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| HPS Students at the JDOH Presentation with Mrs. Arnold's Class |
Rural Interprofessional
Student Experience
The MUSC Physician Assistant Program requires the students
to participate in a two week Rural Interprofessional Student Experience (RISE)
prior to beginning their clinical year of rotations. Pee Dee AHEC coordinated
with seven hospitals in its twelve county region to host 17 students. The
students enjoyed gaining experience in the rural communities and the infrastructure
of the various hospitals.
Community Health Worker
Program
The Community Health Worker (CHW) Program is a partnership
with the Department of Health and Human Services. During the second year of the
initiative, the five sites in the Pee Dee region have expanded to include nine
CHWs. The CHWs are serving patients in Chesterfield, Florence, Horry, Lee,
Sumter and Williamsburg counties. Pee Dee AHEC hosted the fall quarterly
meeting in September and is planning the next regional meeting for December.
Junior Doctores of Health
Pee Dee AHEC began a new community collaboration with
Florence School District One’s McLaurin Elementary School in October. Seven HPS
students presented the Junior Doctors of Health (JDOH) curriculum to 64 first
through fourth grade students. Topics presented included nutrition, exercise
and different health professions. The elementary students not only learned
valuable information but were able to meet and interact with the HPS students.
Enduring Services
Pee Dee AHEC HPS coordinators continue to address the need
for preceptors in the Pee Dee region, especially in women’s health and internal
medicine disciplines. Additionally, the
coordinators continue to place nurse practitioner, physician assistant, third
and fourth year medical, and other health professions students in clinical
rotations throughout the twelve county region.
For more information, contact Pee Dee AHEC HPS Program
Coordinators Kam Richarson (krichard@mcleodhealth.org)
or Traci Coward (tcoward@mcleodhealth.org).