Welcome

Welcome to the Maryland Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program website. As you navigate through this site, you will learn about the many activities of the Maryland AHEC Program. Working within local communities, the Maryland AHEC makes significant contributions to the education of Maryland’s future health professionals and to improving access to health care for citizens living in rural and underserved areas of the State.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine has directed the Maryland AHEC Program for over 25 years. The Maryland AHEC program provides comprehensive clinical education and training for undergraduate medical students and residents, as well as for students from the other University of Maryland, Baltimore health profession schools. The Maryland AHEC attracts students, interns and residents to rural and underserved areas, fostering their interest in practicing in such sites. AHEC activities promote increased numbers of physicians and other health care professionals, encourage the development of health care facilities, provide multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary training for health professionals, and increase capabilities for the existing program of graduate and continuing medical education and health training.

On this site you will find information about:

• Our program’s mission, objectives, and activities;
  
  
• Our three Centers – in Baltimore City, the Eastern Shore, and Western Maryland;
  
  
• Our distance learning activities;
  
  
• Our valued community partners;
  
  
• The 2004 National AHEC Conference, scheduled for July 31-August 4 in Baltimore, Maryland;
  
  
• Links to related websites that you may find helpful; and
  
  
• How to contact us.

The Maryland AHEC Program is pleased to share information about its activities and achievements with you. Thank you for visiting the Maryland AHEC website.

Claudia R. Baquet, MD, MPH
Director, Maryland AHEC Program