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. Buncombe County: Richard Walton, MD, director of MAHEC Family Residency Center (retired); MAHEC Library story
5. Buncombe, Pitt, Guilford, Macon, Burke Counties: Improving Care for People with Developmental Disabilities
6. Burke County: Sharon Barlow, BS, Autism Education for Families and Mental Health Professionals
7. Cabarrus County: Cabarrus students explore career in dentistry
8. Catawba County: Joel Miller, MD, Ob/Gyn at Catawba Women's Center, Hickory
9. Chatham and Orange Counties: Luke Smith, MD, director of El Futuro, Inc.
10. Chowan County: Martha Guttu, MSN, RN, BC, school nurse consultant, Northeast region
11. Columbus County: Valarie Farnum, parent, teacher, adviser for after-school program
12. 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
13. 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
14. Forsyth County: Clinical Teaching Associate Program
15. Franklin County: Wake AHEC collaborates with Franklinton High School on Youth Health Service Corps
16. Gates County: Terri Watson, lead school nurse
17. Gates, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank and Perquimans Counties: Eric Nickens, public health information specialist, Albemarle Regional Health Services
18. Guilford County:
    1. Stephanie Amoako, Health Careers program participant, Americorps volunteer
    2. Bryan Bray and Cathey Miller, pharmacists, AHEC disease certificate programs
19. Halifax County: Katherine Parker, health careers student
20. Harnett County: AIR /1000: AHEC’s Asthma Improvement Project – Sharon Blackman
21. Haywood County: David Wangerin, physician assistant
22. Iredell County: Health Careers "Puppet Bunch"
23. Jackson County: Cynthia Coy, first Mountain AHEC Health Careers intern, master’s trained social worker
24. 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
25. Montgomery County: Rural Hospital Rotation at FirstHealth Montgomery
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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
29. Orange County: Matthew Lau, health careers student
30. 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
31. Robeson County: Wanda Faircloth, RN, MSN, FNP at Southeastern Regional Medical Center – MSN
32. 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
33. Rowan County: Elaine Scott, RN, RN Refresher Program
34. Surry County:
1. Community Health Partnerships
2. Health Careers "Puppet Bunch"
35. Swain County: Candice Craig, health careers student
36. Union County: Pharmacy Focused Health Careers Camp: A Huge Success
37. Wake County: Rebekah Carroway, homeschooler, health careers student
38. Washington County: Kathy Waters, retired educator (2008), advocate for rural, underserved area
39. Watauga and Wilkes Counties: Lucille Posivio, RN at assisted living home in Wilkesboro– RN Refresher Program
40. Wilkes County: Julie Barker, registered dental hygienist
41. Wilson County: Dee Johnson, executive director, Carolinas Family Health Centers