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 2025 Holiday closing schedule
UK, U of L, Regional AHEC Offices
Holiday Closing Schedule 2025
University of Kentucky/Lexington December 24, 2025 – January 2, 2026
University of Louisville/Louisville December 15, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Regional AHEC Offices
North Central AHEC/Florence December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Northeast AHEC/Morehead December 24-25, 2025; January 1, 2026
Northwest AHEC/Louisville December 24-25, 2025; January 1, 2026
Purchase AHEC/Murray December 18, 2025 – January 2, 2026
South Central AHEC/Bowling Green December 15, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Southeast AHEC/Hazard December 22, 2026 – January 2, 2026
Southern AHEC/Mt. Vernon December 24, 2025 – January 1, 2026
West AHEC/Madisonville December 24 – 25, 2025
December 31, 2025 – January 1, 2026
Summer Camps
To learn more about Health Researchers Youth Academy or the Summer Enrichment Program please click HERE.
For more specific information, please contact UKAHECSummercamps@uky.edu
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
- Provide health education to communities through health awareness and health promotion programs
- Develop health careers awareness programs for youth, especially rural students, and recruit participants for health professions preparation workshops
- Provide continuing education programs at the local and regional level