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South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium
Serving Students & Preceptors Clerkship Mission of AHEC Site Coordinators Meet the Student Coordinators: Lowcountry  |  Mid-Carolina  |  Pee Dee  |  Upstate SC AHEC Family Medicine Residency Training Centers: Clerkship Academic Days Workshops in Charleston Clerkship Procedure Days in Anderson, Florence,  Greenwood, & Spartanburg Not currently hosting Clerkship Procedure Days: Columbia | Greenville

• Are the first point of contact for preceptors regarding medical student scheduling and clerkship curriculum;
• Recruit new preceptors;
• Maintain a close working relationship with MUSC clerkship faculty;
• Arrange student housing (in areas where housing is provided) and help settle students into housing upon arrival in rural communities;
• Introduce students to practice, hospital, community, community resources;
• Are a constant resource and point of contact for community/practice projects (in some areas, students may work along side site coordinators on established projects, i.e. Winnsboro);
• Provide guidance in arranging patient home visits;
• Offer limited technology assistance (often student must be referred to student coordinators);
• Are ALWAYS available to provide support and assistance to students and preceptors.

http://www.lcahec.com 302 Medical Park Drive, Suite 110, Walterboro, SC  29488 843-782-5052, Fax 843-782-5053 Counties:  Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper  warrene@lcahec.com Cell 843-599-9701 Emily Warren, LMSW - Health Professions Student Coordinator Emily received a BS in psychology from the College of Charleston in 1993 and a MSW from The University of South Carolina in 1995. Prior to AHEC, she worked 5 years at Colleton Medical Center as a social worker. She has been employed with Lowcountry AHEC since July 2000. She is responsible for the placement of students, student housing, student visits, and community orientation. She coordinates community focus health promotion activities for SCRIPT and Family Medicine Rural Clerkship students. stephensk@lcahec.com Cell 843-562-6351 Kimbley Stephens, MS.Eed. - Health Professions Student Coordinator Kimbley coordinates the clinical rotations of multiple disciplines of health professions students. She overseas student clinical placements, housing placements, and preceptor assignments. In addition, she assists students with community-focused health promotion projects. She also works with the South Carolina Rural Interdisciplinary Program of Training (SCRIPT) at Lowcountry AHEC. Ms. Stephens is a health educator and for the last 6 years she has worked for Low Country Health Care Systems, Inc. in Fairfax, South Carolina.

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jughent@comporium.net  Cell 803-287-4901                  http://www.midcarolinaahec.org P.O. Box 2049, 1824 Hwy 9 By-Pass West Lancaster, SC 29721 803-286-4121, Fax 803-286-4165 Counties:  Aiken, Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Union, York jcauthen@comporium.net Cell 803-287-4909 Julie Ghent Health Professions Student Coordinator Jeff Cauthen Health Professions Student Coordinator

Picture Not Available At This Time     Kam Richardson, MA, LPC, MAC  Health Professions Student Coordinator krichard@mcleodhealth.org 843-777-5341 1-800-768-4556 (Ext 5341) Cell 843-409-7382 http://www.peedeeahec.net Medical Park West, P.O. Box 100551, Florence, SC 29501 Fax 843-777-5354 Counties:  Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter, Williamsburg   Traci Coward, MPH, CTRS  Health Professions Student Coordinator tcoward@mcleodhealth.org 843-777-5345 1-800-768-4556 (Ext 5345) Cell 843-319-1863

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http://www.upstateahec.org 14 Progress Road, Greenville, SC 29607 864-349-1160, Fax 864-349-1179 Counties:  Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Saluda, Spartanburg

cgilster@upstateahec.org 864-349-1178 Cell 864-238-2654

Cynthia Gilster, M.S., Ed. Health Professions Student Coordinator Cynthia came to Upstate AHEC from AnMed Health System in Anderson, SC. She was the Continuing Education Coordinator, then an Education Consultant at AnMed for 6 years. At the start of her academic career she nearly completed a degree in nursing, but relinquished that goal to take advantage of an opportunity to live and teach in Japan. Upon returning to the States, she earned a teaching certificate and undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan University in the field of Science and Math. Cynthia taught in private and public secondary schools for 18 years before returning to her original interest of health and medicine. In 1992 she received a Masters Degree in Education from Clemson University.