Afsaneh Ezzatyar awarded HCAI Scholarship through the Allied Healthcare Scholarship Program

Afsaneh Ezzatyar, Department of Counseling MFCC student, received the highly sought after HCAI's Allied Healthcare Scholarship (AHSP).

The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) works to increase and diversify California’s healthcare workforce by providing scholarships and loan repayments to health professional students and graduates who provide direct patient care in those communities. AHSP is funded through grants, donations, and special funds. In exchange for a 12-month service obligation practicing and providing direct patient care in an underserved community, eligible applicants in a non-behavioral health profession may receive up to $15,000 and applicants in an approved behavioral health profession up to $25,000. The purpose of this program is to increase the number of appropriately trained allied professionals providing direct patient care in an underserved area or qualified facility within California.