Mountain Area Health Education Center - MAHEC
Laurel Booth, MPH, currently serves as Program Manager at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) since August 2022. Prior experience includes roles as Community Assessment Associate and Graduate Research Assistant at the North Carolina Institute for Public Health from May 2021 to August 2022, where support was provided for community health assessment projects. At UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Laurel contributed as a Graduate Research Assistant, participating in the Practice Task Force committee and developing strategic plans for public health practice activities. Previous experience includes a Research Assistant position at TechWerks, focusing on program evaluation and research protocols, an internship in Government and Community Affairs at Sibley Memorial Hospital coordinating the Ward Infinity Project, and an Undergraduate Research Assistant role at American University on a Community Health Worker workforce development project. Laurel holds a Master of Public Health from UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from American 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.