The Florida Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Network is an extensive, statewide system for health professional education and support founded upon 10 regional Area Health Education Centers. Each center is supported by an AHEC program at one of the state’s medical schools. This organizational structure enables the AHECs to draw upon the resources of the academic health centers in addressing local health care issues. The Florida AHEC Network has, over this past decade, addressed the primary health care needs of Florida's most vulnerable populations through a series of innovative strategies designed to:
Extend Academic Health Resources
Provide Information and Support for Community Providers
Influence Health Professions Education
Influence the Future Health Professional Work Force
Centers by County
Hover over a county to see which AHEC it is covered by. Click on the county to go to the center’s website.
For more detailed information on program offices and contact information, click here.
Florida State University AHEC Program
Florida State AHEC
University of Miami AHEC Program
Miami-Dade AHEC
Florida Keys AHEC
Nova Southeastern University AHEC Program
Central Florida AHEC
Everglades AHEC
University of Florida AHEC Program
Big Bend AHEC
Northeast Florida AHEC
Suwannee River AHEC
West Florida AHEC
University of South Florida AHEC Program
Gulfcoast North AHEC
Gulfcoast South AHEC
Statewide Opioid Project
The Florida AHEC Network is working to reduce the statewide morbidity and mortality associated with opioid use and addiction through interventions designed to prevent opioid abuse and strengthen the capacity of Florida’s healthcare system to deliver early detection and appropriate treatment for those at risk and those addicted to opioids.
We are working collaboratively across the state to:
Provide health professional training opportunities in rural and high impact areas in all 67 Florida counties
Provide training opportunities for medical residency programs and health professions student programs in a wide range of disciplines throughout the state
Identify and adopt evidenced-based capacity building models of practice for opioid abuse prevention and early intervention
Develop outreach/PR programs locally and via social media within all 67 counties
Provide educational materials for health professionals and community members to organizations across the state of Florida
Florida AHEC Scholars Program
The 2023-2024 Florida AHEC Scholars Program is currently underway. This program is made up of interdisciplinary health professions students, working together to build the competencies to transform primary care.