NYS AHEC SYSTEM
Dept. of Family Medicine
University at Buffalo
462 Grider Street
Buffalo, NY 14215
(716) 898-4699
ahec-info@buffalo.edu

NYS AHEC System Leadership

"Education needs to be relevant, as do professions. We gain relevance by being firmly anchored to our constituents. In health care our communities are our constituents. The best medical education will be that which is accomplished in the community." Thomas C. Rosenthal, MD New York State AHEC System Director

Leadership for the New York State AHEC System is provided by community-based centers, the Statewide Office at the University at Buffalo, and regional offices at Upstate Medical University, Albany Medical College and The Institute for Family Health.

NYS AHEC System Statewide Office/Western Region Office
Director: Thomas C. Rosenthal, MD
Associate Director Emeritus: L. Thomas Wolff, MD
Associate Director: Mary J. Sienkiewicz, MBA
Medical Director: John Brewer, MD
Nursing Director: Carol S. Brewer, PhD, RN
Evaluation Director: Linda Kahn, PhD
Senior Project Manager: Andrea Nikischer, MS
Project Manager: Eric Holet
Administrative Assistant: Marcela Hernandez

NYS AHEC System Regional Offices

Central Region Office
Medical Director: L. Thomas Wolff, MD
Director: Peter Beatty, PhD

Eastern Region Office
Medical School Liaison: Mary F. Smith, PhD

New York Metropolitan Region Office
Medical Director: Neil Calman, MD
Director: Maxine Golub, MPH

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The NYS AHEC System operates under the authority of its Executive Council appointed from positions structured within the NYS AHEC System. The voting members of the Executive Council are as follows:

i) The director of each AHEC within the NYS AHEC System.
ii) The director of each Regional Office within the NYS AHEC System.
iii) The clinical director of each Regional Office within the NYS AHEC System.
iv) The Director of the NYS AHEC System.
v) The Associate Director of the NYS AHEC System.