Georgia Statewide AHEC Network

The Georgia Statewide AHEC Network system's goal is to increase access to primary care services in rural and urban underserved areas through the recruitment, training and retention of primary care health professionals. To this end, the programs' primary objectives are to educate community members about health career choices and recruit future health professionals, facilitate community based clinical training experiences for students and residents, and providing education and resources to assist and support health care professionals.

The AHEC program in Georgia was begun by Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) in 1984 with the establishment of two centers, the Atlanta AHEC (serving three metropolitan areas) and the Tuskegee AHEC in Alabama.  The Atlanta AHEC was later changed to become the Southeastern Primary Care Consortium AHEC (SPCC-AHEC). The second center, the Magnolia Coastlands AHEC (formerly CHEP-AHEC), was begun in 1987 serving 39 counties in central and southeast Georgia. The Southwest Georgia (SOWEGA) AHEC was established in 1990 and serves 38 counties.  The Three Rivers AHEC, established in 1994, serves 28 counties in west central Georgia. Augusta University (then the Medical College of Georgia), in partnership with Mercer University School of Medicine, received a grant in 1996 to operate as a federally funded AHEC.  This funding has supported the development of two new centers in northwest and northeast Georgia as well as overseeing the maturation of the Three Rivers AHEC. The program office at Augusta University coordinated the Blue Ridge AHEC in northwest Georgia, serving 20 counties. Foothills AHEC, serving 31 counties in northeast Georgia, followed in 1999.

For more information about programming and AHEC scheduled events across the state, contact our AHEC Center partners below:

MSM AHEC Programming              

Georgia AHEC Scholars Program
The creation of the Georgia AHEC Scholars Program is supported by our mission to support the recruitment, training and retention of a diverse health professions workforce throughout Georgia. Specifically, this program seeks to develop, prepare, and sustain a culturally competent, inter-disciplinary, healthcare workforce that is prepared to deliver high quality, patient centered, health care services and to prepare health professions students for practices in a rural and/or medically underserved community.

Bridging the Gap: Community Health Workers and Healthcare Providers Program

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The program is an educational webinar series to teach healthcare providers, health profession students, and public health professionals about the value of CHWs. This program will consist of live webinars to spread awareness about the work that CHWs conduct on a daily basis and how their service is an asset. For more information or to register, please click the link below to register. You will have to create an account prior to registering for the program. If you already have an account then click the link to the home page and sign in to register for the program. Registration will be open September 11, 2023. 

Creat an account here:
https://oepe.msm.edu/user/register?destination=homepage

Program home page:
https://oepe.msm.edu/content/bridging-gap-community-health-workers-healthcare-providers#group-tabs-node-course-default3

Interconnected: Resilience and Wellness Program

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The program is a self-paced educational tool for healthcare providers, health profession students, and public health professionals to utilize in their journey of self-care while working or in school. This program highlights the importance of being resilient along with in-depth explanation of the dimensions of wellness. A combination of e-learning modules, interactive activities, and an in-person reflection/networking event are used to instill optimal health for our providers, students, and community. For more information or to register, please click the link below to register. You will have to create an account prior to registering for the program. If you already have an account then click the link to the home page and sign in to register for the program. Registration will be open September 18, 2023

Creat an account here:
https://oepe.msm.edu/user/register?destination=homepage

Program home page:
https://oepe.msm.edu/content/interconnected-resilience-wellness-program#group-tabs-node-course-default3

Contact Us

Mary Kidd Davis

Mary Kidd Davis, MS, RN, Director
Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA  30310-1495
mdavis@msm.edu

Mary Kidd Davis

Chelsea Cliatt, MPH, Program Manager 
Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA  30310-1495
ccliatt@msm.edu

Sharleen Clemens

Sharleen Clemons, Program Coordinator
Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA  30310-1495
sclemons@msm.edu