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AHEC
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The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program enhances access to high quality, culturally competent health care through academic-community partnerships. The goal of the AHEC Program is three fold: (1) to prepare a diverse, culturally-competent primary care workforce representative of the communities served; (2) to improve health workforce distribution through the nation, particularly among rural and underserved areas and population; and (3) to develop and maintain a healthcare workforce that is prepared to deliver high quality care in a transforming health care delivery system with emphasis on rural and underserved areas and communities.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
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In Academic Year 2017-2018, the AHEC Program supported various types of pre-pipeline, pipeline, and continuing education training activities for thousands of trainees across the country. AHEC grantees implemented 1,915 unique continuing education courses that were delivered to 137,301 practicing professionals nationwide, 72,278 of whom were concurrently employed in medically underserved communities.
AHEC grantees partnered with 5,512 sites to provide 32,328 clinical training experiences to student trainees (e.g., ambulatory practice sites, physician offices, and hospitals). Approximately 60 percent of these training sites were primary care settings; 66 percent were located in medically underserved communities; and 45 percent were in rural areas.
In Academic Year 2019-2020, the AHEC Program supported various types of pre-pipeline, pipeline, and continuing education training activities for thousands of trainees across the country. In total, the AHEC Program educated and trained 323,244 participants nationwide through their AHEC Scholars, Community-based Experiential Training, Continuing Education, and Youth Pipeline programming. AHEC grantees partnered with 5,092 training sites to provide clinical training experiences to student trainees (e.g., ambulatory practice sites, physician offices, and hospitals). Approximately 59 percent of these training sites were primary care settings; 66 percent were located in medically underserved communities; and 45 percent were in rural areas. AHEC-SET: No data available.
In Academic Year 2020-2021, the AHEC Program supported pre-pipeline, pipeline, and continuing education training activities for thousands of trainees across the country. AHEC awardees implemented 1,879 unique continuing education courses that were delivered to 168,338 practicing professionals nationwide, 68,894 of whom (41 percent) were concurrently employed in medically underserved communities (MUC). They also enhanced or developed 2,324 courses and training activities for 39,062 AHEC scholars and other health professionals. AHEC grantees partnered with 4,686 training sites to provide clinical training experiences to student trainees (e.g., ambulatory practice sites, physician offices, and hospitals). Approximately 60 percent of these training sites were primary care settings; 68 percent were located in medically underserved communities; and 47 percent were in rural areas.
AHEC-SET: No data available.
In Academic Year (AY) 2022-2023, the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program trained 390,552 health care trainees and professionals. A total of 378,853 individuals completed continuing education courses, AHEC Scholar programs, fellowships, practicums and field placements, or other curricula activities supported by AHEC. A major component of AHEC is the Scholars Program, which provides two years of interdisciplinary training in medically underserved and/or rural community-based settings to medical residents and health professions students. A total of 8,714 individuals participated in an AHEC Scholars Program, and 2,728 AHEC Scholars completed their program. AHEC Scholars completers included 701 medical students, 570 nursing students, and 418 allied health students. Select AHEC Program outcomes include retaining AHEC Scholars in high-need areas, supporting the training needs of the Nation’s health professionals, and maintaining infrastructure for clinical training:
• 41 percent of AHEC Scholars worked or trained in medically underserved communities and/or rural areas one year after program completion, and 36 percent in primary care settings.
• 1,444 continuing education courses were offered to 142,023 practicing health professionals, 26 percent of whom worked in medically underserved communities, and 17 percent of whom worked in rural areas.
• 4,706 clinical training sites were maintained across the United States, where AHECs provided hands-on training to 29,112 AHEC trainees and 12,304 interprofessional trainees.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
