South Carolina AHEC News & Updates

B2B students visit a simulation lab Calling all pre-health students at Claflin University,  Coastal Carolina University, Clemson University, College of Charleston, Francis  Marion University, South Carolina State University, Winthrop University and  surrounding colleges and universities: The South Carolina AHEC Bench to Bedside  (B2B) Fall 2015 Student Success Seminar Series kicks off on Wednesday, September 16. The fall series includes three seminars: A  Day in the Life :  September 16, 2015, 5:00 – 6:30 pm Personal  Branding & Marketing Yourself :  October 21, 2015, 5:00 – 6:30 pm  Careers in Surgery :  November 4, 2015, 5:00 – 6:30 pm  Navigating the pipeline for entry into health professions  training programs can be challenging for undergraduates. With decisions ranging  from undergraduate course selection, identifying opportunities to enhance the  admissions application and securing networki...

The Bench to Bedside (B 2 B) Seminar Series has returned for the fall 2014 semester. The series kicked-off on September 10 with seven undergraduate and one technical college campuses participating. Students enrolled at Francis Marion and South Carolina State Universities joined students from College of Charleston, Greenville Technical College, Claflin, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, and Winthrop Universities to engage in the scheduled monthly sessions. Data demonstrate that the period of college/university study following high school graduation, but prior to admission to a health professions training program, is particularly critical to the health careers pipeline. With funding from The Duke Endowment, B 2 B extends opportunities to support the successful matriculation of underrepresented minority and underserved undergraduates into health professions education programs. Practicing health professionals, educators, researchers, and student affairs staff present seminars intended to p...

Lowcountry HCA students on the Coastal Carolina campus tour Lowcountry AHEC Health Careers Academy (HCA) students visited Coastal Carolina University (CCU) on May 9 as an introduction to pre-health majors and campus life. Twenty diverse students from 9th through 12th grade participated in a campus tour and session facilitated by the Coastal Carolina Department of Biology. The students took a tour of campus that introduced them to the university offerings and campus facilities. The tour ended with a lunch in the Fred W. Hicks Dining Hall. Following the tour, Associate Dean of Sciences Dr. Karen Aguirre and Shirice Lesane, a Coastal Carolina University student and AHEC Bench to Bedside participant, hosted a session that explored pre-health programs and majors, as well as opportunities available on campus. Ms. Lesane, a senior biology major from Sumter, SC, facilitated an open discussion about the college experience. During the discussion, the HCA students shared some of their c...