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Area Health Education Centers

The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program assists schools to develop and operate AHECs as an attraction and means of retaining health care personnel in scarcity areas. By linking academic resources with local planning, educational and clinical resources, the AHEC program establishes a network of community-based training sites to provide educational services to students, faculty and practitioners in underserved areas and at the same time improve the delivery of health care in the service area. The program's goal is to increase the number of health professions graduates who ultimately will practice in underserved areas. 

ALABAMA

Regina M. Benjamin, M.D.
AHEC Program Director
University of South Alabama
307 University Blvd., CSAB 234
Mobile, Alabama 36688-0002
Tele: (334)461-1800 Fax: (334)461-1801
E-Mail: benjamin@usamail.usouthal.edu 

ARIZONA

Carlos C. (Kent) Campbell, M.D., M.P.H.
AHEC Program Director
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
1501 N. Campbell Avenue
Room 4335, P.O. Box 245163
Tucson, Arizona 85724-5163
Tele: (520)626-7083 Fax: (520)626-6093
E-Mail: carlosc@u.arizona.edu 

ARKANSAS

Charles O. Cranford, D.D.S., M.P.A.
AHEC Program Director
University of Arkansas
for Medical Sciences
430l W. Markham St., Slot 599
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Tele: (501)686-5260 Fax: (501)686-8506
E-Mail: cranfordcharleso@exchange.uams.edu 

CALIFORNIA

H. John Blossom, M.D.
AHEC Project Director
California AHEC System
550 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite 210
Fresno, California 93710-7702
Tele: (559)241-7650 Fax: (559)241-7656
E-Mail: john.blossom@ucsfresno.edu 

COLORADO

Marie E. Miller, Ph.D., R.N.
Program Director
Colorado AHEC Program
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
at Fitzsimons, Building 618
Mail Stop F433, P.O. Box 6508
Aurora, Colorado 80045-0508
Tele: (303)724-0330 Fax: (303)724-0891
E-Mail: marie.miller@uchsc.edu 

CONNECTICUT

Bruce E. Gould, M.D.
Director
Connecticut AHEC Program
University of Connecticut
School of Medicine
263 Farmington Ave., MC 6315
Farmington, Connecticut 06030-1915
Tele: (860)679-4322 Fax: (860)679-1566
E-Mail: gould@adp.uchc.edu 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Michele Klopner, Psy.D.
Director
George Washington University
2300 K Street, N.W.
Suite 107 G
Washington, D.C. 20037
Tele: (202)994-2801 Fax: (202)994-7761
E-Mail: hcsmck@gwumc.edu 

FLORIDA

Steven B. Zucker, D.M.D., M.Ed.
AHEC Program Director
Nova Southeastern University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
3200 S. University Dr., #1588
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328
Tele: (954)262-1588 Fax: (954)262-3209
E-Mail: szucker@hpd.nova.edu 

Cynthia Selleck, D.S.N.
AHEC Program Director
University of South Florida
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
Tampa, Florida 33612-4799
Tele: (813)974-3507 Fax: (813)974-3605
E-Mail: cselleck@hsc.usf.edu 

Larry G. Rooks, M.D.
AHEC Program Director
University of Florida College of Medicine
1329 SW 16th, Room 5180
Gainesville, Florida 32608
Tele: (352)395-8026 Fax: (352)395-8027
E-Mail: lrooks@ahec.ufl.edu 

GEORGIA

Daniel S. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.H.
AHEC Program Director
Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Dr., S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 303l0-1495
Tele: (404)752-1624 Fax: (404)752-1165
E-Mail: danielb@link.msm.edu 

Denise Kornegay, M.S.W.
AHEC Program Director
Medical College of Georgia
HT-2402
Augusta, Georgia 30912-1450
Tele: (706)721-8331 Fax: (706)721-8508
E-Mail: dkornega@mail.mcg.edu 

HAWAII

Kelley Withy, M.D.
Director
Hawaii Statewide AHEC Program
John A. Burns School of Medicine
1960 East West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Tele: (808)956-5511 Fax: (808)973-6944
E-Mail: withyk@japsom.biomed.hawaii.edu 

ILLINOIS

Richard Wansley, Ph.D.
AHEC Program Director
Illinois AHEC Program
555 31st St.
Downers Grove, Illinois 60615
Tele: (630)515-6045 Fax: (630)515-7424
E-Mail: rwansl@midwestern.edu 

Michael E. Byrne, M.S.
Kentucky AHEC Program Director
University of Louisville
School of Medicine
323 E. Chestnut St.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Tele: (502)852-7159 Fax: (502)852-8866
E-Mail: mebyrn01@gwise.louisville.edu 

KENTUCKY

Michael E. Byrne, M.S.
Kentucky AHEC Program Director
University of Louisville
School of Medicine
323 E. Chestnut St.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Tele: (502)852-7159 Fax: (502)852-8866
E-Mail: mebyrn01@gwise.louisville.edu 

LOUISIANA

Charles Hilton, M.D.
AHEC Program Director
Louisiana State University
School of Medicine
l542 Tulane Ave.
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2822
Tele: (504)568-4006 Fax: (504)568-4008
E-Mail: chilto@lsumc.edu 

MAINE

Shirley Weaver, Ph.D.
AHEC Director
University of New England
College of Osteopathic Med.
11 Hills Beach Rd.
Biddeford, Maine 04005
Tele: (207)283-0171 ext 2337 Fax: (207)282-6379
E-Mail: sweaver@mailbox.une.edu 

MARYLAND

Claudia R. Baquet, M.D.
AHEC Program Director
University of Maryland at Baltimore
685 West Baltimore Street, Suite 618
Baltimore, Maryland 20201
Tele: (410)706-1742 Fax: (410)706-6150
E-Mail: cbaquet@som.umaryland.edu 

MASSACHUSETTS

Michael E. Huppert, M.P.H.
Director
Massachusetts AHEC Program
Associate Dean, Office of Community Programs
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, Massachusetts 01655
Tele: (508)856-3255 Fax: (508)856-6128
E-Mail: mick.huppert@umassmed.edu 

MISSISSIPPI

L.C. Dorsey, D.S.W.
AHEC Director
University of Mississippi Medical Center
350 West Woodrow Wilson Blvd.
Jackson, Mississippi 39213
Tele: (601)815-6041 Fax: (601)982-0459
E-Mail: lcdorsey@familymed.umsmed.edu 

MISSOURI

Janet A. Head, R.N., M.S.
AHEC Program Director
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
800 West Jefferson
Kirksville, Missouri 6350l
Tele: (660)626-2887 Fax: (660)626-2928
E-Mail: jhead@kcom.edu 

NEVADA

Robert M. Miller, M.D., M.B.A.
AHEC Program Director
University of Nevada - Reno
School of Medicine
Savitt Medical Building, Room 53 (150)
Reno, Nevada 89557
Tele: (775)784-6001 Fax: (775)784-6096
E-Mail: rmiller@med.unr.edu 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Rosemary Orgren, Ph.D.
Director
Dartmouth Medical School
Department of Community
and Family Medicine
HB 7016
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755-3863
Tele: (603)650-1817 Fax: (603)650-1331
E-Mail: rosemary.orgren@Dartmouth.edu 

NEW JERSEY

David Matos, Jr., M.S.W.
Director
UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine
One Medical Center Drive
Academic Center
Stratford, New Jersey 08084
Tele: (856)566-6068 Fax: (856)566-6865
E-Mail: matos@umdnj.edu 

NEW MEXICO

Christopher Urbina, M.D., M.P.H.
Project Director
University of New Mexico
School of Medicine
2400 Tucker Avenue, N.E.
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-5130
Tele: (505)272-2095 Fax: (505)272-8045
E-Mail: curbina@salud.unm.edu 

NEW YORK

Thomas C. Rosenthal, M.D.
AHEC Director
New York AHEC Program
Chairman and Professor
Department of Family Medicine
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
State University of New York at Buffalo
Erie County Medical Center
462 Grider Street
Buffalo, New York 14215
Tele: (716)898-4505 Fax: (716)898-4750
E-Mail: trosenth@acsu.buffalo.edu 

NORTH CAROLINA

Thomas J. Bacon, Dr.P.H.
AHEC Program Director
University of North Carolina
School of Medicine
CB #7165, Medical School Wing C
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
Tele: (919)966-2461 Fax: (919)966-5830
E-Mail: tom_bacon@med.unc.edu 

OHIO

Kathleen Vasquez, M.S.Ed.
Project Director
Ohio Statewide AHEC Program
Medical College of Ohio
Mulford Library
3045 Arlington Ave.
Toledo, Ohio 43699-0008
Tele: (419)383-4272 Fax: (419)383-3036
E-Mail: kvasquez@mco.edu 

OKLAHOMA

Richard Perry, M.A.
AHEC Program Director
Oklahoma Area Health Education Centers
Oklahoma State University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
1111 West 17th Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74107
Tele: (918)582-1989 Fax: (918)582-8938
E-Mail: perryrr@osu-com.okstate.edu 

OREGON

John W. Saultz, M.D.
AHEC Program Director
Assistant Vice President for Regional Education
Oregon Health Sciences University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., FP
Portland, Oregon 97201-3098
Tele: (503)494-6602 Fax: (503)494-4496
E-Mail: saultz@ohsu.edu 

PENNSYLVANIA

James Herman, M.D., M.S.P.H.
AHEC Project Director
Associate Dean for Primary Care
Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine
P.O. Box 850, MC H154
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
Tele: (717)531-8187 Fax: (717)531-5024
E-Mail: jherman@psu.edu 

SOUTH CAROLINA

Stoney Abercrombe, M.D.
Executive Director
South Carolina AHEC
Medical University of South Carolina
19 Hagood Ave., Suite 802
P.O. Box 250814
Charleston, South Carolina 29425
Tele: (843)792-4431 Fax: (843)792-4430
E-Mail: abercrsa@musc.edu 

TENNESSEE

William MacMillian Rodney, M.D.
Program Director
AHEC Program of Tennessee
Meharry Medical College
School of Medicine, Box 74-A
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, Tennessee 37208
Tele: (615)327-6572 Fax: (615)327-5634
E-Mail: wrodney@mmc.edu 

TEXAS

Richard Garcia, M.H.A.
AHEC Program Director
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
San Antonio, Texas 78284-7839
Tele: (210)567-7813 Fax: (210)567-7820
E-Mail: garciara@uthscsa.edu

Steve R. Shelton, M.B.A., PA-C
AHEC Executive Director
University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, Texas 77555-1056
Tele: (409)772-7884 Fax: (409)772-7886
E-Mail: srshelto@utmb.edu 

UTAH

Michael K. Magill, M.D.
AHEC Program Director
UTAH AHEC 1C-26 SOM
University of Utah Health Science Center
50 North Medical Dr.
Salt Lake City, Utah 84132
Tele: (801)581-7234 Fax: (801)585-9580
E-Mail: mmagill@dfpm.utah.edu 

VERMONT

Mildred A. Reardon, M.D.
AHEC Program Director
University of Vermont
E109 Given Building
Burlington, Vermont 05405
Tele: (802)656-2179 Fax: (802)656-3016
E-Mail: mimi.reardon@vtmednet.org 

VIRGINIA

Woody B. Hanes, R.N., M.Ed., F.N.P-C
AHEC Program Director
Virginia Commonwealth University
l010 E. Marshall St., Room B004
P.O. Box 980535
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0535
Tele: (804)828-7639 Fax: (804)828-5160
E-Mail: wbhanes@hsc.vcu.edu 

WASHINGTON

John B. Coombs, M.D.
AHEC Program Director
Associate Dean, Regional Affairs
University of Washington
School of Medicine
Box 356340
Seattle, Washington 98101
Tele: (206)543-6806 Fax: (206)543-9052
E-Mail: jcoombs@u.washington.edu 

WISCONSIN

Susan E. Skochelak, M.D.
AHEC Program Director
University of Wisconsin Medical School
1300 University Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Tele: (608)263-7212 or (608)263-4927 Fax: (608)265-5995
E-Mail: sskochel@fammed.wisc.edu 

NATIONAL AHEC OFFICE

Louis D. Coccodrilli, M.P.H.
Chief, AHEC Branch
Division of State, Community and Public Health, BHPr, HRSA
Parklawn Building, Room 9-105
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Tele:(301)443-6950 Fax:(301)443-0153
E-Mail: lcoccodrilli@hrsa.gov 

Audrey M. Koertvelyessy, M.S.N., R.N., F.N.P.
Deputy Branch Chief, AHEC Branch
(Same address and phone as above)
E-Mail: akoertvelyessy@hrsa.gov 


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