Area L AHEC

09/03/2026

Join us for a live webinar on Friday, September 25th to learn more about Breastfeeding and Substance Use.

09/01/2026

Excited to be working alongside Edgecombe Community College, Rural Opportunity Institute, and Strategic Twin Counties Education Partnership throughout this incredible opportunity provided by Education Design Lab to develop our healthcare workforce!

Edgecombe Community College and regional partners will use a $50,000 grant to develop clearer healthcare career pathways and work-based learning options for rur...

08/31/2026

We are so proud of our Cohort 5 AHEC Scholar alumnus who has been named a Brody Scholar and received a full tuition scholarship to East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine! Congratulations, Nathan👏

WILSON, N.C. — August 31, 2026 — Barton College alumnus Nathan Metcalf ’24 began his medical education at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine on July 20 after receiving […]

08/29/2026

What a highlight of our summer! We wish her the best as she returns to school!

🌟 Intern Spotlight: Braylie Phillips

Meet Braylie Phillips, one of this year's Interns for Impact! Braylie completed her internship with Area L Area Health Education Center (Area L AHEC), where she spent the summer immersed in research and exploring public health topics she'd never encountered before.

"Diving into the Center's CPD Evaluations was the highlight of my internship. The research pushed me into topics I'd never encountered before, and genomics quickly became my favorite."

Thank you, Braylie, for your hard work this summer!

08/26/2026

We are saddened to learn of the recent passing of Nancy Harrison, MSN, RNC who was an asset to the Area L AHEC team for many years. Our President/CEO Dr. Debby Futrell reflects on their time together:

"Nancy began working with Area L AHEC 9/9/1992 and retired in 7/6/2005. She was the associate director of nursing (geriatric) education. Nancy and I started working together when I was a clinical pharmacist with Rural Health Group (RHG). We coordinated an interdisciplinary team that included health professionals from the UNC Program on Aging and RHG who met monthly in Jackson, NC to see geriatric patients with complicated medical conditions. The team would spend an entire day seeing a patient and family members identified by a medical provider on a home visit and in the nursing home. Once I joined the Area L AHEC staff, she and I worked on many grants/projects focused on geriatrics."

https://www.wilsonmemorialservice.com/obituaries/nancy-harrison

08/24/2026

Community Health Workers are frontline public health workers who are trusted members of and/or have an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables CHWs to serve as a liaison between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery, and improves clinical, behavioral and social service access, delivery, quality, and care system performance.

For more information: https://nachw.org/

08/21/2026

Meet Dr. Marie Rowe! Join us on September 16, 2026 for a live webinar to learn more about menopause, HRT, and Pelvic Floor Care! Register now at
https://www.arealahec.org/courses-and-events/76800/advancing-womens-health-an-interdisciplinary-approach-to-menopause-hrt-and-pelvic-floor-care.

08/21/2026

08/19/2026

Are you enrolled full-time in a college-level, health science degree program with two years remaining? You could be eligible to apply for the NC AHEC Scholars Program! Your certification as an AHEC Scholar will announce to the world that you have the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to make a difference in health care. Applications accepted on a rolling basis - don't wait!

https://www.arealahec.org/nc-ahec-scholars-program/

08/13/2026

On September 16, 2026, join us for a 3-hour live webinar exploring menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and pelvic floor health.

Designed for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, physical therapists, and pharmacists, this program will provide practical, evidence-based insights to support patient care.

Register now at:

https://www.arealahec.org/courses-and-events/76800/advancing-womens-health-an-interdisciplinary-approach-to-menopause-hrt-and-pelvic-floor-care