About the Maine Area Health Education Center

The Maine Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Network is a statewide healthcare workforce development program. 

Maine AHEC Network's mission is to prepare and support Maine's healthcare workforce by creating healthcare learning opportunities for youth, students, and professionals to foster healthier communities and expand access to care across Maine.

We fulfill our mission by:

• Encouraging and supporting Maine youth to pursue careers in the health professions
• Providing didactic and community-based education to health professions students to prepare them to provide care for rural and medically underserved communities Maine
• Offering continuing education programs to practicing health professionals

Our central program office is based at the University of New England with three regional AHEC Centers located throughout Maine in order to have a statewide reach.

The Maine AHEC Network is supported by funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration grant U77HP03021, the University of New England, the Finance Authority of Maine, and other public and private grants.

Western Regional Center

• Maine Health Franklin Hospital (Androscoggin County, Franklin County, Somerset County, Oxford County)

Northern Regional Center

• Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (Penobscot County, Aroostook County, Piscataquis County)

Eastern Regional Center

• Healthy Acadia (Hancock County, Washington County, Waldo County, Knox County)

Maine AHEC Network Program Office

• University of New England (Cumberland County, Kennebec County, Lincoln County, Sagadahoc County, and York County)