The Health Careers and Workforce Diversity program focuses on addressing the needs of underrepresented and/or disadvantaged groups in the health professions in the eastern region. Eastern AHEC works with colleges and universities, county school systems and regional health care agencies on health career efforts throughout the region. The purpose is to develop and maintain initiatives in the community and work to identify gaps in the educational pipeline. By facilitating health careers exposure and enrichment, job shadowing and college preparation activities, the HCWD program hopes to strengthen health career workforce development efforts and increase the numbers of quality health care providers in the Eastern AHEC region. The goals are to:

• Enhance the cultural competence and sensitivity of health professionals through continuing education activities,

• Improve the recruitment and retention of under-represented students choosing health careers, and

• Maximize the impact of existing community-based efforts through strong collaborations. The office also provides an information network to respond to requests for speakers and resources on health careers.

Contact Us:

For further information or assistance, contact our department at 252.744.5231.

Dawn N. Grant, MPH, Director

Jillian G. Robinson, MBA, Assistant Director

Cathy Adamson, Program Assistant

Partners:

Generalist Physician Program, ECU