South Carolina AHEC Scholars Program
Marti Sturdevant
sturdev@musc.edu
The South Carolina Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program is a multidisciplinary certificate program for certain health professions students that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural communities, and networking with other students and professionals.
AHEC Scholars is a program of the National AHEC Organization that is implemented by local, statewide, and regional AHECs. Core topic areas covered in the curriculum include:
- Interprofessional education
- Behavioral health integration
- Connecting communities and supporting health professionals
- Virtual learning and telehealth
- Social determinants of health
- Practice transformation
Students are eligible to apply to the South Carolina AHEC Scholars Program if accepted/enrolled in a graduate-level health professions education program in South Carolina and are able to participate in and complete 2 years of the AHEC Scholars Program preferably coinciding with graduation.
Eligible health professions students:
- Dental medicine
- Master of Social Work
- Medicine (MD/DO)
- Nurse practitioner
- Occupational therapy
- Pharmacy
- Physical therapy
- Physician assistant studies
Preference will be given to individuals with/that meet one or more of the following:
- South Carolina resident
- Rural background
- Commitment to a rural lifestyle
- Commitment to primary care
This program is provided at no cost to participating scholars. Stipends are available to assist with travel expenses to rural clinical sites.
A link to the online application is available on the program website.
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