North Carolina A.L.S.O Courses

Below is a listing of the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) course availability and instructors in the Family Medicine Residency Programs in North Carolina. These courses help family physicians to develop and maintain their skills to manage potential emergencies during pregnancy.


CMC - Cabarrus 
When:April (bi-annually)
Where:Concord
Instructors: Susan Anderson, MD
Erika Steinbacher, MD
Anu Ha, MD
Stacey Martin, MD
Ron Pollack, MD
Rebecca Beal-Landis, MD




CMC - Charlotte Send those interested to CMC Cabarrus
When:September
Where:Concord
Instructors: Dael Waxman, MD
CMC - Monroe Send those interested to East Carolina.
When:September
Where:Greenville
Instructors: None
Duke University Send those interested to UNC-CH or Wake Forest
When:August/September
Where:Winston-Salem/Chapel Hill
Instructors: John Ragsdale
East Carolina University Conducted with OB Residents and labor/delivery staff.
When:September
Where:Greenville
Instructors: TBD
MAHEC - Asheville Conducted with OB Residents and labor/delivery staff.
When:September
Where:Asheville
Instructors: Daniel Frayne, MD
Donna Burkitt, MD
Melissa Hicks, MD
Blake Fagan, MD
Lisa Ray, MD
MAHEC - Hendersonville Conducted with Asheville. See above.
When:September
Where:Asheville
Instructors: Richard Hudspeth, MD
Geoffrey L. Jones, MD
Moses Cone AHEC Send those interested to UNC or Wake Forest University.
When:August/September
Where:Winston-Salem/Chapel Hill
Instructors: None
New Hanover CAHEC Rotate between UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest Univ.
When:August/September
Where:Winston-Salem/Chapel Hill
Instructors: Al Meyer, MD
Jennifer Yates, MD
Southern Regional AHEC Rotate with WOMACK.
When:June
Where:Fayetteville
Instructors: Lenny Salzberg, MD
Tandeka Burks, MD
Ada Ventura-Braswell, MD
UNC Chapel Hill Rotates between Chapel Hill and Winston-Salem.
When:August/September
Where:Winston-Salem/Chapel Hill
Instructors: Andrew Hannapel MD
Margaret Helton MD
Martha Carlough MD
Thomas Marsland MD
Bonzo Reddick MD
Kia Williams MD
Uniformed Services Programs
Camp Lejeune 
When:June
Where:Camp Lejeune
Instructors:(3) on-site
WOMACKRotate with Southern Regional AHEC.
When:June
Where:Fayetteville
Instructors: TBD