SCOHW - Key Persons
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- Program Director, Prisma Health - Upstate / USC SOM Greenville - Seneca Family Medicine Residency Program
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- Designated Institutional Official, Director of Medical Education, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
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- Member of the Rural Incentive Grant Program Board
- Executive Director, South Carolina AHEC Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Associate Dean, Community Medicine, MUSC
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- Health Professions Student Coordinator, Pee Dee AHEC
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- Continuing Education Coordinator, Pee Dee AHEC
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- Continuing Professional Development Coordinator, Upstate AHEC
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- Program Director, Prisma Health - Midlands / USC SOM Columbia - Sumter Family Medicine Residency Program
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- Center Director, Mid - Carolina AHEC
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- Member of the Rural Dentist Loan Repayment Program Board
- Community Dentist, South Carolina Dental Association Designee
Associate Designated Institutional Official for Graduate Medical Education, Prisma Health-Midlands; Academic Vice Chair and Clinical Professor, Department of Family/Preventive Medicine, USC School of Medicine Columbia
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- Member of the Rural Dentist Loan Repayment Program Board
- Community Dentist, South Carolina Dental Education Foundation Board Representative
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- Center Director, Lowcountry AHEC Adjunct Faculty College of Health Professions, MUSC
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- Program Director, Conway Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program
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- MUSC Dean 's Representative Assistant Professor, Family Medicine Associate Dean for Curriculum Integration & Implementation and Assistant Dean for Patient Safety & Simulation, College of Medicine
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- Executive Director of the Volunteers
Dr. Raymond Cox currently serves as Executive Director of the Volunteers in Medicine clinic on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He also serves as consultant to the Perinatal Steering Committee for Ascension Health. He served as Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Providence Hospital in Washington, DC and as Chair of Ob/Gyn at Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cox received his undergraduate degree from Howard University and medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology from Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital. He received his MBA in Medical Management from Johns Hopkins. Dr. Cox has spent most of his career caring for underserved populations, with an emphasis on maternal and child health. He has served on several committees for ACOG, including Chair of the Committee on the Health of Underserved Women. He recently served on the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality and on the Government Affairs and Public Policy Committee for March of Dimes and is Past Board Chair for the National Perinatal Information Center.
Dr. Tese Stephens is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing with primary teaching responsibilities in the RN-BSN program. She has over 30 years of nursing experience in both clinical and educational settings. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from East Tennessee State University, her Masters of Science in Nursing from King College, a post-master's certificate in nursing education from the University of Tennessee, and her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from the University of Tennessee. She is a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) and a nursing education consultant. She is an active member of several professional organizations including Sigma Theta Tau International and the National League for Nursing. She has previously served on the Continuing Education (CE) review committee for the Tennessee Nurses Association and the QSEN RN-BSN national taskforce. She is the author of several publications, book chapters, and is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences/workshops on topics related to nursing students and new graduate success, nursing education best practices, and interprofessional teams.
Dr. Stephens' research explores the concept of resilience in healthcare professionals/students as a tool for personal growth and well-being, as well as a means of improving patient outcomes. She is the author of Stephens' Model of Resilience and the founder of RN P.R.E.P. (personal resilience enhancement plan), an interactive learning experience for nursing students and new graduate nurses. Her resilience model has been extended to Holocaust Survivors and veterans. Dr. Stephens works closely with several Holocaust organizations and is an advisory board member for the Vantage Point Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting post-9/11 veterans.
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- Chairman of the Rural Dentist Loan Repayment Program Board
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- Health Professions Student Coordinator, Lowcountry AHEC
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- Center Director, Pee Dee AHEC Adjunct Faculty, College of Health Professions, MUSC
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- Director, McLeod Family Medicine Residency Program Associate Director for Clinical Affairs MUSC AHEC Associate Professor ( Florence / Family Medicine )
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- Member of the Rural Dentist Loan Repayment Program Board
- Senior Consultant, Division of Dental Services, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Ex Officio Member
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- Member of the Rural Incentive Grant Program Board
- Chief Executive Officer, South Carolina Office of Rural Health
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- Member of the Rural Incentive Grant Program Board
- Division Director of Physician Assistant Studies, MUSC College of Health Professions
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- Program Director, Grand Strand Family Medicine Residency Program
Mr. Sacco is a consultant and trainer. Trained as a clinical social worker, Jim has provided services to individuals with HIV in medical, mental health, and community-based settings. Since 1986, he has merged his clinical practice and delivery of health training on a range of topics including motivational interviewing, addictions, counseling interventions, case management, and teen pregnancy prevention. Previous clients include the World Health Organization, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Duke University, Emory University, the University of Alabama, and state and local health departments throughout the southeast. Mr. Sacco has trained more than 30,000 health care workers since 1986.
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- Health Careers Program Coordinator, Pee Dee AHEC
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- Member of the Rural Incentive Grant Program Board
- Associate Dean for OMS - 4 and Graduate Medical Education, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
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- Senior Director of Operations and Programs and Director of the Office for Telehealth Education
Jennifer Bailey is the Senior Director of Operations and Programs and Director of the Office for Telehealth Education at the South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium. She serves as Associate Director for Community Affairs with the Office of Interprofessional Initiatives and Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Prior to her role with SC AHEC, she served in leadership positions at Wake Forest School of Medicine, facilitated the interprofessional core course at the University of South Carolina, directed the interprofessional core course for MUSC Students, and worked with the MUSC Health clinical enterprise to develop teamwork and interprofessional collaboration training for all clinical staff. She is a Master Trainer for TeamSTEPPS® and has advanced training in quality improvement and change leadership from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Bailey has over 14 years of experience developing, facilitating, and evaluating health professions clinical and didactic education programs, interprofessional education and practice, teamwork training initiatives and professional development curricula for a variety of health care providers. Her research interests include participatory research, social determinants of health, interprofessional collaborative practice and education, patient safety and quality.
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- Member of the Rural Incentive Grant Program Board
- Director of Behavioral Health Initiatives and Workforce Development, South Carolina Office of Rural Health
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- Continuing Education Coordinator, Mid - Carolina AHEC
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- Member of the Rural Incentive Grant Program Board
- Professor and Project Director HRSA GoMobile, Clemson University
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- Health Professions Student Coordinator, Lowcountry AHEC
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- Health Professions Student Coordinator, Pee Dee AHEC
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- Member of the Rural Incentive Grant Program Board
- Director of Recruitment and Retention Programs, South Carolina AHEC Program Office
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- Health Careers Program Coordinator, Lowcountry AHEC
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- Health Careers Program Coordinator, Upstate AHEC
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- Director of Continuing Professional Development for Live Programming, Upstate AHEC
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- Program Director, MUSC Family Medicine Residency Program Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
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- Training Coordinator
- Training Coordinator at South Carolina AHEC
Lucy Padron is the Training Coordinator at South Carolina AHEC. Lucy Supports the planning, design, implementation, and coordination of live, online, and hybrid training and professional development programs across the SC AHEC System, She partners with regional AHEC professional development coordinators, content experts, and SC AHEC team members to coordinate statewide and regional trainings and professional education programs for future and current health professionals in SC. Lucy started as an intern working for the Office of Telehealth Education, focusing on data analysis and quality improvement of program content. She widened her scope to include assisting with communication efforts for South Carolina AHEC and worked closely with the Director of Communications. Lucy graduated from Winthrop University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and completed a Master's in Communication Studies with the University of Alabama in 2019.
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- Member of the Rural Dentist Loan Repayment Program Board
- Member of the Rural Incentive Grant Program Board
- Director, Office of Primary Care, SC DHEC, Ex Officio Member
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- Program Coordinator, SC AHEC Program Office
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- Program Director, Prisma Health - Midlands / USC SOM Columbia - Columbia Family Medicine Residency Program Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia
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- Family Medicine Residency Program Director, Medical Director, AnMed Family Medicine MUSC AHEC Professor ( Anderson / Family Medicine )
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- Program Director, Tidelands Health MUSC Family Medicine Residency Program
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- Director, Office of Academic Affairs and Licensing, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
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- Member of the Rural Dentist Loan Repayment Program Board
- Community Dentist, South Carolina Dental Education Foundation Board Representative
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- Director, Member Engagement & Workforce Development, South Carolina Hospital Association
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- Program Director, Spartanburg Family Medicine Residency Program
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- Member of the Rural Incentive Grant Program Board
- Clinical Associate Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, USC School of Medicine Columbia
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- Director of Health Careers Program, South Carolina AHEC Program Office
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- Member of the Rural Dentist Loan Repayment Program Board
- Executive Director, South Carolina Dental Association, Ex - Officio Member
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- Program Director, Summerville Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program
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- Continuing Education Coordinator, Mid - Carolina AHEC
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- Director of Medical Education and Residency Program Director, Self Regional Healthcare MUSC AHEC Associate Professor ( Greenwood / Family Medicine )
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- Health Professions Student Coordinator, Mid - Carolina AHEC
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- Chairman / Program Director, Prisma Health - Upstate / USC SOM Greenville - Greer Family Medicine Residency Program
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- Executive Administrative Assistant
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- Vice President of Clinical Hub at Wellpath
Shawn Valenta is the Vice President of Clinical Hub at Wellpath, one of the largest private correctional healthcare companies in the country. With nearly 20 years of clinical and health care leadership experience, Shawn has a demonstrated record in successfully achieving results with a focus on quality improvement and cost-efficiency.
In Shawn's previous Administrator of Telehealth role at the Medical University of South Carolina, he oversaw the strategic initiatives and operations of the MUSC Center for Telehealth, a HRSA-designated National Telehealth Center of Excellence. In this position, he managed the operations of telehealth services that range from the ICU to the home, including a 32-hospital telestroke network and one of the fastest growing school-based telehealth networks in the country.
Shawn also worked collaboratively in statewide strategic planning and furthering the health of South Carolinians with telehealth technology through the South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA). MUSC Health is the headquarters of the SCTA, which was awarded the 2019 American Telemedicine Association's President's Award for Transformation of Health Care Delivery.
Shawn was highlighted in 2020 by the SC Department of Commerce's innovation hub, Scribble, for the creation of TSIM™ (the Telehealth Service Implementation Model), a guiding framework for the development, implementation and long-term sustainability of high quality telehealth services.
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- Director, Prisma Health - Upstate / USC SOM Greenville - Greenville Family Medicine Residency Program
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- Health Careers Program Coordinator, Pee Dee AHEC
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- Program Director, Lexington Medical Center / University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia Family Medicine Residency Program
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- Program Director, McLeod Rural Family Medicine Residency Program
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- Health Careers Program Coordinator, Mid - Carolina AHEC
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- Member of the Rural Incentive Grant Program Board
- President, South Carolina Hospital Association
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- Program Director, Aiken Regional Medical Centers Family Medicine Residency Program
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- Vice Provost for Professional and Public Relations, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Carolinas Campus
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- Health Professions Student Coordinator, Upstate AHEC
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- Member of the Rural Incentive Grant Program Board
- Interim CEO, Chief Operating Officer, South Carolina Primary Health Care Association
- Interim Chief Executive Officer / Chief Operating Officer, South Carolina Primary Health Care Association
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- State School Nurse Consultant for South Carolina
Victoria Ladd is the State School Nurse Consultant for South Carolina, a position which is shared by two state agencies, the SC Dept. of Health and Environmental Control and the SC Dept. of Education to address the professional development and support of school nursing and other school health initiatives. Vicky is an RN with an MSN in nursing administration from St. Joseph's College of Maine, and a bachelor's degree in economics from Boston College. She is the Data Coordinator for the SC Association of School Nurses (SCASN). Vicky is also the Vice President of the National Association of State School Nurse Consultants (NASSNC), a role which she has found to be valuable to share experiences, policy and knowledge at the national level for the betterment of our children. She is also a certified ACEs trainer, and a member of many South Carolina coalitions and taskforces focused on improving the health of school aged children. School nursing was the job Vicky thought she would do for a few years as a working mom, and it became a life's passion after meeting so many invested, caring nurses who work so hard to improve the health of children.
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- Health Careers Program Coordinator, Upstate AHEC
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- Health Careers Program Coordinator, Mid - Carolina AHEC