South Carolina Rural Interdisciplinary 
Program of Training

Four Rural Interdisciplinary Practicums will be offered during 2010. The SCRIPT program is sponsored by South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium (AHEC). SCRIPT is designed to:

• Immerse students in rural health care.
• Provide experience in rural health care settings.
• Acquaint students with rural lifestyle.
• Convey knowledge and appreciation for a variety of health professions disciplines.

• Train in a rural clinical practice.
• Be part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Collaborate in a community-focused health promotion activity.
• Network with rural health professionals.
• Earn a stipend plus a limited amount of travel money: housing provided.
• Earn academic credit toward degree requirements.

• Medical University of South Carolina
• South Carolina State University
• University of South Carolina
• Clemson University
• Winthrop University

Mid-Carolina region of South Carolina (GRAY)
Union, Chester,Lancaster and Fairfield.

Pee Dee region of South Carolina (RED)
Rural Florence, Sumter and Clarendon.

Upstate region of South Carolina (BLUE)
Oconee, Pickens and Anderson.

 Complete a web-based orientation activities 
 Live in a rural community
 Attend a 4-day Rural Health Workshop (beginning May 17th or May 24th)
 Experience 16 days (9 hrs./day) of clinical practice and/or field work
 Participate in an Interdisciplinary team, community-focused health promotion activity
 Attend three “Fabulous Fridays”-field trips and interdisciplinary conferences
 Earn up to 5 semester credit hours
 NOTE: Attendance is MANDATORY and students must have their own transportation

To Apply:
All SCRIPT students must apply via this website.
The three (3) parts to the application are...
1. Submission of the application form.
2. Submission of the pretest, and
3. Payment of a $25 application fee which may be paid by mail or paid online.
A refund is given if we can't accomodate you. There is not a refund if you drop. Cut off date for dropping is one month before beginning of assigned session.

To Begin the Application Process, please CLICK onto the SECURED SERVER Below.

• Students who have completed the three step application process will be sent a confirmation verifying receipt of materials.
• Please note that completion and submission of the SCRIPT application does not guarantee acceptance into the program.
• To qualify for program acceptance, students must be in good standing within their academic department, have completed and submitted the application and pre-test, and paid the application fee.
• Students are accepted and placed into sessions with consideration of the following SCRIPT guidelines to ensure:
  a) interdisciplinary mix, b) geographical representation and c) intercollegiate mix.
• Students will be notified of session assignment by the end of February.
• Clinical and preceptor assignments will be made no later than 2 weeks prior to beginning of the session.

To Register for academic credit:

• All students must present a letter of acceptance into SCRIPT from Lowcountry AHEC at time of registration.
  
• Each student is responsible for providing a copy of their course registration to Lowcountry AHEC, showing course number, title and number of university credits by April 12th.

MUSC students registering for INTDS 605 Rural Interdisciplinary Practicum will do so through their college academic advisor, by completing a “Request for Course Add and/or Drop” form. Please add INTDS 605 for 5 SH for Spring Semester, unless you are a full-time student during Summer Semester.

Note: MUSC students (all disciplines) register through their college academic advisors for the course during pre-registration periods: (a) Spring, October 12-23, 2009, or (b) Summer, February 14-26, 2010. Full-time students may add INTDS 605 to their Spring course schedule until March 31, 2010.

Students from universities other than MUSC will have unique course numbers and credit options which vary.  Call Kim Stephens at 1-843-782-5052 for procedure.

Elizabeth Erkel, RN, PhD, SCRIPT Curriculum Consultant & Nursing Faculty
MUSC College of Nursing
erkelea@musc.edu

• http://www.musc.edu/trip  (Click on Course Orientation).
• Students may begin orientation on March 29th.
  (Deadline to complete activities: April 12th.)