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40North Carolina AHEC 2012 Progress Report creating a better state of health Letter from the Director I am pleased to offer this 2012 Progress Report for the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program. The report summarizes our accomplishments over the past year in addressing the health workforce needs of the state. Though the numbers are impressive, it is the individual stories behind the numbers that capture the essence of AHEC. It is about dedicated preceptors spending time with young learners; experts in various fields willing to share their knowledge through our continuing education programs; talented quality improvement staff spending hours in a rural safety net practice to make sure that they have the best tools available in providing care for their patients; and health professionals mentoring young people to assure that we have a new generation of bright and dedicated nurses, dentists, pharmacists, doctors, physical therapists, and numerous other health professionals. This year we will celebrate the 40th anniversary of AHEC in North Carolina. Throughout 2012 we will publish a series of special reports and hold events to commemorate the founding of our program, the accomplishments over the years, and our plans for the future. AHEC has a rich history and is indebted to a number of visionary leaders who designed and set the course for this program in the 1970s. At the same time, we are excited about the opportunities ahead of us to improve access to health care for the people of this state, to enhance workforce diversity, and to advance the quality of care delivered to patients and families. In order to focus our work in the years ahead we are close to completing work on a new strategic plan for NC AHEC. During this process, we have engaged literally hundreds of our own faculty and staff, key partners and other constituents of our programs, and key health leaders from across the state in both assessing our strengths and looking at the opportunities we have before us. Throughout this process we have stayed focused on our mission of preparing a health workforce to serve the communities of the state in the coming years, and doing this in partnership with our academic and community colleagues. You will be hearing more about the outcomes of this in the months ahead, but some clear trends have emerged. Our overarching goal will be to give students, residents and health professionals the experiences and tools they need to thrive in a 21st century health care system. Within that context we will place greater emphasis on preparing providers to work in interprofessional teams. We will continue to innovate in the way we deliver educational experiences to students and health professionals through both greater use of technology (high tech) and a focus on high quality teaching sites at the community level (high touch). Finally, our work to create a more diverse workforce to serve the increasingly diverse population of North Carolina will remain a priority. It is an exciting time for health care in general and for the AHEC Program in particular. We hope you can join us in celebrating our 40th anniversary, and in working with us to assure that we continue to meet our mission to prepare health professionals for service to the communities of North Carolina. Thomas J. Bacon, DrPH Director, NC AHEC Program NC AHEC Directors (Left to Right): John Perry, MD (Wake); Rebecca W. Knight, MSN, MBA (Greensboro); Tom Bacon, DrPH (Program Office); Deborah J. Teasley, PhD, FACHE (Southern Regional); Stephen E. Willis, MD (Eastern); Mary N. Hall, MD (Charlotte); Teck Penland, PhD (Mountain); Mark Darrow, MD, FACP (South East); Michael P. Lischke, EdD, MPH (Northwest); Debby P. Futrell, PharmD (Area L); and Marvin S. Swartz, MD (Duke). creating a better state of health AHEC-based residency programs prepare physicians (particularly in primary care) to serve the communities of North Carolina. In 2011, 115 physicians (the majority in family medicine) graduated from an AHEC residency, and 63% remained in North Carolina to practice. Physicians graduating from AHEC residencies are more likely to: • remain in North Carolina to practice. • practice in a rural area. • practice in a designated shortage area. AHEC graduates create jobs: Primary Care Residency Training www.ncahec.net Student Residents at Southern Regional AHEC - Front Row (Left to Right): Mitul Butala, Ashany Sriskandarajah, Nella Gasteazoro-McCraw, Rishita Patel, Rishita Patel. Back Row: Stephanie Reese, Raja Virk, Jonathan McCraw, and Philippe Bulauitan. 1,2. Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, February 2009 Support for Practicing Health Professionals A wide variety of continuing education (CE) programs and technical assistance services are offered by AHEC to practicing health professionals and agencies in the state. AHEC uses the latest information technology to improve access to CE programs and distance degree programs through teleconferencing, distance learning, and Web-based programming. By using innovations in technology and training providers to use new systems, AHEC improves the quality of care available to patients. Videoconferencing technology extends the AHEC network’s reach for distance education and telemedicine initiatives to more than 50 public and private sites throughout the state. In addition to face-to-face CE programs, NC AHEC offers online training through AHEConnect (www.aheconnect.com). This resource offers the ability to create and host online courses. AHEC also offers MyAHEC (my.ncahec.net), a powerful online tool providing personalized services and resources to the state’s health care professionals including a searchable CE events calendar and tools to track your attendance and credits. AHEConnect Facts 78,399 Registrations 71% Completion Rate 154,561 Contact Hours Awarded 244 Courses Produced 186 Online Courses Currently Available Professional Attendance at AHEC CE Programs 2010-2011 Allied Health.............................................5,936 Dentistry.....................................................5,360 Medicine...............................................109,701 Mental Health.........................................26,415 Nursing.....................................................22,949 Pharmacy.................................................3,802 Public Health............................................5,114 Interdisciplinary.......................................20,557 Total.......................................................199,834 creating a better state of health Practice-Based Quality Improvement Over the past five years, in partnership with Community Care of North Carolina and multiple other agencies, NC AHEC has developed a model for improving care in primary care practices by providing hands-on, ground level quality improvement consulting and support for practices throughout the state. In 2005, North Carolina was chosen to pilot the Improving Performance In Practice (IPIP) project. NC IPIP is now implemented through a statewide network of quality improvement consultants (QICs) employed at each of NC AHEC’s nine regional centers. Based on its success in working with primary care practices in quality improvement through IPIP and other statewide efforts, NC AHEC was awarded a $13.5 million four-year grant from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (HIT) in early 2010. This grant has enabled the development of a Regional Extension Center (REC) for North Carolina designed to support primary care practices in selecting and implementing an electronic health record (EHR) for their practices. As a result of the federal grant, NC AHEC has been able to rapidly expand its capacity to support primary care practices in EHR selection and adoption, in practice redesign, and in using clinical and administrative data to improve the delivery of care as well as clinical outcomes for patients and families. AHECs across the state have added more than 30 additional professional staff. As of spring 2012, the NC AHEC system is serving more than 1,000 practices and more than 3,800 primary care providers. These practices and providers are heavily focused in rural areas and among safety-net organizations such as federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. Mark Beamer, MD, Vanessa Beamer, RN, and a medical student at Pungo Family Medicine. Pungo is a small rural practice located in Belhaven, NC. A 16-year partner in the NC AHEC ORPCE (Office of Regional Primary Care Education), Pungo has piloted AHEC practice-based support services since 2007. Beamer precepts students from East Carolina University and Duke University, and Eastern AHEC provides student housing in Belhaven. creating a better state of health www.ncahec.net Health Science Student Support Health science students studying allied health, dentistry, medicine, nursing, public health, and pharmacy at many North Carolina colleges and universities receive part of their training under AHEC auspices in community hospitals, physicians’ offices, rural health centers, public health departments, mental health centers, and other health-related settings. Each of the nine regional AHECs facilitates quality community-based health science education at more than 1,300 community sites. In 2010-2011, health science students completed 10,558 student months of training through AHEC-supported community-based rotations. AHEC staff assist in identifying high quality community teaching sites, provide housing in 54 counties in approximately 70 locations across the state, and provide library services and other suppport to students while they are on rotation. AHEC-Based Student Rotations 2010-2011 (in student months) Allied Health............................................. 1,259 Dentistry........................................................ 170 Medicine................................................... 3,133 Nursing....................................................... 3,506 Pharmacy................................................. 1,134 Physician Assistant.................................... 1,094 Public Health............................................... 262 Locations of NC AHEC Total......................................................... 10,558 Student Training Sites www.ncahec.net The AHEC Information and Library System provides equal access, services, and education to the state’s health workforce through online access to all resources, resource delivery, reference services, orientation, training, educational and library support, and access to current technology. In 2010-2011, AHEC librarians around the state offered 874 education and orientation sessions to 7,209 attendees. A core function of the system is the AHEC Digital Library (ADL). The ADL provides community-based, customer-driven access to authoritative and current health information. The ADL currently provides access to e-journals, e-books, and other key evidence-based resources for more than 69,638 practicing health professionals and students. Many of these health providers have no affiliation with university medical centers and would find access to these state-of-the-art resources cost prohibitive if they were not available through affordable ADL memberships. ADL materials are used by a wide variety of health professionals including AHEC faculty and staff, preceptors overseeing students on community-based rotations, and health providers enrolled in special programs such as the School Mental Health Training Series or the Nursing Management Institute. In 2010-2011 the ADL provided access to several hundred core titles for exclusive use by AHEC Digital Library members and included 188,533 logins by members and more than 400,000 by guests. Information and Library System Health Careers and Workforce Diversity Workforce data indicate that in all health professions, minority populations continue to be underrepresented relative to the overall population in North Carolina. Primary health care access can be improved through better diversity in the health care workforce. Current AHEC initiatives are designed to enhance the cultural competency and sensitivity of all health care providers and to improve the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students choosing careers in health care. Over the past five years, more than 150,000 students have participated in AHEC Health Careers and Workforce Diversity activities, including nearly 26,000 this past year. Activities included shadowing and mentoring experiences, summer experiential activities, health career fairs and forums, and cultural sensitivity training. Since 1990, AHEC has produced North Carolina Health Careers, a popular and award-winning resource which features information on careers and educational opportunities in the health care field. NC Health Careers is accessible online at www.nchealthcareers.com. Health Career Education - Reaching Out to Excellent Students (H.E.R.O.E.S.) program sponsored by Charlotte AHEC. creating a better state of health 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 health care 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. The NC AHEC Health Careers Pipeline – providing support to individuals in all stages of professional growth. www.ncahec.net The North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Building on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2011, the former Health Affairs Bookstore Building was renamed the NC AHEC Building. In addition to housing the NC AHEC Program Office, it is also home to the UNC School of Medicine Human Resources, Finance, and Medical Education Offices and the University Employee Occupational Health Clinic. Charlotte AHEC Mary N. Hall, MD Director P.O. Box 32861 5039 Airport Center Parkway, Bldg. K Charlotte, NC 28232 Tel. 704.512.6523 Fax. 704.512.6568 http://www.charlotteahec.org North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Greensboro AHEC Rebecca W. Knight, MSN, MBA Executive Director Moses Cone Health System 1200 North Elm Street Greensboro, NC 27401-1020 Tel. 336.832.8025 Fax. 336.832.2851 http://www.gahec.org Mountain AHEC Jeffery Heck, MD President & CEO* 501 Biltmore Avenue Asheville, NC 28801-4686 Tel. 828.257.4400 Fax. 828.258.2097 http://www.mahec.net *Teck Penland, PhD, retired in February 2012 Northwest AHEC Michael P. Lischke, EdD, MPH Director Wake Forest University School of Medicine 475 Deacon Boulevard Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Mailing Address: Medical Center Blvd. Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1060 Tel. 336.713.7700 Fax. 336.713.7701 http://northwestahec.wfubmc.edu Southern Regional AHEC Deborah J. Teasley, PhD, FACHE President & CEO 1601 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 Tel. 910.323.1152 Fax. 910.323.4007 http://www.southernregionalahec.org Duke AHEC Program Marvin S. Swartz, MD Director Duke University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, Box 3173 Durham, NC 27710 Tel. 919.684.8676 Fax. 919.681.7504 http://dukeahec.mc.duke.edu NC AHEC Program Thomas J. Bacon, DrPH Director 145 N. Medical Drive, CB 7165 NC AHEC Building The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7165 Tel. 919.966.2461 Fax. 919.966.5830 http://www.ncahec.net ncahec@med.unc.edu Medical Air Operations Medical Air Operations provides air service to faculty and staff who work with AHEC to deliver clinical and educational services throughout the state. In 2010-2011, 1,903 passengers logged more than 490,000 miles on Medical Air in order to reach every corner of the state with specialty clinics, educational programs, and other services designed to improve access to quality health care for all North Carolinians. Eastern AHEC Stephen E. Willis, MD Executive Director P.O. Box 7224 2000 Venture Tower Drive Greenville, NC 27835-7224 Tel. 252.744.8214 Fax. 252.744.8596 http://eahec.ecu.edu South East AHEC Mark Darrow, MD, FACP President & CEO P.O. Box 9025, 2511 Delaney Avenue Wilmington, NC 28402-9025 Tel. 910.343.0161 Fax. 910.762.3521 http://www.seahec.net Wake AHEC John Perry, MD Executive Director William F. Andrews Center 3024 New Bern Avenue Raleigh, NC 27610-1255 Tel. 919.350.8228 Fax. 919.350.7976 http://www.wakeahec.org Area L AHEC Debby P. Futrell, PharmD, Director David M. Webb, EdD, President P.O. Drawer 7368 1631 S. Wesleyan Boulevard Rocky Mount, NC 27804-0368 Tel. 252.972.6958 Fax. 252.972.0419 http://www.arealahec.org www.ncahec.net THE NORTH CAROLINA AHEC PROGRAM 145 N. Medical Drive, CB 7165 NC AHEC Building The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7165 919.966.2461 http://www.ncahec.net email: ncahec@med.unc.edu 1,500 copies of this report were printed at a cost of $1,901 or $1.27 per copy. Printed on New Leaf Primavera paper made with 80% re-cycled content, including 60% post-consumer waste. The 20% virgin fiber comes from responsibly managed forests and is FSC certified. NON PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT 177 CHAPEL HILL, NC North Carolina AHEC creating a better state of health 1972 - 2012 40th Anniversary
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Full Text | 40North Carolina AHEC 2012 Progress Report creating a better state of health Letter from the Director I am pleased to offer this 2012 Progress Report for the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program. The report summarizes our accomplishments over the past year in addressing the health workforce needs of the state. Though the numbers are impressive, it is the individual stories behind the numbers that capture the essence of AHEC. It is about dedicated preceptors spending time with young learners; experts in various fields willing to share their knowledge through our continuing education programs; talented quality improvement staff spending hours in a rural safety net practice to make sure that they have the best tools available in providing care for their patients; and health professionals mentoring young people to assure that we have a new generation of bright and dedicated nurses, dentists, pharmacists, doctors, physical therapists, and numerous other health professionals. This year we will celebrate the 40th anniversary of AHEC in North Carolina. Throughout 2012 we will publish a series of special reports and hold events to commemorate the founding of our program, the accomplishments over the years, and our plans for the future. AHEC has a rich history and is indebted to a number of visionary leaders who designed and set the course for this program in the 1970s. At the same time, we are excited about the opportunities ahead of us to improve access to health care for the people of this state, to enhance workforce diversity, and to advance the quality of care delivered to patients and families. In order to focus our work in the years ahead we are close to completing work on a new strategic plan for NC AHEC. During this process, we have engaged literally hundreds of our own faculty and staff, key partners and other constituents of our programs, and key health leaders from across the state in both assessing our strengths and looking at the opportunities we have before us. Throughout this process we have stayed focused on our mission of preparing a health workforce to serve the communities of the state in the coming years, and doing this in partnership with our academic and community colleagues. You will be hearing more about the outcomes of this in the months ahead, but some clear trends have emerged. Our overarching goal will be to give students, residents and health professionals the experiences and tools they need to thrive in a 21st century health care system. Within that context we will place greater emphasis on preparing providers to work in interprofessional teams. We will continue to innovate in the way we deliver educational experiences to students and health professionals through both greater use of technology (high tech) and a focus on high quality teaching sites at the community level (high touch). Finally, our work to create a more diverse workforce to serve the increasingly diverse population of North Carolina will remain a priority. It is an exciting time for health care in general and for the AHEC Program in particular. We hope you can join us in celebrating our 40th anniversary, and in working with us to assure that we continue to meet our mission to prepare health professionals for service to the communities of North Carolina. Thomas J. Bacon, DrPH Director, NC AHEC Program NC AHEC Directors (Left to Right): John Perry, MD (Wake); Rebecca W. Knight, MSN, MBA (Greensboro); Tom Bacon, DrPH (Program Office); Deborah J. Teasley, PhD, FACHE (Southern Regional); Stephen E. Willis, MD (Eastern); Mary N. Hall, MD (Charlotte); Teck Penland, PhD (Mountain); Mark Darrow, MD, FACP (South East); Michael P. Lischke, EdD, MPH (Northwest); Debby P. Futrell, PharmD (Area L); and Marvin S. Swartz, MD (Duke). creating a better state of health AHEC-based residency programs prepare physicians (particularly in primary care) to serve the communities of North Carolina. In 2011, 115 physicians (the majority in family medicine) graduated from an AHEC residency, and 63% remained in North Carolina to practice. Physicians graduating from AHEC residencies are more likely to: • remain in North Carolina to practice. • practice in a rural area. • practice in a designated shortage area. AHEC graduates create jobs: Primary Care Residency Training www.ncahec.net Student Residents at Southern Regional AHEC - Front Row (Left to Right): Mitul Butala, Ashany Sriskandarajah, Nella Gasteazoro-McCraw, Rishita Patel, Rishita Patel. Back Row: Stephanie Reese, Raja Virk, Jonathan McCraw, and Philippe Bulauitan. 1,2. Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, February 2009 Support for Practicing Health Professionals A wide variety of continuing education (CE) programs and technical assistance services are offered by AHEC to practicing health professionals and agencies in the state. AHEC uses the latest information technology to improve access to CE programs and distance degree programs through teleconferencing, distance learning, and Web-based programming. By using innovations in technology and training providers to use new systems, AHEC improves the quality of care available to patients. Videoconferencing technology extends the AHEC network’s reach for distance education and telemedicine initiatives to more than 50 public and private sites throughout the state. In addition to face-to-face CE programs, NC AHEC offers online training through AHEConnect (www.aheconnect.com). This resource offers the ability to create and host online courses. AHEC also offers MyAHEC (my.ncahec.net), a powerful online tool providing personalized services and resources to the state’s health care professionals including a searchable CE events calendar and tools to track your attendance and credits. AHEConnect Facts 78,399 Registrations 71% Completion Rate 154,561 Contact Hours Awarded 244 Courses Produced 186 Online Courses Currently Available Professional Attendance at AHEC CE Programs 2010-2011 Allied Health.............................................5,936 Dentistry.....................................................5,360 Medicine...............................................109,701 Mental Health.........................................26,415 Nursing.....................................................22,949 Pharmacy.................................................3,802 Public Health............................................5,114 Interdisciplinary.......................................20,557 Total.......................................................199,834 creating a better state of health Practice-Based Quality Improvement Over the past five years, in partnership with Community Care of North Carolina and multiple other agencies, NC AHEC has developed a model for improving care in primary care practices by providing hands-on, ground level quality improvement consulting and support for practices throughout the state. In 2005, North Carolina was chosen to pilot the Improving Performance In Practice (IPIP) project. NC IPIP is now implemented through a statewide network of quality improvement consultants (QICs) employed at each of NC AHEC’s nine regional centers. Based on its success in working with primary care practices in quality improvement through IPIP and other statewide efforts, NC AHEC was awarded a $13.5 million four-year grant from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (HIT) in early 2010. This grant has enabled the development of a Regional Extension Center (REC) for North Carolina designed to support primary care practices in selecting and implementing an electronic health record (EHR) for their practices. As a result of the federal grant, NC AHEC has been able to rapidly expand its capacity to support primary care practices in EHR selection and adoption, in practice redesign, and in using clinical and administrative data to improve the delivery of care as well as clinical outcomes for patients and families. AHECs across the state have added more than 30 additional professional staff. As of spring 2012, the NC AHEC system is serving more than 1,000 practices and more than 3,800 primary care providers. These practices and providers are heavily focused in rural areas and among safety-net organizations such as federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. Mark Beamer, MD, Vanessa Beamer, RN, and a medical student at Pungo Family Medicine. Pungo is a small rural practice located in Belhaven, NC. A 16-year partner in the NC AHEC ORPCE (Office of Regional Primary Care Education), Pungo has piloted AHEC practice-based support services since 2007. Beamer precepts students from East Carolina University and Duke University, and Eastern AHEC provides student housing in Belhaven. creating a better state of health www.ncahec.net Health Science Student Support Health science students studying allied health, dentistry, medicine, nursing, public health, and pharmacy at many North Carolina colleges and universities receive part of their training under AHEC auspices in community hospitals, physicians’ offices, rural health centers, public health departments, mental health centers, and other health-related settings. Each of the nine regional AHECs facilitates quality community-based health science education at more than 1,300 community sites. In 2010-2011, health science students completed 10,558 student months of training through AHEC-supported community-based rotations. AHEC staff assist in identifying high quality community teaching sites, provide housing in 54 counties in approximately 70 locations across the state, and provide library services and other suppport to students while they are on rotation. AHEC-Based Student Rotations 2010-2011 (in student months) Allied Health............................................. 1,259 Dentistry........................................................ 170 Medicine................................................... 3,133 Nursing....................................................... 3,506 Pharmacy................................................. 1,134 Physician Assistant.................................... 1,094 Public Health............................................... 262 Locations of NC AHEC Total......................................................... 10,558 Student Training Sites www.ncahec.net The AHEC Information and Library System provides equal access, services, and education to the state’s health workforce through online access to all resources, resource delivery, reference services, orientation, training, educational and library support, and access to current technology. In 2010-2011, AHEC librarians around the state offered 874 education and orientation sessions to 7,209 attendees. A core function of the system is the AHEC Digital Library (ADL). The ADL provides community-based, customer-driven access to authoritative and current health information. The ADL currently provides access to e-journals, e-books, and other key evidence-based resources for more than 69,638 practicing health professionals and students. Many of these health providers have no affiliation with university medical centers and would find access to these state-of-the-art resources cost prohibitive if they were not available through affordable ADL memberships. ADL materials are used by a wide variety of health professionals including AHEC faculty and staff, preceptors overseeing students on community-based rotations, and health providers enrolled in special programs such as the School Mental Health Training Series or the Nursing Management Institute. In 2010-2011 the ADL provided access to several hundred core titles for exclusive use by AHEC Digital Library members and included 188,533 logins by members and more than 400,000 by guests. Information and Library System Health Careers and Workforce Diversity Workforce data indicate that in all health professions, minority populations continue to be underrepresented relative to the overall population in North Carolina. Primary health care access can be improved through better diversity in the health care workforce. Current AHEC initiatives are designed to enhance the cultural competency and sensitivity of all health care providers and to improve the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students choosing careers in health care. Over the past five years, more than 150,000 students have participated in AHEC Health Careers and Workforce Diversity activities, including nearly 26,000 this past year. Activities included shadowing and mentoring experiences, summer experiential activities, health career fairs and forums, and cultural sensitivity training. Since 1990, AHEC has produced North Carolina Health Careers, a popular and award-winning resource which features information on careers and educational opportunities in the health care field. NC Health Careers is accessible online at www.nchealthcareers.com. Health Career Education - Reaching Out to Excellent Students (H.E.R.O.E.S.) program sponsored by Charlotte AHEC. creating a better state of health 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 health care 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. The NC AHEC Health Careers Pipeline – providing support to individuals in all stages of professional growth. www.ncahec.net The North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Building on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2011, the former Health Affairs Bookstore Building was renamed the NC AHEC Building. In addition to housing the NC AHEC Program Office, it is also home to the UNC School of Medicine Human Resources, Finance, and Medical Education Offices and the University Employee Occupational Health Clinic. Charlotte AHEC Mary N. Hall, MD Director P.O. Box 32861 5039 Airport Center Parkway, Bldg. K Charlotte, NC 28232 Tel. 704.512.6523 Fax. 704.512.6568 http://www.charlotteahec.org North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Greensboro AHEC Rebecca W. Knight, MSN, MBA Executive Director Moses Cone Health System 1200 North Elm Street Greensboro, NC 27401-1020 Tel. 336.832.8025 Fax. 336.832.2851 http://www.gahec.org Mountain AHEC Jeffery Heck, MD President & CEO* 501 Biltmore Avenue Asheville, NC 28801-4686 Tel. 828.257.4400 Fax. 828.258.2097 http://www.mahec.net *Teck Penland, PhD, retired in February 2012 Northwest AHEC Michael P. Lischke, EdD, MPH Director Wake Forest University School of Medicine 475 Deacon Boulevard Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Mailing Address: Medical Center Blvd. Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1060 Tel. 336.713.7700 Fax. 336.713.7701 http://northwestahec.wfubmc.edu Southern Regional AHEC Deborah J. Teasley, PhD, FACHE President & CEO 1601 Owen Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 Tel. 910.323.1152 Fax. 910.323.4007 http://www.southernregionalahec.org Duke AHEC Program Marvin S. Swartz, MD Director Duke University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, Box 3173 Durham, NC 27710 Tel. 919.684.8676 Fax. 919.681.7504 http://dukeahec.mc.duke.edu NC AHEC Program Thomas J. Bacon, DrPH Director 145 N. Medical Drive, CB 7165 NC AHEC Building The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7165 Tel. 919.966.2461 Fax. 919.966.5830 http://www.ncahec.net ncahec@med.unc.edu Medical Air Operations Medical Air Operations provides air service to faculty and staff who work with AHEC to deliver clinical and educational services throughout the state. In 2010-2011, 1,903 passengers logged more than 490,000 miles on Medical Air in order to reach every corner of the state with specialty clinics, educational programs, and other services designed to improve access to quality health care for all North Carolinians. Eastern AHEC Stephen E. Willis, MD Executive Director P.O. Box 7224 2000 Venture Tower Drive Greenville, NC 27835-7224 Tel. 252.744.8214 Fax. 252.744.8596 http://eahec.ecu.edu South East AHEC Mark Darrow, MD, FACP President & CEO P.O. Box 9025, 2511 Delaney Avenue Wilmington, NC 28402-9025 Tel. 910.343.0161 Fax. 910.762.3521 http://www.seahec.net Wake AHEC John Perry, MD Executive Director William F. Andrews Center 3024 New Bern Avenue Raleigh, NC 27610-1255 Tel. 919.350.8228 Fax. 919.350.7976 http://www.wakeahec.org Area L AHEC Debby P. Futrell, PharmD, Director David M. Webb, EdD, President P.O. Drawer 7368 1631 S. Wesleyan Boulevard Rocky Mount, NC 27804-0368 Tel. 252.972.6958 Fax. 252.972.0419 http://www.arealahec.org www.ncahec.net THE NORTH CAROLINA AHEC PROGRAM 145 N. Medical Drive, CB 7165 NC AHEC Building The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7165 919.966.2461 http://www.ncahec.net email: ncahec@med.unc.edu 1,500 copies of this report were printed at a cost of $1,901 or $1.27 per copy. Printed on New Leaf Primavera paper made with 80% re-cycled content, including 60% post-consumer waste. The 20% virgin fiber comes from responsibly managed forests and is FSC certified. NON PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT 177 CHAPEL HILL, NC North Carolina AHEC creating a better state of health 1972 - 2012 40th Anniversary |
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