Learn about some of the opportunities that Kansas 4M will begin rolling out in 2024.

Interprofessional Age-Friendly Scholars

Open to undergraduate students
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Participating students will receive a $5,000 stipend to participate in a 160-hour-minimum longitudinal clinical rotation serving older adults in a rural or underserved community and engage in virtual interprofessional case-based learning and didactic content on the Age-Friendly Health Systems Framework during the semester of their clinical rotation (fall, spring, or summer). In April of each year, students will present a project or research poster applying the 4Ms to their clinical site during the Kansas 4M Annual Summit. 

Kansas 4M Faculty/Preceptors 

Open to faculty and preceptors
Application opens soon

A train-the-trainer approach will provide faculty and preceptors affiliated with community colleges, colleges and universities across Kansas with the knowledge, skills and educational resources to educate students, residents and fellows to provide age-friendly and dementia-friendly care to older adults. These faculty and preceptors will pay-it-forward, expanding the reach of Kansas 4M training to colleagues and the students they are preparing to join the health care workforce. 

Rural Brain Health Fellowship 

Open to a current advanced practice professional
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In collaboration with the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and Heartland Telehealth Resource Center, one advanced Practice Professional currently employed in a rural primary care site or delivery system per year will participate in 9 months of virtual training and telehealth clinical visits while remaining employed in their local community.  

Apprenticeship Program  

Open to direct care workers in Kansas
Enrollment begins soon

In partnership with the Kansas Office of Apprenticeship, Kansas 4M will develop and pilot an apprenticeship program for direct care workers who provide home and community-based services to older adults through structured training and on-the-job mentorship.