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Wisconsin Area Health Education Centers

Education and training programs for better health care quality and more health care workers in Wisconsin communities.

High school students
College health professions students
Professionals and organizations

A statewide health education network

Based in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and working in all Wisconsin counties through seven regional AHEC centers, Wisconsin AHEC:

  • Offers a variety of education and training programs
  • Partners with academic institutions and community-based organizations throughout the state
  • Reached more than we reached over 8,700 learners in the 2024-25 academic year.

See Wisconsin AHEC impacts in the 2024-25 Health Workforce Program Impact infographic here.

Wisconsin AHEC News

Northern Highland AHEC is hiring a Program Manager to lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of health-related education programs across their 11-county service region. This is a remote, home-office based position with frequent regional and occasional statewide travel. Applications due by October 31, 2026.

Learn more and apply
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Wisconsin AHEC received the 2025 Eugene S. Mayer Program of Excellence Award at the National AHEC Organization biennial conference in Lexington, KY, on June 19, 2025. Named in honor of Dr. Eugene S. Mayer, a passionate advocate for AHEC at both the state and national levels, this award recognizes an entire AHEC Program – including its Centers – that exemplifies excellence in fulfilling AHEC’s mission. Recipients demonstrate strong community and academic partners, responsiveness to local health needs, and measurable impact on access to care, while fully meeting federal program requirements.

A logo for the 2025 Caduceus Award with yellow stars above yellow laurel branches outside the text. The logo for HOSA Wisconsin Future Health Professionals is at the bottom left corner.

Wisconsin AHEC was recognized with the Caduceus Award at the 2025 Wisconsin HOSA Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference at the Kalahari Resort in the Wisconsin Dells on April 7, 2025.

The Caduceus Award recognizes extraordinary leadership in promoting HOSA as the pipeline to the health professions and the importance of health industry leadership in working collaboratively to assure a well-qualified health care workforce for the future. We are proud to receive this honor and continue our efforts to engage youth in health career exploration through our longstanding partnership with Wisconsin HOSA.

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