COVID Vaccines: MAHEC community pharmacies at Biltmore and Enka can administer the COVID vaccine to patients 18 and older without a prescription. Patients 18-64 require a high-risk condition that is documented through a self-attestation form available at the pharmacy. Patients 65 and older do not require an attestation.

CIHA-MAHEC Internal Medicine Rural & Tribal Health Track

In addition to the core program training sites, residents in the CIHA-MAHEC Internal Medicine Rural & Tribal Health Track spend a significant portion of their time at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority and related sites.

Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority

Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) blends state-of-the-art healthcare within a system of inpatient and outpatient resources across the Qualla Boundary and its outlying clinics. It is a unique educational experience in health systems as the health system is tribal owned and in a rural setting. Residents rotate in both the ambulatory and inpatient settings serving a wide variety of patients and disease states in Cherokee County. Clinical experiences will include inpatient care in a 16-bed hospital unit, inpatient psychiatry care, ED care, primary care clinics, specialty clinics and addiction medicine experiences.