TENNESSEE MODEL
Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
AHEC Services
- Continuing education for practicing health professionals
- Health careers awareness programs for high school students
- Consumer health education/Wellness Programs such as nutrition, stress management, smoking cessation, CPR, etc.
- Community pased clinical training placements for health professions trainees
- Access to health education resources for health care professionals and trainees
- On site training for health practitioners
Tennessee Model AHEC Centers:
Central Office - Meharry Medical College
West TN AHEC - West Tennessee AHEC, Inc.
Central TN AHEC- TN Primary Care Association
East TN AHEC - Cherokee Health Systems
Organizations Served:
- Hospitals
- Health Departments
- HMO's
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- Religious Organizations
- Home Health Agencies
- Human Service Agencies
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- Business & Industry
- Schools
- Long Term Care Org
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A Multidisciplinary Training Program Servicing the Following Audiences:
- Health Professions Students
- Nurses
- Social Workers
- Physical/Respiratory Therapists
- Speech Pathologists
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- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Health Educators
- Dental Assistants
- Medical Assistants
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- Dentist
- Pharmacists
- Audiologists
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Education 
Research
Patient Care
Links
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