The Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) program is a grant-funded program for Vanderbilt PMHNP students who have an interest in care of rural and medically underserved communities. Students participate during the spring and summer semesters of the PMHNP specialty year. The program is comprised of curricular enhancements that include additional educational content and learning activities, as well as longitudinal clinical experiences with community partners specializing in care of the underserved.
Purpose
Increase the APRN behavioral health workforce in rural and underserved communities through enhanced partnerships between VUSN's MSN PMHNP program and select statewide agencies
Aims
- Place trainees at a partner site specializing in the care of underserved communities in rural and urban settings
- Assign trainees to one site where they will remain for the entirety of the clinical experience
- Foster opportunities for employment in underserved communities post graduation
Components
Program Components
- Longitudinal clinical experience at a rural or underserved clinic
- Educational content and learning experiences
- Trauma Resource Institute training
- Telehealth
- Youth violence, homelessness, LGBTQI+ issues in care
- Substance use disorders
- Digital health literacy
- Social determinants of health
- Primary care and behavioral health
- Integrative models of care
- Enhanced simulated experience
Additional Learning Experiences
- Trauma Resource Institute Training
- BHWET Program Lunch & Learns
BHWET Faculty
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Dr. Rose Vick
Program Director
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Dr. Megan Simmons
Program Coordinator
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Dr. Jessica Walker
Program Coordinator
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Dr. Christian Ketel
Program Evaluator
BHWET Program Information for Students
Scholarship
- Full-time and Part-time year 2 students are eligible
- Outside Middle Tennessee Area (OMTA) and Middle Tennessee Area (MTA) students are eligible
- Up to $10,000 per year stipend
- $5,000 in spring semester and $5,000 in summer semester
- 15% tuition scholarship applied to clinical courses (N7225 and N7295)
Application Requirements
- Good academic standing
- Interest in caring for the underserved
Information Session for 2024 Cohort
- Will occur during a lunch in the September block
Application Deadline
- TBD