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 Eligibility and Benefits section of the program website.

This program is provided at no cost to participating scholars.

A link to the online application is available on the program website.