Building and supporting the healthcare workforce South Carolina needs
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![Headshot of AHEC Scholar & MUSC PA Graduate Jasmine Fox-Bookhardt next to her testimonial: "The program has introduced me to so many different live simulations that have shown me that it's not just you. You really have access to all of the team members and the roles they play from medical assistant to pharmacists to social workers and they all help in that role of healthcare for the patient and giving them the optimal care they need. [The AHEC Scholars Program] really exposed me to that and showed me that once I start my career as a PA, I have so many other options that can help me better take care of my future patients."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F6AjBl7X0AAeYH9.jpg?name=orig)
ALT Headshot of AHEC Scholar & MUSC PA Graduate Jasmine Fox-Bookhardt next to her testimonial: "The program has introduced me to so many different live simulations that have shown me that it's not just you. You really have access to all of the team members and the roles they play from medical assistant to pharmacists to social workers and they all help in that role of healthcare for the patient and giving them the optimal care they need. [The AHEC Scholars Program] really exposed me to that and showed me that once I start my career as a PA, I have so many other options that can help me better take care of my future patients."
ALT Headshot of AHEC Scholar and MUSC PA graduate Vyoma Barodia next to her testimonial: I realized that AHEC Scholars was this amazing opportunity to learn about topics and skills outside of just textbooks and be able to add more resources to my toolkit."
ALT A winding road showing all six of South Carolina AHEC's program areas. The title of the graphic is "Supporting the Pathway to a Strong Healthcare Workforce and it concludes at "Destination: Better Healthcare."
ALT Group photo of Pee Dee AHEC
ALT Group photo of Mid-Carolina AHEC
ALT Group photo of Lowcountry AHEC staff members
ALT Group photo of entire SC AHEC system
ALT From left to right: Lowcountry AHEC Center Director Diane Mathews, SCORH CEO Graham Adams, and SC AHEC Executive Director Ann Lefebvre pose outside at the luncheon.
ALT Testimonial from Carol Moody, MS, RN, NEA-BC: "The South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce (SCOHW) provides an invaluable resource for policymakers and other key stakeholders across the state by publishing reliable, objective workforce data specific to healthcare workers across the state. The South Carolina Board of Nursing contributes to this body of work by collecting workforce data pertaining to LPNs, RNs and APRNs biannually with licensure renewal, relying on statisticians from the South Carolina Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Office to prepare the data and for SCOHW to further analyze and present the data in a meaningful way to assist with workforce planning and policy decisions. As the nursing shortage continues to grow, this information can be utilized to make data driven decisions that ultimately impact the health and well-being of the citizens of South Carolina."
ALT 103,630 licensed health professionals in South Carolina included in the data analyzed by SCOHW last year
ALT The SC Health Professions Data Book and several reports and briefs are spread out next to the text, "Did you know? Healthcare professionals comprise about 50% of the total costs of a healthcare system. Because of this, particular attention is needed to collecting and analyzing data to inform how health professionals are educated and deployed."
ALT A winding road showing all six of South Carolina AHEC's program areas with a marker indicating "You Are Here" over South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce. The title of the graphic is "Supporting the Pathway to a Strong Healthcare Workforce and it concludes at "Destination: Better Healthcare."
ALT Testimonial from Denise Cone, RN: "We find the online trainings offered through Lowcountry AHEC invaluable to our staff! Over the last nine years we have seen the educational videos increase in number and into different useful topics. We use several training videos for our new staff orientation and for our biannual full staff trainings. The AHEC trainings are easy to access and offer quality education. We have several staff that have taken the initiative to further their knowledge in other areas of interest. I recently had one provider tell me that she was so grateful for the access through LCHCS due to the rising cost of attending conferences in person. She stated that access to unlimited training was one of the best benefits to her as an employee and the ability to earn CEUs online. We look forward to continuing our partnership and to the new education you offer!"
ALT Map of the state of South Carolina showing the distribution of each of the 25,789 CPD program registrations during fiscal year 2022.
ALT Participants in the "Managing a Code" CPD program practice techniques on a dummy. Text reads "Did you know? One study projected that as of 2020, medical knowledge would be doubling every 73 days."
ALT A winding road showing all six of South Carolina AHEC's program areas with a marker indicating "You Are Here" over Continuing Professional Development. The title of the graphic is "Supporting the Pathway to a Strong Healthcare Workforce and it concludes at "Destination: Better Healthcare."