The Central Maryland Area Health Education Center (CMAHEC), a 501(c)3 organization, is one of three community-based Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) in Maryland and one of more than 250 AHEC’s throughout the United States. The Maryland AHEC Program, located at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, provides technical support and guidance to CMAHEC for the delivery of evidence-based programming. CMAHEC leverages educational partnerships, community linkages, and support from federal, state, and local agencies to accomplish its mission. Area Health Education Centers are funded in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration national network that focuses on recruitment, training, and retention of a diverse healthcare workforce for medically underserved communities.
The Central Maryland Area Health Education Center (CMAHEC) works to increase health equity by educating and strengthening the healthcare workforce. CMAHEC provides interdisciplinary educational programs that bridge academic, healthcare, and community settings to transform the healthcare delivery and outcomes for residents in medically under-served communities in Central Maryland.
Dana Farrakhan, DrPH, FACHE
Chair
SVP, Strategy, Community & Business Development
University of Maryland Medical Center
Tina DiFranco, JD
Secretary
Executive Director, School of Health & Human Services
University of Baltimore
Richard Colgan, MD
MAHEC Program Director
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Vice Chair, Medical Student Education & Clinical Operations
Senator Clarence Lam, MD
Maryland General Assembly
Program Director, Preventive Medicine Residency
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Christine Crabbs
Senior Director
Population Health UMMC
Charles (Chuck) Callahan, DO
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Clinical Professor
Michael C. Rossbach, CPA
Treasurer
Senior Manager
BDO
Dawn O’Neill
VP, Population Health
St. Agnes Hospital System
Della Leister, RN
Deputy Health Officer
Baltimore County Department of Health
Sheila Garrett
Community Consumer Representative
Bridgitte Gourley, DNP, FNP-PC
Family Nurse Practitioner
Specialty Director
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Gerald Kayingo, PhD, MBA, PA-C, DFAAPA
Assistant Dean
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Ariel Warden-Jarrett, MD
Seabrook Health
CMAHEC Preceptor
Paula Blackwell, MBA, MHA
Executive Director
Tre’Jenae Mack, MS
Program Manager
Meredith Hochman,
JD, MSW
Clinical Education Coordinator, Interprofessional Health Education, AHEC Scholars / GAIT / GGEAR
Tiffany Scott
Coordinator
CHW Education Programs & Community Health Education Programs
Teresa Leslie, PhD
Curriculum Development Specialist
Maryland Department of Health Accredited CHW Training Agency
(No. 004-2020-G)
Expiration: August 6, 2026
Approved DLLR Maryland Apprenticeship Training ProgramÂ
Maryland Addiction and Behavioral-health Professionals Certification Board (MABPCB)
Provider Status No. 65504-EP
Maryland ORP Authorized Trainer
Expiration: January 31, 2026
Baltimore City ORP Convening