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News & FAQs Our latest news and answers to frequently asked questions. Library Services What We Do Find out more about our library services. Impact AHEC librarians are making a difference in North Carolina and beyond! News & FAQs The latest and greatest from our AHEC librarians. AHEC Digital Library A collection of digital library services and resources to support health care. North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Recruit, Train, and Retain: Developing the Workforce for a Healthy North Carolina 6,000 Providers + 1,400 Practices Served 2,200 Pre-College Students Served Annually 215,811 Professionals Trained Annually Featured Content A Message from the Program Office We are sensitive to and saddened by the persistent and pervasive injustices to Black and Brown people and other multicultural populations as evidenced by recent and historical acts of structural racism, violence, inequities, and power paradigms. Read More Information and Resources on COVID-19 The NC AHEC Program is committed to helping health care professionals, providers, and communities across our state access the most up-to-date information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in North Carolina. View resources Browse online courses AHEC Library Services NC AHEC is offering providers free access to 5MinuteConsult through July 2020. This tool provides fast, evidence-based answers to clinical questions at the point of care with browsable resources for diagnosis, treatment, and patient education. Access 5MC Our Mission We provide and support educational activities and services with a focus on primary care in rural communities and those with less access to resources to recruit, train, and retain the workforce needed to create a healthy North Carolina. About Us NC Health Information Exchange Authority NC AHEC has partnered with the NC HIEA to deliver virtual and on-site training programs to educate providers about the features available in NC HealthConnex, the state-designated health information exchange. Learn More Request Training Quality Payment Program (QPP) and Merit-based Incentive Program (MIPS) NC AHEC is working to help small practices in North Carolina understand and successfully participate in the CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) and the Merit-based Incentive Program (MIPS). Access Resources AHEC Stories + view story Southern Regional AHEC Story Tonya Burney + view story South East AHEC Story Ryan Barclay + view story Charlotte AHEC Story Renee Leonard + view story Mountain AHEC Story Kacey Scott + view story Northwest AHEC Story Erin M. Saner, MS + view story Southern Regional AHEC Story Katie Fincher + view story Southern Regional AHEC Story Sharon Nicholson Harrell, DDS + view story Greensboro AHEC Story Luke Smith, MD + view story Mountain AHEC Story Ladson Gaddy-Dubac, MD + view story Southern Regional AHEC Story James Lester, DO + view story South East AHEC Story Patrick J. Renton, MD, FAAP + view story Eastern AHEC Story Jessica Triche, MD + view story Charlotte AHEC Story Alicia Collins + view story Northwest AHEC Story Brandon K. Mills, MD + view story Northwest AHEC Story Barbara Willens, BSN, RN + view story Charlotte AHEC Story Tamara Johnson, RN + view story Mountain AHEC Story UNC School of Med Asheville + view story Southern Regional AHEC Story Rebekah Collymore, MD + view story Area L AHEC Story Mackenzie Dolan + view story Duke AHEC Program Story Zakeyah Gear + view story Mountain AHEC Story Shannon Dowler, MD + view story South East AHEC Story Brandon Johnson + view story Mountain AHEC Story Ben Stepp, MD + view story Wake AHEC Story Vance-Granville Community College + view story Mountain AHEC Story Alex Green + view story Mountain AHEC Story Symoné Simmons + view story Eastern AHEC Story Youth Health Service Corps + view story NC AHEC Program Office Story Jodi Flick, MSSW + view story Southern Regional AHEC Story Karen Smith, MD + view story Southern Regional AHEC Story Patrick Egbe, MD Map Marker Serving North Carolina with 9 centers View our interactive map of our Area Health Education Centers View Map AHEC Training Creating a better state of health. Get trained and certified today. Cross Icon Health Careers AHEC helps students interested in health occupations find enrichment activities and educational programs. Group Icon Community Based Student Services We support students, preceptors, and health science schools. Hat Icon Graduate Medical Education Support Graduates of NC AHEC family practice residencies are more likely to remain in North Carolina to practice. Book Icon Continuing Professional Development Meeting the education and training needs of health providers in the allied health, dental health, medicine, mental health, nursing, pharmacy, and public health professions. Fill 1 Practice Support We help practices develop systems that support high quality care and position them for success in value-based payment initiatives. Fill 3 Library Services Providing support and information to meet the clinical, educational, and research needs of healthcare providers, residents, and students across NC. 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