Connecting students to careers, professionals to communities, and communities to better health

The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont AHEC Program is a statewide network of community and academic partners working together through two regional AHECs and a Program Office at UVM to improve the health of Vermonters.


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Education and Career Awareness

We believe the success in healthcare innovation, transformation, and reform depends on an adequate supply and distribution of well-trained healthcare professionals.

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Recruitment

AHEC brings educational and quality improvement programming to Vermont's primary care practices and supports community-based health education across the state.

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Retention

Our efforts focus on achieving a well-trained healthcare workforce so that all Vermonters have access to quality care, including those who live in Vermont's most rural areas and Vermont's underserved populations.