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| Eastern Division Area Health Education Center (AHEC) 
The Eastern AHEC is the first of four Area Health Education Centers to become operational in West Virginia. West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine, in cooperation with Marshall University and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, is establishing a statewide system of area health education centers with their purpose being seamless integration of graduate training programs in primary care with state-supported undergraduate health professions training programs within rural underserved communities.
Mission
The Eastern AHEC... Building Better Communities The Area Health Education Center system in West Virginia complements a variety of on-going training efforts to improve the chronic problem of misdistribution of health care providers throughout the state. We will develop four regional area health education centers. Each having the unique mission of graduate medical and health professions education. This the Eastern AHEC will be the first of the four AHEC’s to become operational. The following objectives will be utilized by all four AHEC’s allowing for regional variations, to establish their educational programs: Objective (1) Incorporate non-profit regional area health education center to coordinate, supplement, and focus graduate health professions education to enhance community recruitment and retention of primary care providers. Objective (2) Strengthen rural faculty by linking existing primary care residency programs with RHEP sites where medical and other health science students are trained. Objective (3) Integrate graduate-level interdisciplinary team “block” rotations (8 weeks) dealing with issues, clinical and community, typical of rural primary care practice. Objective (4) Adapt distance and adult learning concepts, technology, and library support systems to maintain knowledge and skills among rural providers, faculty, and consumers through continuing education. Objective (5) Expand an existing health careers program (HSTA) for underrepresented and disadvantaged students statewide by establishing an AHEC-piece of the career path from high school to primary care residency and to rural primary care practice. Objective (6) Focus upon recruitment and retention efforts at the community level by directing all AHEC learning activities to increase the probabilities of successfully recruiting and retaining providers in underserved areas. Administrative Office
2000 Foundation Way, Suite 2310 Board of Directors Berkeley County: Jon Applebaum, David Fant, Mitch Jacques, MD, Robert McMillan Grant County: Robert Harman Hardy County: Priya Anantharaman, MD Jefferson County: Ralph Lorenzetti, Rusty Morgan, Konrad C. Nau, MD Hampshire County: Lisa Hileman Mineral County: Kerry Odell Morgan County: Robert Knight Employment / Health Careers For AHEC Eastern Division Employment please Contact: Vanessa Linger Health Information / Case Studies WV Department of Health and Human Resources provides information about Health and Human Resources for the State of West Virginia. WV Health Statistical Center WV Bureau of Public Health The community rotations of the Eastern AHEC will produce valuable education and training material. Much of this information will be presented in "case study" form.
Library Resources The Eastern Division is currently developing its own library and hopes to offer web availability in the near future. Other additional resources: |
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