The HOPE Program is an innovative statewide collaboration among all 6 Regional Colorado AHEC Centers. Each center develops and teaches a lesson to high school attendees in person in their own center live and virtually synchronously to all other Centers’ recruits. Students participate in sessions with students from all over Colorado every 4-6 weeks.
We encourage Sophomore, Junior, and Senior high school students (ages 14-17) from anywhere in Colorado who are interested in healthcare careers to apply for this program!
Questions? Email us at: COAHEC-HOPE@cuanschutz.edu
2026-27 HOPE Program Schedule
First Monday of Every Month from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
| Date | Title | Presenting Region |
September 14, 2026 | What is HOPE and the HOPE Institute? | COAHEC Program Office |
| October 5, 2026 | Infectious Disease Pathology, Epidemiology and Careers in Public Health | SWCAHEC |
| November 2, 2026 | Sleep Apnea & How it Affects You | SECAHEC |
| December 7, 2026 | Substance Abuse Use Disorder- Impact on Behavioral and Physical Health | FRAHEC |
| February 1, 2027 | Careers in Addiction Medicine | WCAHEC |
| March 1, 2027 | The Truth About Energy Drinks, Pre-Workout, and Just Being Tired | SLVAHEC |
| April 5, 2027 | Artificial Intelligence(AI) in Healthcare | CAHEC |
COAHEC HOPE Institute
Complete three or more HOPE Program sessions to apply for Colorado AHEC's HOPE Institute Free Summer Camp at CU Colorado Springs (UCCS) and CU Anschutz.
Students must be under 18 as of August 1 to be eligible to participate in the 2026 HOPE Institute.
You can select your AHEC region from the map below to learn more about the HOPE Program.
If you have not received an email with information on how to log into the session on the day of the session, please email us at: coahec-hope@cuanschutz.edu
| Region | HOPE Program Coordinator |
Centennial AHEC (CAHEC) | Samantha Vernon: samantha@cahec.org |
| Front Range AHEC (FRAHEC) | Yolanda Gotier: yolanda@frhealth.org |
San Luis Valley AHEC (SLVAHEC) | Nakayla Werner: nakayla@slvahec.org |
Southeastern Colorado AHEC (SECAHEC) | Shanae Gutierrez: shanae.gutierrez@secahec.org |
Southwestern Colorado AHEC (SWCAHEC) | Dyllon Mills: dyllon.mills@swcahec.org |
Western Colorado AHEC (WCAHEC) | Neil Hanson: nhanson@wcahec.org |