Mountain Area Health Education Center - MAHEC
Greg Garner, MBA, CHSP, CHFM, currently serves as the Safety Officer/Healthcare Safety Manager at the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) since March 2022. With extensive experience in healthcare safety management, Greg has held significant roles including Safety Coordinator/Specialist/Manager at Mission Health from 2016 to 2021, where responsibilities included ensuring regulatory compliance and chairing multiple safety committees. Previously, as Facilities Manager/Safety Officer for the State of Vermont, Greg achieved compliance with Joint Commission and CMS regulations and managed safety protocols. In earlier roles, Greg directed operations at the Karme Choling Shambhala Meditation Retreat Center and oversaw a major facility at Columbia University. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Business/Corporate Communications from North Carolina State University and an MBA from Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Mountain Area Health Education Center - MAHEC
The Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) is a leader in healthcare practice, education, innovation and research, and is the home of UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC and UNC Asheville-UNC Gillings Master of Public Health (MPH) Program. Located in Asheville, MAHEC serves a 16-county region in Western North Carolina. We are the largest Area Health Education Center in North Carolina, which evolved to address national and state concerns with the supply, retention and quality of health professionals. MAHEC provides patient care at nine Family Health Centers, two Ob/Gyn Specialists and two Dental Health Centers across the region. We are the only high-risk obstetrics practice in the region and a safety net provider. Our health professions education creates a pipeline of quality healthcare professionals from inspiring health careers in high school to providing clinical and professional training through undergraduate internships, allied health programs, medical school, residency programs, rural and specialty fellowships, and continuing medical and health education for thousands of participants annually. View open positions at mahec.net/careers.