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NC AHEC, 145 N. Medical Drive, CB 7165, Chapel Hill, NC (2026)

03/27/2026

🎉 Celebrating National AHEC Week
Friday, March 27 Highlight: Library Services

On this final day of National AHEC Week, we highlight NC AHEC's Library Services which are a core part of the education and support services that NC AHEC provides to health professionals across North Carolina.

Each of the nine AHEC locations is supported by skilled library staff who are prepared to meet the unique information needs of health care providers in their local communities.

In addition to this personalized support, the AHEC Digital Library (ADL) ensures that all health professionals statewide have access to high quality, evidence based health information, along with free tools and resources to support learning and patient care.

📊 Library Services impact in 2025:
• Provided over 50,000 library services
• Supported health care workers in 83 counties
• Services included literature searches, document lending, and answering reference questions

We celebrate the vital role AHEC libraries play in empowering health professionals with reliable information—supporting education, strengthening care delivery, and improving health outcomes across North Carolina.

For more, visit https://www.ncahec.net/library-services/what-we-do/.

03/26/2026

Celebrating National AHEC Week 🎉
Thursday, March 26 Highlight: Student Services

On this day of National AHEC Week, we celebrate how NC AHEC's Student Services is connecting education to communities—and helping build the future of health care in North Carolina.

To help meet North Carolina’s health care workforce needs, Student Services supports health sciences students from colleges and universities across the state—along with the faculty and practicing health professionals who serve as their preceptors.

📊 Student Services impact in 2025:
• 52,208 nights of housing provided for community‑based rotations
• Supported students from 18+ colleges and universities in 1,402 clinical rotations
• Our reach covered 42 North Carolina counties
• Southern Regional and Mountain AHECs sponsored residencies in their regions, while NC AHEC provided financial support to additional residency programs statewide.
• 54% of the 429 AHEC‑supported residents remained in North Carolina—helping improve retention where it matters most.

Strong partnerships among students, educators, and clinical preceptors are essential to providing high‑quality, community‑based education and building a sustainable health care workforce. See more at https://www.ncahec.net/student-services/what-we-do/.

03/25/2026

Celebrating National AHEC Week 🎉
Wednesday, March 25 Highlight: NC Center on the Workforce for Health

Today, as part of National AHEC Week, we’re shining a spotlight on efforts to address North Carolina’s health workforce crisis. At the heart of this work is the NC Center on the Workforce for Health, which focuses on identifying solutions, sharing best practices, and tracking progress to address the state’s persistent workforce shortages and maldistribution.

As a recent addition to NC AHEC, the Center has already made meaningful statewide impact by:
• Supporting 7 AHEC regions to prepare or operationalize regional, employer led collaboratives
• Helping communities define and respond to local health workforce priorities
• Coordinating state agency efforts to better align health workforce initiatives
• Becoming recognized as North Carolina’s nursing workforce center

This National AHEC Week, we celebrate the collaborative, data driven work strengthening North Carolina’s health workforce—today and for the future. Learn more at https://workforceforhealth.org.

03/24/2026

Celebrating National AHEC Week 🎉
Tuesday, March 24 Highlight: Practice Support

On this Tuesday of National AHEC Week, we’re spotlighting Practice Support — here to help health care practices navigate a time of significant transition across the industry.

NC AHEC’s Practice Support services promote sustainability, quality improvement, and alignment with North Carolina Medicaid goals, empowering practices to adapt and thrive amid changing payment models and health care reforms.

📊 Last year’s Practice Support impact:
• 1,083 primary care, specialty, and behavioral health practices supported in 99 NC counties
• Provided assistance with new payment models, health care reforms, and practice transformation
• Focused on improving quality while reducing costs

This National AHEC Week, we celebrate the vital role Practice Support plays in strengthening practices—and ensuring communities across North Carolina continue to receive high‑quality, sustainable care. 💙

For more, visit https://www.ncahec.net/practice-support/what-we-do-2-2/.

03/23/2026

Celebrating National AHEC Week 🎉
Monday, March 23 Highlight: Continued Professional Development (CPD)

As we celebrate National AHEC Week, we’re spotlighting locally how NC AHEC supports a strong, well‑prepared health care workforce through Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

In today’s fast‑evolving health care environment, NC AHEC’s CPD programs deliver essential education and training that help health professionals meet state licensure and specialty certification requirements—while staying current with the latest research, technologies, and innovations.

📈 CPD Impact in 2025:
• 56,099 health care workers served
• Reached all 100 North Carolina counties
• Participants attended an average of 4 of 2,270 CPD events
• 13% of attendees were physicians; 22% were registered nurses

During National AHEC Week, we celebrate this statewide impact and reaffirm our commitment to empowering health professionals—so communities across North Carolina receive the highest quality care, today and into the future. 💙

For more, visit https://www.ncahec.net/continuing-professional-development/what-we-do/.

03/19/2026

Calling all dental practice managers and providers! 🦷 The NC AHEC Practice Management Academy has partnered with the NC Oral Health Collaborative to offer an online self-paced learning program designed to address the unique knowledge needs of new and aspiring dental practice managers. The 10-hour virtual program allows you to:

➡️ Learn on your own schedule and pace
➡️ Learn any place that works for you, with the app
➡️ Ask questions to instructors as needed
➡️ Earn contact hours/credit

Register today at https://www.southernregionalahec.org/courses-and-events/78017. We look forward to connecting with you!

03/17/2026

Available now! View NC AHEC's Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) tool developed by Practice Support for Medicare and Medicare Advantage patients. The purpose of this tool is to educate and support practices in their efforts to optimize their performance of the Medicare AWV. AWVs are important to help identify patient care opportunities, improve patient attribution and risk stratification, advance other preventive screenings, and close care gaps. View and download the AWV tool at
https://trk.cp20.com/click/enkn-30k38q-6uw8sl-hrkuh4q0/.

03/15/2026

🩺 NC AHEC Future Health Professionals Week, March 8–14
✨ Saturday, March 14 Highlight: Health Careers Impact

As we wrap up NNC AHECs Future Health Professionals Week, we celebrate the impact that Health Careers had in 2025:
➡️ Health care careers were promoted to almost 3,000 pre-college youth from 63 NC counties.
➡️ 230 AHEC Scholars from 42 NC colleges were supported.
➡️ 188 events were held in 32 NC counties.
➡️ Over 30,000 participant contact hours were awarded.

This work was accomplished in partnership with the leaders and team members of our Regional AHECs and through good working relationships with medical and health sciences schools, hospital and health systems, and all our community and state-level collaborators. We thank you!

Whether you are a student, educator, or parent, we hope you gained invaluable information this past week, and we encourage you to continue your exploration into a health care career…with NC AHEC! Visit https://www.ncahec.net/health-careers/what-we-do/ to see how we can support you in your journey. We are ready, are you?

03/13/2026

🩺 NC AHEC Future Health Professionals Week, March 8–14
✨ Friday, March 13 Highlight: NC AHEC Scholars Program

Begin your health career journey with NC AHEC! Today, as part of NC AHECs Future Health Professionals Week, we highlight the AHEC Scholars Program – which recruits, trains, and supports students to improve the supply and distribution of all health professions and to support health systems transformation in NC.

As a NC AHEC Scholar, you will:
✓ Complete 40 hours of classroom/online and 40 hours clinical training each year of the two-year program,
✓ Receive an annual stipend to help with costs,
✓ Earn a badge of distinction from the National AHEC Organization, setting you apart in the competitive health care field,
✓ Gain opportunities to create an invaluable network of health care professionals, leaders, and peers, and
✓ Access additional pathways to continued training, certifications, and education.

To learn more and apply to the NC AHEC Scholars program at your regional AHEC, visit https://www.ncahec.net/nc-ahec-scholars-how-to-apply/. Begin today!

03/12/2026

📚 NC AHEC Library Services
🔎 DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know there are three (3) ways to find an article in the AHEC Digital Library (ADL)?

1️⃣ Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
2️⃣ Advanced Search
3️⃣ Publication Finder

Go to https://library.ncahec.net and give it a try! Contact AHEC Library Services at adl-questions@ncahec.libanswers.com with any questions, or access the ADL Training library guide at https://ncahec.libguides.com/ADLTrainingGuide for videos and more.

03/12/2026

🩺 NC AHEC Future Health Professionals Week, March 8–14
✨ Thursday, March 12 Highlight: Resources

With just a couple days remaining of NC AHEC’s Future Health Professionals Week, we want to highlight the many resources available for students thinking about a career in health care. From career exploration programs to hands on experiences, mentorships, and college readiness support, NC AHEC and partners across the state are opening doors for the next generation of health professionals.
🔎 Students can:
• Discover different health careers
• Connect with local health professionals
• Attend camps, workshops, and enrichment programs
• Learn about scholarships and college prep resources
• Find volunteer & shadowing opportunities
➡️ Explore NC’s pre college health career resources and take the first step toward a future in health care!https://www.ncahec.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thursday-March-12_RESOURCES_One-Sheet_PO.pdf

03/11/2026

🩺 NC AHEC Future Health Professionals Week, March 8–14
✨ Wednesday, March 11 Highlight: Student Testimonials

🎥 Meet the Future of NC's Health Workforce! Today, as part of NC AHEC’s Future Health Professionals Week, we’re shining a light on students who have participated in Pathways programs across the state. Hear Keshawna’s inspiring story and positive experience as a NC AHEC Scholar at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_JRMpkszI8aydeIfT-Z-H5cmvJ-ULJQs/view.

Whether you're a student, educator, or supporter of health careers, Keshawna offers an important reminder of why investing in our future workforce matters. Let’s continue uplifting and supporting the young people who will shape the future of health care in NC!

Visit https://www.ncahec.net/health-careers/impact/ to see more stories like Keshawna’s…and be inspired!

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