AHEC review [2015 : fall]

11/13/2015 North Carolina AH EC Review newsletter Director's Message North Carolina AHEC Program fall 2015 newsletter News Briefs During my first two years as the director of the NC AHEC Program, I have been working with the regional AHEC directors and their staffs to update our mission, vision and values statements. We have also identified several strategic imperatives to move us forward toward fulfilling our mission. Lastly, we have recently begun creating a new organizational matrix that aligns our core services with our constituents . . . ( morel NC AHEC Statewide Conference Sets a Course for Innovation in a Time of Change On September 10 and 11, 2015, more than 210 participants gathered in Greensboro for the 2015 NC AHEC Statewide Conference. Titled "Keys to Success for Innovation: Set the Course, Drive the Change," the conference offered 57 concurrent sessions along with three plenary sessions and multiple poster presentations. . . (more) AHEC To Expand Medical Education in Western North Carolina On September 18, 2015, Governor Pat McCrory signed the state budget bill which included legislation that will allow the NC AHEC Program to expand the ability of Mountain AHEC (MAHEC) to train more health care providers for the western part of the state... (more) Webb Honored with Wilson Award for Public Service The late David M. Webb, EdD, was honored with the presentation of the Glenn Wilson Award for Public Service to his family and friends during the 2015 NC AHEC Statewide Conference.. .(more) Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control (COSEHC) Receives Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative Award As a Practice Transformation Network, COSEHC is partnering with Symphony Performance Health Analytics, Group Practice Forum, Northwest AHEC, and Access Healthcare Direct to support 3,407 clinicians across the southeast region to expand their quality improvement capacity... (more) Southern Regional AHEC Awarded Grant to Identify and Help Patients with Substance Use Problems CLIC: MAH EC's First International Conference a Major Success Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma for Adolescents Explored British Physician Explores Learning Models Through Fellowship AHEC Supports Allied Health Interns in Burlington Nursing and Social Work Students Collaborate at Community Site Staff News + Awards Wvnn Serving as National AHEC President Staff Updates creating a better state of health AHEC Review is the newsletter of the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program CB# 7165, UNC Chapel Hill. The NC AHEC Building, 145 North Medical Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7165 Tel: 919-966-2461 Fax: 919-966-5830 Published November 2015 © Copyright 2015, NC AHEC http://www.ncahec.net/pubs/newsletlers/2015_Fall/welcome.htm 1/1