Program Overview

Maryland AHEC Program

Our Mission: The Maryland AHEC mission is to improve the health status of Marylanders through community educational partnerships that foster a commitment to enhancing health care access in the rural 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 other University of Maryland’s health professions schools. The Maryland AHEC attracts students, interns and residents to rural and urban underserved areas, fostering their interest in practicing in these sites. AHEC activities promote increased recruitment and retention of physicians and other health care professionals; provide multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary training for students and health professionals; provide collaborative community-based education and training opportunities for health professionals in rural and urban medically underserved areas and provide exposure to rural and urban practice opportunities.

The Program is comprised of two rural centers – the Western Maryland AHEC Center and the Eastern Shore AHEC – and a new urban center – the Baltimore AHEC.

Contact Information:

Claudia R. Baquet, MD, MPH, Program Director
Meseret Bezuneh, MS, Ed., Acting Deputy Director
Maryland AHEC Office
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Health Sciences Facility, Room 618
685 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410.706.1791
Fax: 410.706.6150