The University of Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program is a collaborative effort with the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville Health Science Center and eight regional centers to positively affect the distribution of health professionals throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The eight regional centers, or AHECs, are strategically located throughout the state. In short, AHEC works to support, train, recruit and retain the best health professionals in Kentucky.
AHEC Area Health Education Center
FACT SHEET
Please complete the fact sheet for EACH AHEC rotation, using your Link Blue ID.
OFF-SITE ASSESSMENT
Please submit the off-site assessment form no later than one week after each rotation.
ROTATION INFORMATION
Please read through the Rotation Information page BEFORE your AHEC rotation.
AHEC, What Does That Mean?
AHEC 2023 Holiday closing schedule
UK, U of L, Regional AHEC Offices
Holiday Closing Schedule
2023
University of Kentucky/Lexington December 25, 2023 – January 1, 2024
University of Louisville/Louisville December 18, 2023 – January 1, 2024
Regional AHEC Offices
Southeast AHEC/Hazard December 18, 2023 – January 1, 2024
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- Student Inquiries: Kathy Sampsell (606) 216-3696
- All other Inquiries: Mike Gayheart (606) 233-2898
Northeast AHEC/Morehead December 25, 2023 and January 1, 2024
Southern AHEC/Mt. Vernon December 25, 2023 – January 1, 2024
North Central AHEC/Florence December 18, 2023 – January 1, 2024
South Central AHEC/Bowling Green December 18, 2023 – January 1, 2024
Purchase AHEC/Murray December 18, 2023 – January 1, 2024
Northwest AHEC/Louisville December 22 and 25, 2023; January 1, 2024
West AHEC/Madisonville December 25, 2023 and January 1, 2024
Summer Camps
To learn more about Health Researchers Youth Academy or the Summer Enrichment Program please click HERE.
For more specific information, please contact Holly Elkins, heel223@uky.edu 859-323-1378
Mobile Patient Simulator
Click HERE to learn more about how UK AHEC's Mobile Patient Simulator promotes health career professions to middle school, high school and college-age students by providing opportunities for participants to interact with “life-like” medical simulators.
National AHEC Organization
Click HERE to learn more about the National AHEC Organization on their website.
Why Does Area Health Education Matter?
Each AHEC is directed by an Advisory Board composed of community leaders and health care practitioners from each region. The AHECs are staffed by a Center Director and support staff that work with their communities to accomplish these goals:
- Provide resident and student educational rotations away from the university medical centers
- Emphasize, promote and support primary care
- Assist in the recruitment and retention of needed health professionals
- Maintain library/learning resource centers and networks that serve students, preceptors and practicing health care professional in the areas
- Provide health education to communities through health awareness and health promotion programs
- Develop health careers awareness programs for youth, especially minority and disadvantaged students, and recruit participants for health professions preparation workshops
- Provide continuing education programs at the local and regional level