North Carolina Area Health Education Centers

Recruit, Train, and Retain: Developing the Workforce to Create a Healthy North Carolina

6,000: Providers + 1,400
Practices Served

2,200: Pre-College Students
Served Annually

215,811: Professionals
Trained Annually

Our Mission

We provide and support educational activities and services with a focus on primary care in rural communities and those with less access to resources to recruit, train, and retain the workforce needed to create a healthy North Carolina.

About Us

NC Medicaid Managed Care Suspension

Do you have questions about how the suspension of Medicaid Managed Care impacts you and your practice? A Q&A is now available for providers in the NC Medicaid Provider Playbook.

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Opioid Education

We invite community health workers of all disciplines and specialities to enroll in our free online learning modules for opioid education.

NC AHEC Scholars Program

Join a national network of scholars and develop the skills you need to make a difference in our state of health.

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About the First Class

The Preceptor Crisis

Preceptor Work Group addresses increased demand for community preceptors - proposing a tax credit for clinicians who teach.

Work Group Recommendations

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AHEC Stories

Southern Regional AHEC Story

Tonya Burney

South East AHEC Story

Ryan Barclay

Charlotte AHEC Story

Renee Leonard

Mountain AHEC Story

Kacey Scott

Northwest AHEC Story

Erin M. Saner, MS

Southern Regional AHEC Story

Katie Fincher

Southern Regional AHEC Story

Sharon Nicholson Harrell, DDS

Greensboro AHEC Story

Luke Smith, MD

Mountain AHEC Story

Ladson Gaddy-Dubac, MD

Southern Regional AHEC Story

James Lester, DO

South East AHEC Story

Patrick J. Renton, MD, FAAP

Eastern AHEC Story

Jessica Triche, MD

Charlotte AHEC Story

Alicia Collins

Northwest AHEC Story

Brandon K. Mills, MD

Northwest AHEC Story

Barbara Willens, BSN, RN

Charlotte AHEC Story

Tamara Johnson, RN

Mountain AHEC Story

UNC School of Med Asheville

Southern Regional AHEC Story

Rebekah Collymore, MD

Area L AHEC Story

Mackenzie Dolan

Duke AHEC Program Story

Zakeyah Gear

Mountain AHEC Story

Shannon Dowler, MD

South East AHEC Story

Brandon Johnson

Mountain AHEC Story

Ben Stepp, MD

Wake AHEC Story

Vance-Granville Community College

Mountain AHEC Story

Alex Green

Mountain AHEC Story

Symoné Simmons

Eastern AHEC Story

Youth Health Service Corps

NC AHEC Program Office Story

Jodi Flick, MSSW

Southern Regional AHEC Story

Karen Smith, MD

Southern Regional AHEC Story

Patrick Egbe, MD

Serving North Carolina with 9 centers

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Creating a better state of health.
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Health Careers

AHEC helps students interested in health occupations find enrichment activities and educational programs.

Community Based
Student Services

We support students, preceptors, and health science schools.

Graduate Medical
Education Support

Graduates of NC AHEC family practice residencies are more likely to remain in North Carolina to practice.

Continuing Professional
Development

Meeting the education and training needs of health providers in the allied health, dental health, medicine, mental health, nursing, pharmacy, and public health professions.

Practice Support

We help practices develop systems that support high quality care and position them for success in value-based payment initiatives.

Library Services

Providing support and information to meet the clinical, educational, and research needs of healthcare providers, residents, and students across NC.

AHEC Pipeline

News & Highlights

NC AHEC Program Announces Partnership with the North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority (NC HIEA)

Featured Content

AHEC Stories

AHEC Training

News & Highlights

NC AHEC Program Office

NC AHEC Program Announces Partnership with the North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority (NC HIEA)

Northwest AHEC

A Day in the Life of a Northwest AHEC Practice Support Coach

South East AHEC

South East AHEC Launches Reframe Pain Campaign