Welcome to the Memorial/UCI Center for Health Education (CHE) website. The CHE opened in 1974 as joint venture between Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and the University of California, Irvine. The purpose of the CHE is to provide continuing education for practitioners of the biomedical sciences and related fields, and public forums, lectures and instruction on health matters of interest to the general public. The CHE is a non-profit corporation under the parent company of Memorial Health Services (MHS).

Purpose/Mission Statement

The purpose of the CHE is to provide continuing education for practitioners of the biomedical sciences and related fields. CHE also provides public forums, lectures, and instruction on health matters of interest to the general public.

Location

Ground level of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.

2801 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, California, 90806

To arrive by car, exit the 405 (San Diego) freeway at either Atlantic Avenue or Long Beach Boulevard, southbound; enter the parking lot of the medical center at Memorial Medical Center Drive; the Center for Health Education is located directly beneath the main entrance of the medical center, use the stairs leading down to the hospital lower level, to the left of the parking kiosk.

Staff

Michael P. Nageotte, M.D.  –  Executive Director, Medical Education, MHS
Ruth Schweitzer  –  Director, Center for Health Education
Julie Snedeker  –  Health Education Planner
Robin Walker  –  Facilities Coordinator
Aaron Matthews  – Media Services
Christine Gran  –  Health Education Planner - CME Coordinator