{"id":113709,"date":"2024-07-31T02:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T07:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=113709"},"modified":"2024-07-30T15:47:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T20:47:56","slug":"nebraska-ahec-report-showcases-programs-statewide-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/07\/31\/nebraska-ahec-report-showcases-programs-statewide-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska AHEC report showcases program’s statewide reach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Nebraska Area Health Education Center Program has released its 2021-2023 impact report, detailing the program\u2019s successes in its mission to meet Nebraska\u2019s health and health workforce needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his introduction to the report, Nebraska AHEC Director Jeffrey Harrison, MD, who also is chair of the UNMC Department of Family Medicine, said he was pleased to showcase the program\u2019s achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the impact report.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Nebraska AHEC Program is an academic and community-based partnership intended to enhance access to quality health care, particularly primary care, by improving the supply and distribution of health care professionals via strategic partnerships with academic programs, communities and professional organizations,” Dr. Harrison said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt its core, the Nebraska AHEC Program is a connector working to improve access to health care throughout the state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to quotes from AHEC scholars, the report contains a profile of Sidney Armstrong-Grint, DDS, a Rural Health Opportunities Program, AHEC and UNMC graduate who is practicing in her hometown of Grand Island, Nebraska; a clinical training feature on registered nurse Devin Watts; stories on various training activities or learning opportunities; and by-the-numbers breakdowns of program impact, including information such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n