Northern NH Area Health Education Center
About the Northern NH Area Health Education Center
The Northern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center (NNH AHEC) was established in April 1999 as a program of the North Country Health Consortium. The center office is located in Littleton, NH and serves health and human service organizations and educational institutions in Coos, Carroll, and Grafton and Belknap Counties.
Northern NH AHEC serves health and human service organizations as well as educational institutions with the following programs and services:
- Medical database for members;
- Continuing education for health professionals including satellite programs;
- Support for health profession students in community-based sites and community-based preceptors;
- Health careers development resources for area schools;
- Health professions education initiatives focused on improving quality of health care for the region;
- Ensures a rural focus for statewide health professions workforce development.
NNH AHEC is one of two federally designated AHEC centers in New Hampshire, which are supported by the New Hampshire AHEC Program Office at Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine.
NH AHEC Network Presents the 2023 New Hampshire Preceptor Recognition Awards
The New Hampshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC) programs are pleased to release the 2023 New Hampshire Preceptor Recognition Awards. The NH AHEC Program Office at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine with the Northern and Southern NH AHEC Centers have put together this recognition book based on nominations from the field. We highlight a number of preceptors from different disciplines who work at various health facilities in geographic areas around the state.
This Preceptor Recognition Program was spurred by a request from the New Hampshire Legislative Commission on the Interdisciplinary Primary Care Workforce. The Commission asked the NH AHEC Network to explore the workforce needs in New Hampshire with a focus on addressing the limited availability of placement sites for health professional students in our state. Our report, Tomorrow’s Healthcare Workforce: Strengthening NH’s Clinical Placement Opportunities, published in December 2021, highlighted a series of recommendations generated through informational interviews with preceptors, placement sites, and academic institutions in NH. One of these recommendations urged us to “Recognize preceptors for the work they do”.
To View the 2023 NH Preceptor Recognition Award e-book, please follow this link: 2023 NH Preceptor Recognition Award e-Book
Preceptors and clinical supervisors help to build the pipeline for the health care workforce here in NH. We celebrate their commitment to teaching and learning. We encourage you to think about other deserving preceptors as we will begin to solicit nominations for 2024 Preceptor Recognition Awards in spring 2024.
Health Careers Catalog
In the 5th edition of "Finding Your Career in Health Care," the AHEC team has focused on 90 NH health care career opportunities with expanded careers in behavioral health and integrated health care focusing on education and jobs in New Hampshire. Download the catalogue by accessing the following link or image below: 5th Edition Health Careers Catalog
To request copies of the health career catalogs, contact Laura Remick, at nnhahec@nchcnh.org or (603)259-3700 ext. 219.