Thank you for your interest in the Kansas 4M Interprofessional Age-Friendly Scholars Program. This program will immerse scholars in the principles of age-friendly care for older adults while completing their academic program's required longitudinal clinical practice rotation. 

HRSA defines a longitudinal clinical practice rotation as as continuous clinical immersion in TTOUR (Tribal, Tribal organizations, underserved and/or rural) primary care sites and delivery systems for a duration of one eight-week or two four-week periods within an academic year. The rotations must be at least twenty hours per week per traineee. As each participating academic program's clinical rotations vary in the number of weeks and hours per week, HRSA has pre-approved qualifying clinical rotations by school or discipline. 

The selected scholars will receive a stipend of $5,000 to support your training and help offset expenses incurred during your longitudinal clinical practice rotation. Stipend payments are contingent upon continued grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration and are subject to change based on funding availability.

 

We are currently accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Fall 2025 Semester Due Date: July 31, 2025

Spring 2026 Semester Due Date: October 31, 2025

Summer 2026 Semester Due Date: March 31, 2026

 

Eligibility Requirements: 

  • Currently enrolled student in an undergraduate or graduate program in nursing, medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or dietetics/nutrition at KUMC; or pharmacy or social work at KU
  • Scheduled to complete a clinical practice experience at a HRSA-approved rural and/or medically underserved location
  • Clinical practice experience focuses on working with older adults 

Selection Criteria:

  • Student in good academic standing
  • Willing to participate in the Age-Friendly Scholars program during the semester of a scheduled longitudinal clinical rotation at an approved site
  • Statement of interest
  • Resume or curriculum vitae

Age-Friendly Scholars Program Expectations:

  • Complete a longitudinal clinical practice experience at an approved rural and/or urban underserved location (location must be approved prior to the start of your rotation; if placements have already been made for your program, students in approved sites are encouraged to apply)
  • Meet the minimum number of HRSA-approved hours per week and duration of training for your clinical rotation during the selected academic semester. Example: 20 hours per week for 8 weeks. (The number of weeks and hours per week must be approved prior to the start of your rotation)
  • Complete asynchronous online learning activities and readings, approximately 1 hour per week 
  • Participate in post-program evaluation activities
  • Express an intent to pursue employment in a rural or medically underserved site serving older adults following graduation
  • Maintain contact with Kansas 4M, updating the program on your current employment/school for a minimum of one year after completion of the scholars program

Instructions:

Please answer all application questions listed below to the best of your knowledge. Note that the demographic questions are for aggregate statistical reporting purposes only and will not be included as selection criteria for the program.

Please complete the application in its entirety. You can save your work and return to the application prior to submission with a code by clicking on the "save and return later" button at the bottom of the form. This will generate a code for you to use to return later and pick up where you left off.

For questions about the Age-Friendly Scholars Program or If you need assistance with completing the application form, please contact the Kansas 4M team at kansas4m@kumc.edu


Kansas 4M is a Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The award provided 100% of total costs and totaled $5 million with funding from 07/01/2024 through 06/30/2029. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information visit HRSA.gov.

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