Creating healthier communities in northern Arizona by building, training and strengthening the health workforce.

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We build, train, and strengthen the health workforce every day, in every corner of our organization, to secure a healthy future for rural and underserved communities. Learn more

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Addressing the Shortage of Healthcare Workers in Northern Arizona

 

Who We Are

The Colorado Plateau Center for Health Professions (CPCHP), formerly known as the Northern Arizona Area Health Education Center (NAHEC), exists to improve the health of rural and underserved communities in northern Arizona by building, training and strengthening the health workforce.

With over 30 years of experience and a deep understanding of the challenges our local communities face, CPCHP tackles the shortage of healthcare professionals by creating a supportive health career pathway for youth, training healthcare students and residents in the communities where they are needed most, and empowering practicing providers to make a difference in their patients’ lives.

CPCHP is a division of North Country HealthCare, the premier Teaching Health Center in northern Arizona.
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80000
Student Clinical Training
Hours This Year
100
Active Mentors
and Preceptors
750
Continuing Education
Participants This Year
80000
Student Clinical Training
Hours This Year
100
Active Mentors
and Preceptors
80000
Student Clinical Training
Hours This Year

Family Medicine Residency Welcomes Sarah Coles, MD, as Program Director

 

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Sarah Coles, MD, joins the NARBHA Institute Family & Community Medicine Residency at the Colorado Plateau Center for Health Professions as program director. We sat down with Dr. Coles to get to know her better and learn about her future plans to grow the residency program and train future physicians in northern Arizona.

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Northern Arizona has a shortage of healthcare professionals, and to fix it we need your help. We have the knowledge, relationships, and resources to make a difference, but we can’t do it alone.

We invite you to explore the many ways to get involved in shaping the future of healthcare in northern Arizona.

Get Involved

 

Make a Difference

Northern Arizona has a shortage of healthcare professionals, and to fix it we need your help. We have the knowledge, relationships, and resources to make a difference, but we can’t do it alone.

We invite you to explore the many ways to get involved in shaping the future of healthcare in northern Arizona.