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:
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SPCC Atlanta AHEC
Daphne Byrd, M.Ed.
Center Director
1720 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 440
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 815-4996 -
Magnolia Coastlands AHEC
Jane Nester, DPH
Center Director
PO Box 8146
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460
(912) 478-1050 -
Blue Ridge AHEC
Caroline Aultman, MHA, MBA
Center Director
7 Ivy Street, NE
Rome, GA 30161
(706) 235-0776 -
Southwest Georgia AHEC
Laura Calhoun, MHA
Center Director
1512 W. 3rd Avenue
Albany, GA 31707
(229) 439-7185 -
Foothills AHEC
Sheila Griffin, PT, MLIS
Center Director
329 Oak Street, Suite 101
Gainesville, GA 30501
(770) 219-8130 -
Three Rivers AHEC
Crystal Hand, BS
Center Director
2022 15th Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
(706) 507-0894
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
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
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, MS, RN, Director
Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30310-1495
mdavis@msm.edu
Chelsea Cliatt, MPH, Program Manager
Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30310-1495
ccliatt@msm.edu
Sharleen Clemons, Program Coordinator
Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30310-1495
sclemons@msm.edu