South Carolina AHEC Scholars Program
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Marti Sturdevant
sturdev@musc.edu
The South Carolina AHEC Scholars Program is a multidisciplinary certificate program for certain health professions students that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural and underserved communities, and networking with other students and professionals.
This program requires a 2 year commitment and consists of 40 hours of experiential and 40 hours of didactic activities in addition to the regular coursework required by the degree program.
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
- Social determinants of health
- Cultural competency
- Practice transformation
- Telehealth
- COVID-19
- TeamSTEPPS
Preference will be given to individuals who are:
- South Carolina residents
- From a rural background
- Committed to a rural lifestyle
- Committed to primary care
- From an underrepresented minority group
- From a disadvantaged background
A list of eligible student disciplines is provided in the South Carolina AHEC Scholars Handbook.
This program is provided at no cost to participating scholars.
A link to the online application is available on the program website.
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