Excellence
We deliver quality activities and services that our customers and partners value.
Recruit. Train. Retain.
Welcome to Northwest AHEC
Health education, workforce development, and practice support for communities across Northwest North Carolina.
Northwest AHEC Annual Report
Northwest AHEC’s Full Annual Report provides documented snapshots of the accomplishments in the continuum of health education in our six core areas that were planned, developed and implemented in collaboration with our more than 300 partners in our 17-county region as well as statewide.
View the current annual report (opens in a new tab)About us
Our mission
The Northwest Area Health Education Center of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides and supports educational activities and services with a focus on primary care in rural communities and those with less access to resources to recruit, train and retain the workforce needed to create a healthy North Carolina.
Our values
Integrity
We act with fairness, transparency and the highest level of ethics.
Collaboration
We value partnerships and support interprofessional approaches.
Improvement
We continuously innovate and improve our work.
How we help
Core services
- Health Careers and Workforce Development (opens in a new tab)
- Student Services (opens in a new tab)
- Graduate Medical Education and Patient Services Support (opens in a new tab)
- Continuing Professional Development Activities and Services (opens in a new tab)
- Practice Support Services (opens in a new tab)
- Library Services and Information Technology (opens in a new tab)
Stay connected
Connect with us
We invite you to visit the sites below to connect with us.
- Full Website (opens in a new tab)
- Course Catalog (opens in a new tab)
- View Our Blog (opens in a new tab)
- Join Email List (opens in a new tab)
- NWAHEC Staff (opens in a new tab)
- Practice Support Updates (opens in a new tab)
- Healthcare Insights Podcast (opens in a new tab)