Dedicated to Community Health
Our mission is to improve the health of our communities by developing an interprofessional workforce prepared to address the health needs of rural and underserved communities of West Virginia.
Bridging the gap between academic medicine and local community health
The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program was developed by Congress in 1971 to recruit, train, and retain a health professions workforce committed to underserved populations. The West Virginia AHEC program addresses rural health disparities and encouraging cooperation between rural communities and health care professionals.
Partnerships
We promote the optimal use of the healthcare workforce and improve quality of care delivered through interprofessional collaboration.
Funding
The West Virginia Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program is funded in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Healthcare Workforce of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,929,647.01, of which $818,755.00 (42.4%) is financed by federal funds and $1,110,892.01 (57.6%) is financed by non-federal sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
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