AAWC News

AAWC Scholarship Program

The 2016 Scholarship Program opened in January and applications are being accepted through August 31. AAWC members in good standing for 1 year can apply for teaching, learning, and travel grants for worthy endeavors that complement the organization’s mission. Please visit the AAWC website to learn more about this program and apply: https://aawconline.org/scholarships. 

New AAWC membership database 

The AAWC seeks to stay current with new technology and is working to roll out the new membership database utilizing Memberclicks. The new database will continue to keep membership information safe and secure while providing enhanced tools for maintaining personal profiles, processing payments,  and providing timely receipts. Release will be announced in the near future.

AAWC Career Center

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World travel with the AAWC Global Volunteers

The AAWC Global Volunteers is a sought-after membership program. It is designed to bring the basic science of wound care to developing countries. A strategic partnership with Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) offers AAWC members the opportunity to teach wound management around the globe. Qualified volunteers are health care professionals who are involved in providing advanced, evidence-based wound care (including edema/lymphedema management) and are working with wounds in clinical practice, academia, and wound research settings. 

Current sites include HVO Wound and Lymphedema Management Programs in Cambodia, India, and Haiti. Funding is available from the AAWC to support volunteer travel to these locations. Please inquire at www.hvousa.org about travel grants specifically for AAWC members who plan to travel as a part of this program. If you are not an AAWC member and want to travel as part of the AAWC Global Volunteers program, please join the AAWC today: https://aawconline.memberclicks.net. 

About AAWC 

AAWC is the largest, not-for-profit membership organization in the United States dedicated to interprofessional wound healing and tissue preservation. AAWC’s mission is to advance the care of people with and at risk for wounds. The Association’s focus is on education, public policy, and the application of evidence-based wound care practice. AAWC offers membership and associated benefits to everyone involved in wound care, including clinicians and other healthcare professionals, patients, lay-caregivers, clinics/facilities, corporations, students, retirees, and advocates. Learn more about financial and other benefits, activities and programs, and/or join at www.aawconline.org. 

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