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MAHEC provides patient care, education, and research in Western North Carolina. It serves as a branch campus for UNC schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and public health, hosting the UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC and the UNC Gillings MPH program. It operates multiple clinics including Family Health, Ob/Gyn, Dental Health, and Community Pharmacies, and runs the region’s only high-risk obstetrics practice as a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike. Its mission is to grow and improve the regional health workforce and health outcomes through hands-on clinical care, education from high school to graduate programs, and collaborative research.
About MAHEC
Industries
Education
Healthcare
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Asheville, North Carolina
Founded
1974
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What believers are saying
- UNC System awarded MAHEC over $2 million for rural training in April 2026.
- Kenan Charitable Trust gave MAHEC $1 million in July 2025 for hurricane recovery.
- First Horizon funded Centering Parenting in April 2025, expanding MAHEC’s pediatric draw.
What critics are saying
- Mission Health dropped MAHEC primary care from employee benefits on January 1, 2025.
- Federal Making Care Primary dependence exposes MAHEC to reimbursement shifts through 2035.
- Hurricane Helene damage and regional workforce strain keep operating pressure elevated into 2026.
What makes MAHEC unique
- MAHEC anchors Western North Carolina’s physician pipeline through fellowships and residency training.
- MAHEC’s only WNC Centering Parenting site gives it distinctive family-care infrastructure.
- MAHEC’s rural fellowship spans 16 counties, tying training to underserved local demand.
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MAHEC also launched the region's only Centering Parenting(R) program, a group-based model of well-child care, supported by First Horizon Foundation.
Asheville, N.C.-based Mountain Area Health Education Center was awarded a $4 million grant from the state's Department of Health and Human Services, ABC affiliate WLOS reported June 1.
(Photo credit: WLOS staff) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Mountain Area Health Education Center, in a partnership with Mission Health, is welcoming 81 new residents.
After conducting a nationwide search, the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) is pleased to announce William Hathaway, MD, will succeed Jeffery Heck, MD, who announced his retirement in August after leading the organization through a decade of unprecedented growth.
Mountain Area Health Education Center is expanding its partnership in Transylvania County.
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About MAHEC
Industries
Education
Healthcare
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Asheville, North Carolina
Founded
1974
MAHEC is Hiring for 38 Jobs on Simplify!
Find jobs on Simplify and start your career today