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SCRIPT deadline extended to March 3The South Carolina Rural Interdisciplinary Program of Training or SCRIPT is accepting applications for at least 60 students from 13 health-related disciplines. Initiated in 1995, SCRIPT offers eligible students two five-week, 40-hour-per-week rural practicums for spring and summer sessions in 2000.A federally-supported program, SCRIPT is sponsored by the Low Country Area Health Education Center (Low Country AHEC) and MUSC. Low Country AHEC provides the infrastructure and financial assistance to students while MUSC provides the curriculum with academic credit for an elective course. It ranges from one to six semester hours, depending on the students’ selection of a plan of study. Six options provide the flexibility needed for students’ individual goals and time availability. SCRIPT is designed to immerse students in a rural health care environment; provide experiences in a rural health care setting; and acquaint students with a rural lifestyle. It also gives students the opportunity to earn a $500 stipend for travel assistance, earn credit toward degree requirements and gain information and appreciation for functional roles, responsibilities and a range of practice for other disciplinary roles. The program is open to students enrolled in: health administration, medicine, nurse midwifery, nursing (graduate/undergraduate), occupational therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, public health, physician assistants, speech and language pathology. New to the program are dental medicine and social work students. SCRIPT ‘2000 Program Dates
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