This event is sponsored by the New York State Area Health Education Center (NYS AHEC) System.
NYS AHEC System
The NYS AHEC System is a state and federally funded workforce development initiative, whose mission is to increase the diversity of qualified healthcare professionals by recruiting and training individuals of all races and ethnicities, with a special emphasis on medically underserved areas in both rural and urban communities. The NYS AHEC System is comprised of nine AHEC centers (Bronx-Westchester AHEC, Brooklyn-Queens-Long Island AHEC, Catskill Hudson AHEC, Central NY AHEC, Erie Niagara AHEC, Hudson Mohawk AHEC, Manhattan-Staten Island AHEC, Northern AHEC and Western NY Rural AHEC), three regional offices (Central/Upstate Medical University, Eastern/Albany Medical College and NY Metropolitan/Institute for Family Health) and the Statewide Office/University at Buffalo. Together, the NYSAHEC System implements community-based strategies that cultivate a more diverse health workforce, assuring that each community has enough practitioners in the right categories, particularly primary care, and overall improving access to quality health care for all New Yorkers. For more information on the NYS AHEC System, please visit their website at nysahec.org.
This project is supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Grant number U77HP16459 and project title New York State Area Health Education Center System. The information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.