Student Services

The North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program has established a Student Services office in the state’s nine AHECs in response to a shift toward community-based primary care education. Student Services aims to facilitate and enhance high-quality health-profession student training in community settings. Students in medical, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and Pharm D programs in North Carolina schools are currently being precepted by the Piedmont AHEC region health professionals.

Student Services at Piedmont AHEC provides housing for health professions students during their community clinical experiences available across an 8-county region in North Carolina. In 2023, Piedmont AHEC assisted 146 students in securing housing for 4,784 nights. Piedmont AHEC manages the details by coordinating housing and clinical placements to facilitate and enhance high-quality health-profession student training in community settings.

Housing

Student Services provides housing for students in the health profession during their clinical community experiences.

HOUSING IS ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS

We will shift to single-bedroom occupancy effective June 1, 2024, as housing is limited. Priority is given to in-state affiliated schools (list of affiliated schools below). Space is limited for non-affiliated students, with a $50/night fee. Approval is based on the request date and availability.

You must complete an online housing application. All requests for AHEC student housing must be made through the statewide MyAHEC website. The site will instruct you to create an online account, and you can select the AHEC region(s) where you need housing. This process requires that you apply for your own housing; a school/course coordinator will not be able to apply for housing on your behalf. Housing requests should not exceed 90 days.

Complete and submit the online Student Housing Agreement Form.

View list of AHEC Affiliated Universities & Colleges

Housing Sites

We have housing sites in several communities throughout the Piedmont AHEC region. A description of the housing accommodations and directions, what the proprietor expects, what is provided, and/or what you need to bring with you is listed under each housing community and in the Downloads section below. Students will receive a text link to complete a survey upon vacating housing.

Resources for Students & Preceptors

Download the Current Issue of the Teaching Provider (PDF) Register for Free Online Preceptor Courses Browse the NC AHEC Digital Library Access Online Courses

“I appreciated how seamless the process for requesting and using housing was. When I was busy in the hospital with clinical learning and patient care activities, having safe, accessible, and convenient housing at the end of the day was something that helped make my student experience even better.”

Joseph Moo-Young, MD, UNC School of Medicine alum