Maryland AHEC Program
Recommendations issued by the Carnegie Commission addressed how colleges and universities could help ease these shortages.
The Maryland AHEC (MAHEC) Program is a community engagement and workforce development program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, with funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration and Maryland Department of Health. The AHEC Program began in the early 1970s when many areas of the United States were faced with severe shortages of health care professionals, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and public health workers. One of the Commission’s recommendations led to the development of Area Health Education Centers (known as AHECs). The Maryland AHEC Program and its first center, Maryland Area Health Education Center West (AHEC West), were established in 1976. The Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center (ESAHEC) was the second center established in 1995 and the third was the Central Maryland Area Health Education Center (CMAHEC) (formerly BAHEC) in 2002. The Mission of the Maryland AHEC Program is to improve the health of all Marylanders by recruiting, training, and retaining qualified and diverse providers, to serve rural and urban underserved areas. We envision a Maryland where every individual has access to a diverse and qualified health workforce who strives for equity in caring for all. Core Values: Respect, Integrity, Diversity, Collaboration, Interprofessionalism
09/07/2026
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Check out the latest from the Maryland AHEC e-News:
First Family Medicine Resident on Maryland's Eastern Shore Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center
NAO Leadership Forum AHEC West
Celebrating CHW Week Central Maryland Area Health Education Center
Here's a quick update from us Email from Maryland Area Health Education Center Program You don't want to miss this. MARYLAND AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAM Partnership brings First Family Medicine Resident to Maryland's East
08/25/2026
Maryland AHEC is proud to celebrate National Community Health Worker Awareness Week
Did you know that the Maryland AHEC (MAHEC) Program trains the state’s Community Health Worker workforce?
Why Choose Us?
State-Approved Quality - MAHEC is Accredited by the Maryland Department of Health 3 years in a row!
Massive Impact - Over 1,000 community health workers trained since 2013. Between September 2025 - August 2026, 134 CHWs trained!
Endless Reach - Our CHWs are employed in health departments, hospitals, community-based organizations, AHECs, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and other sites across the state!
Check out upcoming CHW courses offered by the regional AHECs:
AHEC West
Central Maryland Area Health Education Center
Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center
07/24/2026
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Check out the latest news from MAHEC including the GUIDE program, Aging Simulation Training, and The Possibility Shop.
Here's a quick update from us Email from Maryland Area Health Education Center Program You don't want to miss this. MARYLAND AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAM CMAHEC supports Individuals Living with Dementia and Their Caregiver
07/02/2026
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Check out the latest Maryland AHEC E-Newsletter!
Congratulations to Cohort 6 AHEC Scholars as they complete the Scholars program and graduate from their degree program in 2026. AHEC West
Central Maryland AHEC grows staff and expands services to rural communities. Central Maryland Area Health Education Center
Eastern Shore AHEC supports future physicians through Community-Based Clinical Rotations. Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center
Here's a quick update from us Email from Maryland Area Health Education Center Program You don't want to miss this. MARYLAND AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAM AHEC West Scholars: Now Recruiting Cohort 8 Photo caption: AHEC West
06/05/2026
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Check out the latest issue of the MAHEC e-Newsletter!
Read about the Community Health Workers (CHWs) who supported Eastern Shore's Mission of Mercy Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center
AHEC West's Assuming Operations of Wellness and Recovery Centers AHEC West
Central Maryland AHEC hosts Medicare Education In-Service for CHWs Central Maryland Area Health Education Center
Maryland AHEC Leaders Partner with State Officials for Regional Roundtables
Here's a quick update from us Email from Maryland Area Health Education Center Program You don't want to miss this. MARYLAND AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAM Serving Smiles: CHWs support Eastern Shore's Mission of Mercy Pictu
05/01/2026
Join us in shaping future healthcare leaders through AHEC Scholars! 🌍✨
Applications open today, May 1, for Cohort 8,
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Also in this issue of MAHEC's e-Newsletter,
Central Maryland Area Health Education Center introduces Scholar Program to rising P3 students.
AHEC West celebrates Next Chapter with Melissa Clark as new Executive Director.
Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center Shore AHEC inspires the Future of Dentistry on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
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Here's a quick update from us Email from Maryland Area Health Education Center Program You don't want to miss this. MARYLAND AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAM Central Maryland AHEC introduces Rising P3 Students to Scholars Prog
03/23/2026
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In this issue of the MAHEC e-Newsletter, check out the future health professionals, from Dr. Henry Wise High School, who toured the UMB Schools of Pharmacy and Dentistry on February 26th.
Become a preceptor and join AHEC West in cultivating the future Rural Healthcare Workforce.
Central Maryland Area Health Education Center recognized Christopher Koltz, MD for his dedication as a preceptor.
Congratulations to the Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center which received a Rural Advancement for Maryland Peers (RAMP) to expand the peer recovery workforce on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Here's a quick update from us Email from Maryland Area Health Education Center Program You don't want to miss this. MARYLAND AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAM AHEC West cultivates Future Rural Healthcare Workforce John Quinlan
02/23/2026
Registration for our spring cohort of Community Health Worker training is now open! Register by February 27.
02/18/2026
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In the February issue, join us in celebrating success stories from the Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center Diabetes Prevention Program!
Learn about AHEC West's Healthy Together initiatives to improve community wellbeing.
We are promoting State & Federal Loan Repayment/Scholarship Programs to address health workforce shortages.
Register for Central Maryland Area Health Education Center's Community Health Worker Training.
Here's a quick update from us Email from Maryland Area Health Education Center Program You don't want to miss this. MARYLAND AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAM A Year of Change: Eastern Shore AHEC's Diabetes Prevention Program i
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In the January e-Newsletter, read about the Central Maryland Area Health Education Center's Youth Healthcare Apprentices, Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center's EARN grant, and AHEC West's ECHO and PBF, health careers pathway programs.
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