AHEC West offices closed due to Coronavirus
In order to minimize spread of the Coronavirus, the AHEC West offices at 39 Baltimore St., Cumberland ARE CLOSED. Staff are working from home. Contact individual staff members by email -- contact information is available under ``About Us`` -- or email Associate Director Melissa Clark at mclark@ahecwest.org
AHEC WEST
WELCOME
Maryland Area Health Education Center West, also known as “AHEC West,” is a rural, community-based organization serving Appalachian counties in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. To fulfill our mission to improve access to and promote quality in health care through education and collaboration, we partner with local, state, federal, and private organizations working toward mutual goals of a fair national distribution of health professionals and the elimination of health disparities due to rurality, poverty, race, and culture.
Location
AHEC West39 Baltimore Street, Suite 201
Cumberland, MD 21502
Phone and Fax
Phone: 301.777.9150Fax: 301.777.2649
NOTE: This is NOT a HIPAA compliant fax. Sending protected health information to this number is a reportable breach.
CONTACT US
AHEC WESTPROGRAMS
NEWS
GGEAR geriatrics-education program set for Jan. 8 via Zoom
December 8, 2020The next GGEAR geriatrics-education program is set for Friday, Jan. 8 via Zoom, and will focus on the challenges of elder care in the era of COVID-19. The topic for the session: COVID-19: Updates, Hidden Health Risks of Social Isolation in Later Life
Webinar: Brain Health – Age Related Issues
September 2, 2020Zoom Webinar, Wednesday, Sept. 16 Brain Health: Age Related Issues 3 Social Work CEUs $20 fee Panelists: Kim Burton, former director of Older Adult Programs at the Mental Health Association of Maryland. Jana Brown, Doctor of Audiology, Fellow member
Test subjects needed for U. of Md. COVID-19 vaccine
August 25, 2020Earn up to $1,620 as a test subject for COVID-19 vaccine treatments being developed by the University of Maryland School of Medicine:
