CAUHEC Is Reimagining Clinical Education. Camelback Just Took Notice

What’s the biggest threat to the next generation of healthcare workers?It’s not lack of interest. It’s not academic preparation.It’s access.

Every year, students across the country are delayed or derailed in their clinical training because they can’t find a preceptor.

Not because those preceptors don’t exist, but because there’s no modern system to connect, support, and compensate them.

That’s the gap CAUHEC is working to close.

This month, that work gained national visibility.Elaina McAdams has been selected as a 2025 Camelback Fellow, joining the largest cohort in the program’s ten-year history. It’s a moment that brings momentum to a mission that’s often overlooked.

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The Problem

Clinical education isn’t breaking because of bad intentions. It’s breaking because the infrastructure behind it hasn’t evolved.

Schools rely on outdated systems to coordinate placements.Preceptors take on the responsibility of training students with little support or recognition.Students get caught in the middle.

CAUHEC is building a better model—one that helps programs identify and place preceptors more efficiently, and makes it easier for clinicians to say yes to teaching the next generation of providers.

Why This Matters Now

Camelback Ventures supports early-stage founders working on bold ideas with real community impact. This year’s Fellowship includes 20 entrepreneurs addressing challenges in education, healthcare access, early childhood development, and workforce equity.

Elaina’s selection places CAUHEC among a group of builders committed to rethinking broken systems and designing smarter solutions.

“Being named a 2025 Camelback Ventures Fellow is a tremendous honor for CAUHEC Connect. This $40K investment and mentorship will accelerate our mission to bridge clinical access gaps and expand training capacity—empowering the next generation of healthcare professionals with the real-world experiences they need to succeed.” Dr. McAdams

What’s Next

The foundation is in place. We’re advancing the platform, expanding our network, and staying focused on the urgency that brought us here.

Being part of the Camelback Fellowship gives us the opportunity to build faster, connect with other founders solving real problems, and push this conversation further into the spotlight.

You can read the full press release from Camelback Ventures and meet the full 2025 cohort here:https://www.camelbackventures.org/blog-posts/meet-cohort-15-camelbacks-largest-cohort

If you work in healthcare education, clinical operations, workforce strategy, or preceptor placement, we’d love to connect.

Let’s build something better.

Contact us at info@cauhec.org or visit www.cauhec.org.