Model Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program
The AHEC Program is responsible for implementing programs and activities to respond
to Georgia's health workforce needs that occur in many of Georgia's most rural and
urban underserved areas. It builds on partnerships, collaborations and linkages in
the community. These program activities provide support and resources to complement
funding obtained from the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
The MSM State Model AHEC Program includes two centers: 1) the Southeastern Primary Care Consortium AHEC (SPCC AHEC), serving the three metro Atlanta counties, Fulton, DeKalb, and Clayton, and 2) the Magnolia Coastlands AHEC (MCAHEC), serving 39 counties in southeast rural Georgia.
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| Katherine Erwin, DDS, MPA, MSCR PI, Program Director Model AHEC |
The mission of the MSM AHEC Program is to improve the supply, distribution, quality and diversity of the health workforce in Georgia. In pursuit of this mission, we provide recruitment, health science student education and training, and continuing professional education (CEUs), with particular attention to the creation and retention of a diverse workforce.
Each year over 4,700 students are exposed to health career professions via classroom presentations, career fairs, health and wellness expositions, and leadership forums.
Over 2,000 students are exposed to Public Health careers. In addition, we support
over 700 rotations and 240 allied health rotations in rural communities across the
state of Georgia. Our Model AHEC also provides housing, travel stipends, and orientation
to medical students rotating at preceptorships, hospitals, Federal 330 community health
centers and healthcare organizations in Georgia. These services provide support of
primary care and support healthy communities and are based on an evaluation of the
needs of our underserved communities.
For more information about programming and AHEC scheduled events contact the AHEC Center Directors below:
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Website: http://www.magnoliacoastlandsahec.org
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Ms. Daphne Byrd, M.Ed. |
