Southern Regional Area Health Education Center (AHEC) serves a unique dual health care role in south central North Carolina. We train advanced health science students and provide primary care services to patients through our family medicine residency program. We also offer continuing education to health care professionals in our region, keeping them up to date on new treatments and technology. We are part of the NC AHEC Program and affiliated with Duke University Medical Center. Our region includes: Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson and Scotland counties.