South Carolina AHEC Councils
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AHEC Council
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stoney A. Abercrombie, MD | Director of Medical Education; USC Professor Family Medicine; MUSC AHEC Professor (Anderson/Family Medicine) |
| Graham Adams, PhD | Chief Executive Officer, South Carolina Office of Rural Health |
| William D. Anderson, MD, FAAFP, DAB, FM | USC Dean's Representative, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer |
| Edward W. Bray, III, MD | Associate Dean GME and CME; Greenville Health System Designated Institutional Official (DIO) |
| Alec DeCastro, MD | Program Director, MUSC/Trident Family Medicine Residency Program; Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine/Sports Medicine |
| Gerard C. Jebaily, MD | Director, McLeod Family Medicine Residency Program; Associate Director for Clinical Affairs; MUSC AHEC Associate Professor (Florence/Family Medicine) |
| Donna H. Kern, MD | MUSC Dean's Representative Assistant Professor, Family Medicine; Associate Dean for Curriculum Integration & Implementation and Assistant Dean for Patient Safety & Simulation, College of Medicine |
| Mark Jordan | Director, Office of Primary Care, SC DHEC |
| Timothy J. Kowalski, DO | Dean, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Carolinas Campus |
| Ann Lefebvre, MSW, CPHQ | Executive Director, South Carolina AHEC; Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Associate Dean, Community Medicine, MUSC |
| Diane M. Mathews, MS Chair |
Center Director, Lowcountry AHEC; Adjunct Faculty College of Health Professions, MUSC |
| Tann J. Platt, MD | Chair, Rural Physician Board; Associate Professor of Clinical Family and Preventive Medicine, USC; Medical Director, SCDHHS |
| Cheri Plyler, MBA | Center Director, Mid-Carolina AHEC |
| Deneatrice “Nita” Donald, BS, MEd, GCDF, CET | Center Director, Upstate AHEC |
| Katherine G. Stephens, PhD, MBA, FACHE | Vice President of Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official for GME |
| Steven Svoboda, MBA | Designated Institutional Official, Grand Strand Medical Center |
| Jerry R. Youkey, MD | Dean, USC School of Medicine Greenville |
| Angie, Ayers, MDA, C- TAGME | Designated Institutional Official, Director of Medical Education, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System |
| Non-Voting Members | |
| Gail B. Weaver, MA | Center Director, Pee Dee AHEC; Adjunct Faculty, College of Health Professions, MUSC |
Center Directors Council
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deneatrice “Nita” Donald, BS, MEd, GCDF, CET | Center Director, Upstate AHEC | (864) 349-1160 | ndonald@upstateahec.org |
| Ann Lefebvre, MSW, CPHQ | Executive Director, South Carolina AHEC; Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Associate Dean, Community Medicine, MUSC | (843) 792-4431 | lefebvre@musc.edu |
| Diane M. Mathews, MS | Center Director, Lowcountry AHEC; Adjunct Faculty College of Health Professions, MUSC | (843) 782-5052 ext. 103 | mathewsd@lcahec.com |
| Cheri Plyler, MBA | Center Director, Mid-Carolina AHEC | (803) 286-4121 | cplyler@comporium.net |
| Gail B. Weaver, MA | Center Director, Pee Dee AHEC; Adjunct Faculty, College of Health Professions, MUSC | (843) 777-5353 | gweaver@mcleodhealth.org |
| Non-Voting Members | |||
| Jennifer Bailey, MEd | Associate Program Director for Education and Evaluation | 843-792-8230 | baileyje@musc.edu |
| Donald Tyner, MBA | Associate Program Director for Business and Finance | 843-792-4427 | tynerd@musc.edu |
| Program Office Support | |||
| Shaquana Randall | Executive Administrative Assistant | (843) 792-4429 | randals@musc.edu |
Family Medicine Directors Council
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| J. Burton Banks, MD | Program Director, Grand Strand Family Medicine Residency Program |
| Paul Bornemann, MD, RMSK, RPVI | Program Director, Prisma Health - Midlands/UofSC SOMC Columbia Family Medicine Residency Program; and Director of Primary Care Ultrasound, Ultrasound Institute; Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine |
| Patricia Bouknight, MD | Program Director, Spartanburg Family Medicine Residency Program |
| Matthew K. Cline, MD | Family Medicine Residency Program Director, Medical Director, AnMed Family Medicine; MUSC AHEC Professor (Anderson/Family Medicine) |
| Alec DeCastro, MD Chair |
Program Director, MUSC/Trident Family Medicine Residency Program; Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine/Sports Medicine |
| T. Edwin Evans, MD | Program Director, Seneca Lakes Family Medicine Residency Program; MUSC AHEC Associate Professor (Seneca/Family Medicine) |
| Vincent Green, MD | Director, Prisma Health - Upstate/UofSC SOMG Greenville Family Medicine Residency Program |
| Gerard C. Jebaily, MD | Director, McLeod Family Medicine Residency Program; Associate Director for Clinical Affairs; MUSC AHEC Associate Professor (Florence/Family Medicine) |
| Ann Lefebvre, MSW, CPHQ | Executive Director, South Carolina AHEC; Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Associate Dean, Community Medicine, MUSC |
| Michael Malone, MD | Program Director, Tidelands Health MUSC Family Medicine Residency Program |
| Seth Patterson, MD | Program Director, Prisma Health - Upstate/UofSC SOMG Greer Family Medicine Residency Program |
| Frederick Stone, Jr., MD, MPH | Program Director, Prisma Health - Midlands/UofSC SOMC Sumter Family Medicine Residency Program |
| Robert Tiller, MD | Director of Medical Education and Residency Program Director, Self Regional Healthcare; MUSC AHEC Associate Professor (Greenwood/Family Medicine) |
| Aaron Zeller, MD | Program Director, Prisma Health - Upstate/UofSC SOMG Seneca Family Medicine Residency Program |
| Program Office Support | |
| Kristin Cochran, MHA | Director of Recruitment and Retention Programs, South Carolina AHEC Program Office |
Continuing Professional Development Council
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Antley | Program Assistant, SC AHEC Program Office | (843) 792-6222 | antleyj@musc.edu |
| Katelyn Bailey | Continuing Education Coordinator, Mid-Carolina AHEC | (803) 286-4121 | kbailey@comporium.net |
| Diana Caron, RN, BHS, MEd | Continuing Education Coordinator, Lowcountry AHEC | (843) 782-5052 ext. 109 | carond@lcahec.com |
| Jasmine Douglas, BS, CHES | Continuing Education Coordinator, Lowcountry AHEC | (843) 782-5052 | douglasj@lcahec.com |
| Rebecca Jackson, RN | Continuing Education Coordinator, Mid-Carolina AHEC | (803) 286-4121 | rljackson@comporium.net |
| Jennifer Nelson | Continuing Education Coordinator, Pee Dee AHEC | (843) 777-5352 | jnelson@mcleodhealth.org |
| Beejay Parnell | Continuing Education Coordinator, Pee Dee AHEC | (843) 777-5347 | beejay.parnell@mcleodhealth.org |
| Cheri Plyler, MBA | Center Director, Mid-Carolina AHEC | (803) 434-6113 | cplyler@comporium.net |
| Marti Sturdevant, BA | Program Coordinator, SC AHEC Program Office | (843) 792-6606 | sturdev@musc.edu |
| Lauren Taylor, MBA | Director of Continuing Professional Development for Live Programming, Upstate AHEC | (864) 349-1178 | ltaylor@upstateahec.org |
| Jennifer Walker, MSN, BSN, RN | Director of Distance Learning, Upstate AHEC | (864) 349-1164 | jwalker@upstateahec.org |
Health Careers Program Council
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deneatrice “Nita” Donald, BS, MEd, GCDF, CET | Center Director, Upstate AHEC | (864) 349-1176 | ndonald@upstateahec.org |
| Jalacy Green, BS | Health Careers Program Coordinator, Lowcountry AHEC | (843) 782-5052 | greenj@lcahec.com |
| Katrina Johnson | Health Careers Program Coordinator, Pee Dee AHEC | (843) 777-5598 | katrina.johnson@mcleodhealth.org |
| Paula M. Jones, BHS, MBA | Acting Director, Health Careers Program, South Carolina AHEC Program Office | (843) 792-4443 | jonespa@musc.edu |
| Matthew Peak | Health Careers Program Coordinator, Pee Dee AHEC | (843) 777-5351 | matthew.peake@mcleodhealth.org |
| Whitney Rojas | Health Careers Program Coordinator, Mid-Carolina AHEC | (803) 286-4121 | whitneyrojas@comporium.net |
| Tiara Scott | Health Careers Program Coordinator, Upstate AHEC | (864) 349-1175 | tscott@upstateahec.org |
Health Professions Student Council
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Bailey, MEd | Associate Program Director for Education and Evaluation, SC AHEC Program Office | (843) 792-8230 | baileyje@musc.edu |
| Lance Butler | Health Professions Student Coordinator, Pee Dee AHEC | (843) 777-5341 | lance.butler@mcleodhealth.org |
| Stephanie Flowers | Health Professions Student Coordinator, Pee Dee AHEC | (843) 777-5345 | sflowers@mcleodhealth.org |
| Tina Fulton, BS | Health Professions Student Coordinator, Upstate AHEC | (864) 349-1168 | tfulton@upstateahec.org |
| Julie Ghent | Health Professions Student Coordinator, Mid- Carolina AHC | (803) 286-4121 | jughent@comporium.net |
| Kimbley (Kim) Stephens, MSEd | Health Professions Student Coordinator, Lowcountry AHEC | (843) 782-5052 | stephensk@lcahec.com |
| Marti Sturdevant, BA | Program Coordinator, SC AHEC Program Office | (843) 792-6606 | sturdev@musc.edu |
| Emily Warren, LMSW | Health Professions Student Coordinator, Lowcountry AHEC | (843) 782-5052 ext. 105 | warrene@lcahec.com |
| Gail B. Weaver, MA | Center Director, Pee Dee AHEC; Adjunct Faculty, College of Health Professions, MUSC | (843) 777-5353 | gweaver@mcleodhealth.org |
