EASTERN SHORE
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER
Connecting Students to Careers, Professionals to Communities, and Communities to Better Health
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EASTERN SHORE AREA HEALTH EDUCATION
CENTER
A Distinct Identity
WHO WE ARE
To accomplish our mission, AHEC works to recruit and retain health professionals in the medically underserved areas on the Eastern Shore by offering health education programs for professionals in the service area as well as students from colleges and universities in Maryland and the surrounding areas.
STUDENTS
Connecting Students to Careers
Health care workers often return to practice where they trained, and students learn from experience that it’s rewarding to work in underserved areas. That’s why we connnect young people and students to training opportunities with minority and disadvantaged populations, in rural areas such as the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Connecting Professionals to Communities
Our programs in Geriatric Assessment, Dental Health, and HPV are just of a few of the many quality, diverse and affordable educational opportunities we offer healthcare professionals on the Eastern Shore. In addition, ESAHEC recruits healthcare providers to serve as clinical preceptors to students considering a career in rural health. A win for everyone!
COMMUNITIES
Connecting Communities to Better Health
Rural areas such as the Eastern Shore face health resource challenges that often lead to disparities in health outcomes. Through our work training Community Health Worker professionals, to our partnerships with local health and social service agencies, we mobilize resources to help close the gaps in health.
Meredith Todd, DDS
“The Eastern Shore AHEC makes young people like myself believe that we can do anything we set our minds to, inspiring students on the rural Eastern Shore to pursue their dreams in the health care fields.”
CONTACT EASTERN SHORE AREA HEALTH CENTER
Get in touch with Eastern Shore Area Health Center to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.