Our region is known for its vast network of beautiful hiking trails, but not for robust
healthcare resources outside of the greater Asheville area. In fact, our largely rural region
has shortages of primary care, ob/gyn, mental health, and dental providers in nearly all
of our 16 westernmost counties. Which is why MAHEC has partnered with the University
of North Carolina to expand the reach of our innovative healthcare education, training,
and practice models.
With your support this past year, we’ve been able to go where the need is greatest whether
that’s sending medical students to train in rural practices, establishing clinical pharmacy
services in under-resourced communities, or developing home-based primary care for
at-risk older adults. Our academic health center is committed to building a roadmap for
rural health that can be replicated here and across the nation. We encourage you to read
on to learn where these roads are taking us!
