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Health Advocacy

HA-001 - Championing Health Access through Successful Externship Programs and Pathway Opportunities

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
Location: Room 513 E, Fifth Floor, Palais
CE: 1
Early Career Professional Mid Career Professional Senior Career Professional
Keyword: Workforce Policies (HA)
SoTLFest Designation: No
LIAA Designation: No
With the shortfall of dental practitioners employed in Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (DHPSA), one key component in addressing access is through building successful externship programs. Through strong partnerships, externship programs can lead to employment opportunities in DHPSA as well as academicians in public health. Participants will learn from a dual perspective: from a dental institution and a Federally Qualified Health Center. The perspectives will include how to develop a high-impact externship rotation program sustained over the past 12-years; how to identify platforms for experiential and daily assessments; challenges and resolutions in sustaining externship rotations; and effective approaches for employment opportunities with externship partners.

Learning Objectives:

  • Design a framework for community partnerships to establish sustainable externship programs and long-term health impact.
  • Identify key values and components in a mutualistic community partnership to build effective externship and pathway systems.
  • Describe strategic priorities for integrating a pathway opportunity as part of externship programs to advance health care access.