September 12, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Keynote
Josie Williams, Founder/CEO, Envision Consultant Group

Health Care Workforce Panel
Ann Lefebvre, MSW, CPHQ, Executive Director, South Carolina AHEC; Associate Dean for Community Medicine, MUSC; Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, MUSC

Katie Gaul, Director, SC Office for Healthcare Workforce, South Carolina AHEC

Lara Hewitt, MPH, Vice President, Workforce & Member Engagement, South Carolina Hospital Association

Vicki Young, PhD, CLSSGB, Chief Operating Officer, South Carolina Primary Health Care Association

The first session orients participants to the health status of South Carolinians, the non-medical determinants of health, and health disparities that became evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

October 10, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Keynote
Windsor Westbrook Sherrill, Ph.D., MBA, MHA
Associate Vice President for Health Research,
Clemson University; Chief Science Officer, Prisma Health Upstate

Special Guest
Robert Kerr, Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

The second session will include an overview of national and state level health care system structures and financing. Session 2 will help participants better understand how South Carolina’s Medicaid program works and what is and is not included within this funding source. 

Fellows will learn about and discuss changes in the funding landscape as new philosophies emerge about how to pay for health care. Presenters will also address the challenges associated with health care as a unique industry that does not adhere to traditional economic theory.

January 2024 | Day and Time TBD 

During the final class of the 2023 Health Policy Fellows Program, participants will work to fully understand specific health policy issues on which they want to take action using the skills and knowledge gained in the first two sessions. IMPH will convene Fellows with subject-matter experts and facilitate discussions to inform the creation of new or updated policy.