Upcoming CE Opportunity from our AHEC Neighbors in North Carolina

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Instructor Course Available

The Womack Army Medical Center’s Family Medicine Residency and Southern Regional AHEC’s Family Medicine Center in Fayetteville, NC are sponsoring an upcoming Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Instructor Course on June 1.

For more information, please check out the flyer online.

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