What We Do
In the rapidly changing health care industry, we meet the ever-evolving education and training needs of health professionals.
Our continuing professional development (CPD) programs are important resources that provide health care professionals with the training and continuing education they need to meet state licensure and specialty certification and to stay abreast of new research, emerging technologies, and the latest innovations and advancements in their fields.
We reach health care professionals in all 100 North Carolina counties with our regional and online CPD programs.
In 2024, nearly 250,000 total participants attended more than 9,300 continuing professional development programs provided by NC AHEC.
We support a range of CPD activities that encourage innovation and meet health professionals' licensing and certification requirements.
We offer a variety of ways for health care professionals to reinvest in their careers and remain life-long learners: grand rounds, preceptor development, certificate courses, refresher courses, workshops and conferences, skill development, information sharing, technical assistance and consultation, learning collaboratives, journal clubs, podcasts, and more!
Most of our programs are taught by experts from across North Carolina.
Through our statewide course calendar and nine regional Area Health Education Centers, we provide quality continuing professional development (CPD) programs designed to meet the education and training needs of health care providers in the allied health, dental health, medicine, mental health, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and emerging health professions.
Our programs, courses, and events are constantly evolving to meet the specific needs of the health professionals and to address the priority health issues of North Carolina. Let us know if you have a continuing professional development need we are not currently meeting!
Visit the NC AHEC statewide course calendar to find live programming events near you and online courses available anywhere, anytime.
Our Partners
We all share the responsibility of ensuring quality health care is delivered to the citizens of North Carolina. Collaboration is key to achieving this goal. We appreciate our partners for their support of NC AHEC Continuing Professional Development.