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Northwest AHEC is an educational outreach center and training program designed to better the health of the public in its 17-county region. It does this by working to increase the number of health and human service professionals, while also trying to improve their representation throughout the region and their skill quality—especially those ...
The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program is a federally funded program established in the United States in 1972 "to improve the supply, distribution, retention and quality of primary care and other health practitioners in medically underserved areas." [1] The program is "part of a national effort to improve access to health services ...
The North Carolina AHEC Program evolved from national and state concerns with the supply, distribution, retention and quality of health professionals. In 1970, a report from the Carnegie Commission recommended the development of a nationwide system of Area Health Education Centers. Legislation and federal support since the early 1970s has made ...
Most students complete their required outpatient pediatrics rotation in a large, on-campus clinic while supervised by numerous physicians. However, other students will spend the four weeks off-campus at an Area Health Education Center (AHEC), typically with one physician. This qualitative study examines the latter clinical educational environment.
Regional Planning for Health Manpower; AHEC's and Community-Based Programs. Baird, Jean H. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 4, 1, 5-11, Jan-Feb 73.
A follow-up of 1,500 former participants and a survey of 400 AHEC-involved medical students and residents showed the following project impacts: (1) improved distribution of health professionals (to rural areas); (2) more primary care health professionals; (3) high-quality decentralized health-professional education; and (4) AHEC preceptorships ...
The National AHEC Organization (NAO) is the professional association of Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) in the United States. AHECs are regional organizations associated with The National AHEC Program. AHECs work in designated regions through community and academic partnerships to advance the availability of health care and health care ...
Search Results Modify Search Data Notes/Grant IDs Help. School Name: Wake Early College of Health and Science. NCES School ID: 370472002866. State School ID: NC-920-583. District Name: Wake County Schools.