healthcare subjects, offering a valuable extension of knowledge. Participation in these webinars is encouraged to enhance understanding across the spectrum of healthcare topics.
Bisahka “Pia” Sen, PhD
Professor Health Policy and Organization
UAB
Dr. Bisahka “Pia” Sen is a tenured professor and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Endowed Chair in Health Economics. Her primary interest is investigating the determinants of health for vulnerable populations, with a focus on the role of policy and interventions at institutional, state, and federal levels. Particularly, she has developed an extensive research agenda focusing on health outcomes among Alabama residents.
The session will be held on Zoom. This information will be sent via email upon registration.
Regional Centers
The Alabama AHEC Network is dedicated to recruiting, training, and retaining the Alabama healthcare workforce while broadening the distribution of the health workforce, enhancing the quality of care, and improving health care delivery to rural an underserved populations in Alabama. The following centers are members of the Alabama AHEC Network and are federally funded HRSA AHEC Programs and nationally recognized Area Health Education Centers: Alabama Statewide Network Program Office, North Alabama AHEC (NAAHEC), East Central Alabama AHEC (ECAAHEC), Black Belt Alabama AHEC (BBAAHEC), Wiregrass Alabama AHEC (WAAHEC), Delta Alabama AHEC (DAAHEC).
