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Congratulations
to preceptors, site coordinators, students, faculty and staff who have
been recognized for their efforts in improving health care in South
Carolina !
 R. Dale Padgett,
MD - R. Dale Padgett Family
Practice, Bamberg (Lowcountry
AHEC Region)
First
recipient of the South Carolina Academy of
Family Physicians Student Educator of the Year Award (2004) & 2005
SC AHEC Preceptor of the Year
"Awesome
site - awesome teacher! This man is a
wonderful human
being, a wonderful instructor. I plan to visit his office often
and try to model not only my clinical skills after him, but my life as
well."
"He and his staff made me feel welcomed
and provided an atmosphere very conducive to learning. I was
given the autonomy to be a part of the decision-making process.
Dr. Padgett has a genuine interest in teaching and gave me every
opportunity ot learn without ever making me feel inept if I didn't know
something. I learned about developing and maintaining ideal
doctor/patient relationships, which I will carry with me throughout my
career as a physician."
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 George
W. (Billy) Campbell, MD (Foothills Family Medicine,
Westminster)
2004
South Carolina AHEC Preceptor of the Year is a One-Man Show
(The purpose of
this award is to bring
recognition to an outstanding community-based preceptor. Each year,
practitioners volunteer to provide hours of clinical education to
students from various health professions. It is their dedication to the
education of the next generation that is honored with this award.)
The Preceptor
of the Year selection committee was impressed by the holistic view of
the world Dr. Campbell provides to his students. As one of his
students said, “Dr. Campbell is the
quintessential person who is able
to balance life in order to mold himself into the effective husband
father, physician, friend, mentor, leader and businessman.”
The
student also noted how he is always busy yet finds time to enjoy
life. Another student said, “This was my best rotation yet!”
Dr. Campbell
is the only doctor in a busy family practice in the small town of
Westminster,
SC, where he was born and raised (Upstate
AHEC Region). Dr. Campbell treats approximately 50 patients a
day at Foothills Family Practice and Oconee Memorial Hospital.
Despite the high volume of patients, he is committed to sharing his
knowledge with the next generation of physicians. Dr. Campbell
precepted nine students last year while continuing to stay on top of
the latest clinical research, and serve as a leader in his community.
After a
rotation with Dr. Campbell, students
take with them experience that not only enriches their clinical skills,
but also teaches them the true essence of what it means to be a rural
family physician.
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 Tim Hutchison, MD
- Newberry Family Health Center (Mid-Carolina AHEC Region)
2003 SC AHEC Preceptor of the Year
(Dr. Hutchison is no
longer with Newberry Family Health Center. He and his family are
now devoted full time to medical missionary work.)
“He
was an excellent preceptor. He taught me a lot about considering
the social and spiritual aspects of a patient’s life in their overall
health.”
“He
listens to his patients and shows a lot of compassion and
understanding. As students we expect to get quizzed on our medical
knowledge. Of course he did this, but he did not make me feel stupid
when I didn’t know the answer. He told me the answer and explained
things to me.”
“His
ease
of manner, authoritative knowledge base, self-confidence and
desire to teach combined to make my learning experience pleasurable as
well as fruitful. Many times there were periods of stress, whether
dealing with a backlog of patients, emergency/urgency visits,
unscheduled and unexpected visits, etc., but he never once lost his
smile or his congenial disposition. His calm demeanor and benign smile
belies a foundation of personal and professional integrity that any
doctor would count himself fortunate to acquire.”
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 "Dr.
Sam" Stone - Lowrys Family Practice, Chester (Mid-Carolina AHEC Region)
South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians 2002-2003
Physician of the Year
Dr. Stone chose
to practice in Chester primarily because he was born and raised
there. He feels it is important to be involved not just in the
medical care, but also the family care, of his patients - from babies
to the geriatric population.
Dr. Stone
strongly believes everyone
should be involved in community activities. He has organized a free
medical clinic in his community, the Good Samaritan Clinic, and serves
as its Director. A graduate of
Clemson University, Dr. Stone has been a Clemson Stadium Pysician for
the last 20 years! He also is the coordinator/program chair of
the Clemson Alumni Physicians (CAPS).
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http://www.bjhchs.com/
2005
South Carolina AHEC Site of the Year
Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton
Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. has medical centers in 7
communities throughout 3 counties:
Beaufort County: Beaufort, Chelsea, Sheldon,
St. Helena Island
Jasper County: Hardeeville, Ridgeland * *
Hampton County: Varnville
(Lowcountry AHEC Region)
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Lowrys Family
Medicine (Chester)
Sam
Stone, MD *
* * Natasha Choyah *
* * Rodd Aking, MD
2004
South Carolina AHEC “Site of the Year” Provides Lesson in Kindness
Lowrys
Family Medicine in Chester has been selected as the South Carolina AHEC
Clinical Teaching Site of the Year for 2004. The selection is based on
the following criteria: being an active interdisciplinary clinical
teaching site, positive feedback on evaluations completed by students,
and letters of nomination from a HPS Coordinator and a student. As a
rural practice providing care in the areas of family medicine, internal
medicine and pediatrics, Lowrys Family Medicine is perfectly aligned
with the SC AHECs mission and focus on primary care.
Lowrys
Family Medicine is one of the most active clinical training sites in
the Mid-Carolina AHEC region.
It is not unusual for them to accept two or even three students at one
time. During the 2004 calendar year, there were 17 students hosted by
Lowrys that totaled 103 weeks of clinical training. Their dedication to
student clinical education and support of students rotating through
their practice is the reason they are recognized as Site of the Year.
The
review committee was impressed by the excellent evaluations completed
on behalf of all those at Lowrys Family Medicine. As one student said, “…it was the kindness and compassion with
which clinicians and staff served patients that had the largest impact
on me… Working at Lowrys for my short two months allowed me to catch a
glimpse at the impact that a medical practice can have on a small town.” |
 Marion Medical Group
2003 SC AHEC Practice of the Year
We
are proud and happy to welcome Marion
Medical Group to the 2003-2004
Family Medicine/Rural Clerkship. (Pee Dee AHEC Region)
"I
learned
that taking care of people goes beyond the exam room . . .
involvement and leadership with the local chapter of Habitat for
Humanity
. . . on a house call to see a patient who was unable to make it to the
office . . . on a house call to see a bed-ridden patient spending her
last
days in her home."
"I
witnessed the caring attitude of a team of health care providers for
its community. I watched neighbors take care of neighbors . . . I
saw how tightly woven these health care providers were with their
community. I spent many lunches and dinners with them in local
restaurants and saw the interactions with neighbors outside of the
office. I saw the smiles, the handshakes, the hugs, the warmth on
their faces. I saw how much they mean to the people they live
with and take care of day after day." |
 Laurie Patenaude, Health
Professions Student Coordinator
2003 SC AHEC Ambassador Award Winner
A-Attitude
H-Helpfulness
E-Empowerment
C-Creativity
"Laurie has a
wonderful attitude, always
positive, never giving up until a job is complete. She is one of
the most helpful people I know, a definite team player. She
empowers
others to make a difference whether she is encouraging her cohorts or
helping
a student with a community project. As for creativity, she has
the
ability to make things interesting. She developed a traveling
tabletop
display for SCRIPT recruitment. She is a wonderful, hardworking
person
who contributes to the good of SC AHEC. I cannot think of anyone
else who deserves this award more than Laurie."
Mid-Carolina
AHEC
- Laurie
and fellow site
coordinator,
Julie Ghent, serve all students going to Mid-Carolina AHEC sites. They
also provide assistance to USC medical students doing their rural
rotations
in the Midlands.
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 Diane Kennedy, Center Director -
Lowcountry AHEC (Lowcountry AHEC)
2002 SC AHEC Ambassador Award Winner
Prior to becoming Director of Lowcountry
AHEC, Diane was
the associate
director and worked in many areas including continuing education,
health professions student coordination, Deans’ Rural Clerkship, and
SCRIPT. Diane was a vital part of the team that directed the
pilot rural interdisciplinary experience that became the Deans' Rural
Primary Care Clerkship. Diane served as the lowcountry community site
coordinator - she arranged housing for the students training in the
lowcountry sites and was a vital resource in assisting the students
with their community health improvement projects. Diane's
ever-present smile and "can do" attitude were instrumental in the
success of the pilot program and it's continuation as a required third
year medical student clerkship. |
 Deans'
Rural Primary Care Clerkship
S.C. Rural Health Association
2003 Community Health Project
The Deans' Clerkship
and Family
Medicine Clerkship merged in 2003 to form the 8-week Family
Medicine/Rural Clerkship. |
 The Association of American
Medical Colleges presented MUSC with
the 2001
Outstanding
Community Service Award, a highly
competitive
honor that brought association members to Charleston to watch and
evaluate
MUSC programs in action. One of the featured programs presented
to
the AAMC members was the Deans' Rural Primary Care Clerkship, a 4-week
clerkship
required of all third-year College of Medicine students (1999 - 2003).
Dr.
Donna Kern, the clerkship co-director who conducted the presentation,
received
praise from the AAMC committe members on the clerkship's outreach into
rural
communities around South Carolina. The Deans' Clerkship has now
merged
with the Family Medicine Clerkship to form the 8-week Family
Medicine/Rural
Clerkship. Students will continue to work with rural physicians
as
part of their medical training, as well as continue student involvement
in
rural communities through their community projects and patient home
visits. |
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Oscar Lovelace, MD - 