Southwest Washington AHEC

Establishing the Southwest Washington Area Health Education Center (AHEC) aligns with the Association’s focus on ensuring our state can recruit and train a diverse, culturally competent primary care workforce that meets the needs of the communities we serve. As Washington’s primary care association, we have numerous ties to community health centers across the state and a long history of serving the educational needs of providers working in and rural and underserved communities.

Washington State AHEC Mission & Vision

AHEC across Washington: Our state has 4 regional AHECs. They are: Eastern Washington AHEC, North Sound AHC, Central Washington AHEC, and our Southwest Washington AHEC. Visit the state’s AHEC website to learn more.

Mission: The four Area Health Education Centers work with the national AHEC movement to support health care delivery systems and access to care through activities that strengthen the health care workforce in rural and urban-underserved communities.

Vision: The Area Health Education Centers in Washington State are innovative centers, providing leadership engaged with diverse rural and urban-underserved communities to ensure access to quality healthcare and health workforce education.