"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, dedicated individuals can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Meade

Southern NH AHEC dedicate themselves to the improvement of community health by promoting and coordinating community and academic multidisciplinary partnerships with a focus on rural communities and minority populations. The staff provides southern New Hampshire community members and health practitioners with health training, information and career services. Our staff receives support and/or services from the AHEC Advisory Committee, faculty consultants, external committee members, as well as AHEC high school & college interns. The AHEC core staff is pictured below. Please feel free to contact us with any comments or questions you may have. Thank you for visiting our Web site.  

Paula is responsible for the overall direction of the AHEC. Working with the Local Advisory Committee, Paula develops and implements a variety of programs which support community health professionals, identifies topics for continuing education, and initiates partnerships with academic and community organizations.
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Malone's main responsibilities lie in coordinating educational events from soup to nuts, with a hand in development and promotional material design. Malone is in charge of producing the SNHAHEC Newsletter, student placement, and coordinates Lunch & Learns upon request.
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Health Career & Promotion Coordinator

Health career awareness by offering health career presentations to schools and civic organizations throughout Southern NH. This position acts as the coordinating liaison between academic and medical facilities by offering student job shadows and also recruits volunteers. She assists with the overall development of public relations and marketing materials.
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Florentina coordinates the medical and legal interpreters' training. She recruits bilingual individuals and participates in the language screening process. She also coordinates the logistics for the training. She is in charge of the simulated patient program and other cultural competency trainings developed to help health care professionals to work with people with limited english proficiency (LEP) and language interpreters.
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The Program Assistant has the pleasure of assisting all personnel at the SNHAHEC. She assists with event administration for health fairs, conferences and educational programs. She is responsible for processing all Certificates for Educational activities that the AHEC offers. Judy also provides support for medical interpretation.
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