| Agency: | Area L AHEC |
| Agency Provides: | Scheduled trainings, Training by request, Technical assistance |
| Description: | The North Carolina AHEC Program is a network composed of nine regional Area Health Education Centers and the affiliated health science schools at Wake Forest University, Duke University, East Carolina University, and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). The mission of the North Carolina AHEC Program is to meet the state’s health and health workforce needs by providing educational programs in partnership with academic institutions, health care agencies, and other organizations committed to improving the health of the people of North Carolina.
AHEC educational programs and information services are targeted toward:
- Improving the distribution and retention of healthcare providers, with a special emphasis on primary care and prevention.
- Improving the diversity and cultural competence of the health care workforce in all health disciplines.
- Enhancing the quality of care and improving health care outcomes.
- Addressing the health care needs of underserved communities and populations. |
| Target Audience: | Medical personnel / health care providers |
| Website: | www.ncahec.net/ |
| Quality Standards: | 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. The AHEC program was developed by Congress in 1971 to recruit, train and retain a health professions workforce committed to underserved populations. The North Carolina program began in 1972 and was the first AHEC Program in the country. The agencies that comprise the North Carolina AHEC system strive to meet or exceed the standards of healthcare licensing and certification boards throughout the state. Through attention to quality education the AHECs are approved to provide a wide variety of credits including, but not limited to: CME, CHES, CNE, and NC Psychologist (Category A). |
| Trainings Posted: | Ethical Boundaries:Avoiding the Slippery Slope
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