Mid-Carolina AHEC

commitment has been based on AHEC’s awareness that the under representation of racial and ethnic minorities in our state’s health care workforce significantly contributes to disparities in the health status and access to health care for some of SC’s most vulnerable residents. Mission:

To improve the quality and accessibility of health care for the communities of South Carolina through a system of community-academic partnerships whose central purpose is the recruitment, education, and retention of primary health care providers. Vision:

To be a model integrated and collaborative educational system that builds the capacity for optimal health in South Carolina

Our Aims:

-Improved quality of health care in South Carolina with an emphasis on primary care.
-Elimination of medically underserved areas in South Carolina. Our Counties:

-Aiken
-Cherokee
-Chester
-Fairfield
-Kershaw
-Lancaster
-Lexington
-Newberry
-Richland
-Union
-York