Stories by County

1. Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, and Watauga Counties: Latino Health Coalition
2. Ashe County: Latino Learnings: Facts, Myths, Culture, and Understanding
3. Beaufort County:
1. Edward Newton, MD, chair, Dept. of OB/GYN at Brody School of Medicine; story from Pungo District Hospital in Beaufort County.
2. Mark Beamer, MD, Pungo Family Medicine, Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP) initiative
4. Bladen County: Health Careers Program Encourages Students to Explore Careers Beyond the Family Farm
5. Buncombe County: Richard Walton, MD, director of MAHEC Family Residency Center (retired); MAHEC Library story
6. Buncombe, Pitt, Guilford, Macon, Burke Counties: Improving Care for People with Developmental Disabilities
7. Burke County: Sharon Barlow, BS, Autism Education for Families and Mental Health Professionals
8. Cabarrus County: Cabarrus students explore career in dentistry
9. Caswell and Chatham Counties: AHEC and UNC School of Medicine Working to Serve North Carolina
10. Catawba County: Joel Miller, MD, Ob/Gyn at Catawba Women's Center, Hickory
11. Chatham and Orange Counties: Luke Smith, MD, director of El Futuro, Inc.
12. Columbus County: Valarie Farnum, parent, teacher, adviser for after-school program
13. Cumberland County:
1. Ailiya Webb, dental assistant, former health Careers student
2. Seth Garber, MD, co-chief resident, Duke/Southern Regional AHEC Family Medicine Residency Program
14. Durham County:
    1. City of Medicine Academy students intern at hospitals
    2. Tamela Wimbush, health careers student
    3. Pamela Wimbush, parent of health careers student
    4. Peres-da-Silva family, health careers program participants
15. Forsyth County: Clinical Teaching Associate Program
16. Franklin County: Wake AHEC collaborates with Franklinton High School on Youth Health Service Corps
17. Gates County: Terri Watson, lead school nurse
18. Gates, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank and Perquimans Counties: Eric Nickens, public health information specialist, Albemarle Regional Health Services
19. Guilford County:
    1. Stephanie Amoako, Health Careers program participant, Americorps volunteer
    2. Bryan Bray and Cathey Miller, pharmacists, AHEC disease certificate programs
20. Halifax County: Katherine Parker, health careers student
21. Harnett County: AIR /1000: AHEC’s Asthma Improvement Project – Sharon Blackman
22. Haywood County: David Wangerin, physician assistant
23. Iredell County: Health Careers "Puppet Bunch"
24. Jackson County: Cynthia Coy, first Mountain AHEC Health Careers intern, master’s trained social worker
25. Mecklenburg County:
1. Suzanne Collins, RN, MS, CWOCN at Carolinas Medical Center – RN Refresher Program
2. Kelly Johnson, health careers student
3. John Marx, MD, Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte
26. Montgomery County: Rural Hospital Rotation at FirstHealth Montgomery
27. Moore and Hoke Counties:
    1. Sharon Nicholson Harrell, DDS, FirstHealth Dental Care Centers; AHEC preceptor; serving underserved populations
    2. Christina Powers, DDS, pediatric dentist at FirstHealth Dental Care Centers, serving underserved populations
28. New Hanover County:
    1. Agnes Aller, RN, MA at Cape Fear Hospital– Nurse Refresher Program
    2. Ann Bunting-Mock, MSW, off-campus MSW program graduate
    3. A Tale of Two "Marks"
    4. Rachel McLean, DO, OB/GYN resident
29. Northampton County: Jane McCaleb, MD – rural medicine; medical director, Roanoke Amaranth Health Center; director, Area L medical student clerkship; associate professor, UNC School of Medicine
30. Orange County: Matthew Lau, health careers student
31. Pitt County:
1. Chris Bullock, health careers student
2. Tracy Salisbury Forrest, MD, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Obstetrics & Gynecology
3. Sandy Walton, mental health nurse, adult psychotherapist, marriage and family therapist
32. Robeson County: Wanda Faircloth, RN, MSN, FNP at Southeastern Regional Medical Center – MSN
33. Rockingham County: Specialty Asthma Clinic; Debra C. Allen, ANP/GNP, nurse practitioner at Rockingham County Health Dept.; and Peter Gal, PharmD, director of pharmacy research and education, Greensboro AHEC
34. Rowan County: Elaine Scott, RN, RN Refresher Program
35. Surry County:
1. Community Health Partnerships
2. Health Careers "Puppet Bunch"
36. Swain County: Candice Craig, health careers student
37. Union County: Pharmacy Focused Health Careers Camp: A Huge Success
38. Wake County:
1. Rebekah Carroway, homeschooler, health careers student
2. Robert Ferrall, MD, FAAP, Improving Performance in Practice
39. Washington County: Kathy Waters, retired educator (2008), advocate for rural, underserved area
40. Watauga and Wilkes Counties: Lucille Posivio, RN at assisted living home in Wilkesboro– RN Refresher Program
41. Wilkes County: Julie Barker, registered dental hygienist
42. Wilson County: Dee Johnson, executive director, Carolinas Family Health Centers