Brazos Area Health Educ Center

Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) a national network of Academic-Community partnerships, were 1st proposed by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in the early 1970's as a means of addressing the maldistribution of health specialists in medically underserved areas throughout the nation. All AHEC Programs aim to improve the provide, distribution, diversity and quality of the health care workforce, ultimately increasing access to health care in medically underserved areas. Presently, there are AHEC Programs in 44 states.