California AHEC Program Office Fresno, California

The California Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is located at the University of California School of Medicine's Fresno Medical Education Program. The Project Director is Dr John Blossom, a board certified family physician with many years of experience working in CHCs. He is a Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine at UCSF Fresno and teaches regularly in CHCs in the Fresno area. Dr. Blossom is a member of several workforce collaboratives both in the state and nationally including the HRSA Bureau of Health Professions and Bureau of Primary Care taskforce on workforce in CHCs. In addition to directing the AHEC, he founded the California Preparedness Education Network and has directed the disaster preparedness training activities in underserved areas since 2003. 

John Blossom, MD - Project Director

Staff members:
Brenda Mitchell – Program Manager
Mark Aguilar, Finance Manager
Andrea Porter, Office Manager
Denise Ramos, Finance Assistant

Evaluation and Program Consultant:

Virginia Fowkes, FNP, MHA