{"id":1215,"date":"2026-07-30T18:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/?page_id=1215"},"modified":"2026-08-19T11:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:52:10","slug":"ahec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/ahec\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Hampshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 68%;padding: 10px 30px 5px 0;vertical-align: top\"><!-- INTRO FEATURE --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #f5f8f6;padding: 25px 30px;margin-bottom: 25px;border-left: 6px solid #00693E\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #00693e;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 12px\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\"><strong>Building a Stronger Healthcare Workforce in NH<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 0\">The New Hampshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC) connects communities, healthcare professionals, students, and future health leaders through education, training, and career exploration opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.8\">The <strong>New Hampshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC)<\/strong> is a statewide network dedicated to improving health access, particularly in rural and underserved communities, by strengthening New Hampshire\u2019s health and public health workforce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.8\">Through education, training, and community partnerships, NH AHEC supports health professionals, health professions students, and young people exploring careers in health care. Programs are designed to meet workforce needs across the state while creating opportunities for learning, mentorship, and professional growth.<\/p>\n<p>In the state of New Hampshire we have two regional sites, one in the north and one in the south:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North: <a href=\"https:\/\/nchcnh.org\/AHEC.php\">https:\/\/nchcnh.org\/AHEC.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 South: https:\/\/www.snhahec.org<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- WHO WE SERVE --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #00693e;margin-top: 35px;text-align: center\">Who Do We Serve?<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: separate;border-spacing: 8px;margin-top: 20px;height: 317px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 317px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33%;padding: 0px;vertical-align: top;height: 317px\">\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 20px;min-height: 220px\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #00693e;margin-top: 0px;font-size: 18px;text-align: center\">Health<br \/>\nProfessionals<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 0\">NH AHEC provides continuing education opportunities including workshops, conferences, educational outreach, and professional development programs offering CME, nursing, social work, and other professional credits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33%;padding: 0px;vertical-align: top;height: 317px\">\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 20px;min-height: 220px\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #00693e;margin-top: 0px;font-size: 18px;text-align: center\">Health<br \/>\nProfessions Students<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 0\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/ahec\/new-hampshire-ahec-scholars-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NH AHEC Health Scholars program<\/strong> <\/a>provides public health, medical, nursing, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner students with interprofessional training, clinical experiences, simulation, and community-based learning opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33%;padding: 0px;vertical-align: top;height: 317px\">\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 20px;min-height: 220px\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #00693e;margin-top: 0px;font-size: 18px;text-align: center\">Future<br \/>\nHealth Leaders<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 0\">High School Students interested in health careers can participate in hands-on learning through classroom activities, camps, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/health-careers-institute-at-dartmouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Health Careers Institute at Dartmouth<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32%;padding: 0;vertical-align: top\"><!-- LOGO --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;padding: 15px;text-align: center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"129\" class=\"wp-image-1067\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/07\/NH_AHEC_logo-02_002.png\" alt=\"New Hampshire Area Health Education Center (NH AHEC)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/07\/NH_AHEC_logo-02_002.png 500w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/07\/NH_AHEC_logo-02_002-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/07\/NH_AHEC_logo-02_002-213x55.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- PROGRAMS --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #00693E;padding: 30px;margin-top: 20px\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #ffffff;margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Pipeline Programs<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/health-careers-institute-at-dartmouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Health Careers Institute at Dartmouth<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snhahec.org\/summer-camps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nursing Quest Summer Day Camp<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nchcnh.org\/AHEC.php?xpage=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AHEC Youth Camps<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #ffffff\"><strong>Continuing Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;text-decoration: none;font-size: 15px\" href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/07\/Interactive-Catalog-5th-Edition-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Health Careers Catalog<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #ffffff\"><strong>Community Based<br \/>\nExperiential Learning<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/ahec\/new-hampshire-ahec-scholars-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>NH AHEC Health Scholars<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTACT --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #f5f8f6;padding: 5px;margin-top: 5px\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #00693e;margin-top: 0;font-size: 22px\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Get in Touch<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"><strong>Alicia L. Battle, PhD, MCHES, <\/strong>Program Director<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"><a href=\"mailto:Alicia.L.Battle@Dartmouth.edu\">Alicia.L.Battle@Dartmouth.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"><strong>Kimberly Valcin, <\/strong>Program Manager <a href=\"mailto:Kimberly.A.Valcin@dartmouth.edu\">Kimberly.A.Valcin@dartmouth.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\"><strong>AHEC Scholars<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a style=\"font-family: inherit\" href=\"mailto:AHEC.Scholars@dartmouth.edu\">Scholars@dartmouth.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;color: #444444\"><strong>Program Office<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"mailto:NHAHEC.Program.Office@dartmouth.edu\">NHAHEC.Program.Office@dartmouth.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><a style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\" href=\"mailto:AHEC.Scholars@dartmouth.edu\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 30px 5px 0px;vertical-align: top;width: 68%\" colspan=\"2\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1314 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/08\/20250426_102527-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/healthsciences-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2026\/08\/20250426_102527-1024x512.jpg 1024w, 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750px;margin: 15px auto 25px\">Explore opportunities, career pathways, and workforce development programs designed to support health professionals, health professions students, and future health leaders.<\/p>\n<a href=\"mailto:Alicia.L.Battle@Dartmouth.edu\" class=\"wpz-sc-button dark\" style=\";background:#ffffff\"><span class=\"wpz-\">\n<strong>Connect With NH AHEC<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building a Stronger Healthcare Workforce in NH The New Hampshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC) connects communities, healthcare professionals, students, and future health leaders through education, training, and career exploration opportunities. 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