The Upstate AHEC Summer Institute is an enrichment program designed to provide high school students with experience and exposure to a health care environment and to expose students to academics at the college level.

The Summer Institute plays a major role in establishing a community bond by providing projects that promote the service aspect of healthcare.

Objectives

• To alleviate the under representation of minority health professionals in the Upstate AHEC region
• To support and encourage students to become future health professionals
• To expose students to academics at the college level through credited and non-credited courses
• To allow students to participate in community projects promoting the service aspect of healthcare
• To expose students to the roles and responsibilities of various health professionals
• To provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in a health care setting

Eligibility Requirements

• Maintain a minimum 2.75 GPA
• Submit an academic recommendation and high school transcript
• Preference is given to members who have maintained contact with the SDDP Coordinator and actively participated in programs

STUDENTS SPEAK OUT:

“I have had such a great time this summer. I have also obtained tons of information.
I can’t think of any better way that I could’ve spent my summer other than being in the AHEC program. I really would like to continue to be in this program next summer…”
–Onekadiona Phillips, Freshman, Charleston Southern University