Health Policy Fellows Program
For State Legislators
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH)
developed the Health Policy Fellows Program in 2013 to provide members of the General Assembly with clear, evidence-based health policy information in a nonpartisan manner. The Fellows Program is intended to assist elected officials by providing resources and information related to complex health topics. This program also highlights the importance of considering health implications as factors across all policy decisions.
About The Program
The Fellows Program includes national speakers as well as South Carolina experts. Panels of health and public health professionals provide information about our state’s health challenges and share examples of promising practices across the state that are achieving success in improving community health.
The full series of Fellows classes is an ongoing program that is offered every other year for members of the General Assembly.
IMPH also offers a Policy Summit every other year, which includes a gathering of alumni of the Health Policy Fellows Program, legislative staff, government officials and members of the IMPH Board of Directors.
The summit includes conversation with state and national experts around a specific health policy issue or concern, seeking collaborative, evidence-based solutions. The most recent summit was held January 13, 2025, and discussed rural access to care for improving maternal and infant health.
2025 HPFP DETAILS
COST:
Free
LOCATION:
The Palmetto Club
1231 Sumter St, Columbia, SC 29201
TIME COMMITMENT:
3 Sessions over 4 Months
2025-2026 DATES:
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Monday, January 12, 2026
or email [email protected]
2025 Session Overview
Session 1: Shaping Health Outcomes and Policy Approaches to Improve Health
October 14, 2025
9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Session 2: Understanding Medicaid, Health Systems and Financing: Improving Return on Investment
November 11, 2025
9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Session 3: Technical Assistance: Moving Forward to Improve Health
January 12, 2026
12 – 4 p.m
Health Policy Fellows’ Home Districts
HPFP ALUMNI districts are noted in red
Health Policy Fellows (2013-2023)
2023
Rep. Carl Anderson – 2023 (D-103)
Rep. Heather Bauer – 2023 (D-75)
Rep. Brandon Cox – 2023 (R-92)
Sen. Tom Davis – 2023 (R-46)
Rep. Chandra Dillard – 2023 (D-23)
Sen. Penry Gustafson – 2023 (R-27)
Rep. Rosalyn Henderson-Myers – 2023 (D-31)
Sen. Kevin Johnson – 2023 (D-36)
Rep. Brian Lawson – 2023 (R-30)
Rep. Annie McDaniel – 2023 (D-41)
Rep. Cody Mitchell – 2023 (R-65)
Rep. Carla Schuessler – 2023 (R-61)
Rep. Heath Sessions – 2023 (R-46)
2021
Rep. Terry Alexander – 2015, 2021 (D-59)
Rep. Wendy Brawley – 2021 (D-70)
Rep. Sylleste Davis – 2017, 2021 (R-100)
Rep. Raye Felder – 2017, 2021 (R-26)
Rep. Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers – 2021 (D-31)
Rep. Annie E. McDaniel – 2019, 2021 (D-41)
Rep. Chardale R. Murray – 2021 (D-116)
Rep. Mark Smith – 2021 (R-99)
Rep. Deon Tedder – 2021 (D-109)
Rep. Elizabeth “Spencer” Wetmore – 2021 (D-115)
Rep. Shedron Williams – 2021 (D-122)
2019
Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon – 2019 (R-87)
Sen. Ronnie Cromer – 2019 (R-18)
Rep. Annie E. McDaniel – 2019, 2021 (D-41)
Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell – 2019 (D-44)
Rep. Russell Ott – 2019 (D-93)
Rep. Ivory Thigpen – 2019 (D-79)
Rep. Ashley Trantham – 2019 (R-28)
2017
Rep. Todd Atwater – 2017 (R-87)
Rep. Micajah “Micah” Caskey IV – 2017 (R-89)
Rep. Sylleste Davis – 2017, 2021 (R-100)
Rep. Raye Felder – 2017, 2021 (R-26)
Rep. Cally “Cal” Forrest – 2017 (R-39)
Rep. Brandon Michael Newton – 2017 (R-45)
Sen. Floyd Nicholson – 2017 (D-10)
Sen. Rex Rice – 2017 (R-2)
Sen. Ronnie Sabb – 2017 (D-32)
Sen. Katrina Frye Shealy – 2017 (R-23)
Rep. Leola Robinson-Simpson – 2017 (D-25)
Rep. John Taliaferro “Jay” West IV – 2017 (R-7)
Rep. William “Will” Wheeler III – 2017 (D-50)
2015
Rep. Terry Alexander – 2015, 2021 (D-59)
Rep. Carl Anderson – 2015 (D-103)
Rep. Jimmy Bales – 2015 (D-80)
Rep. Justin Bamberg – 2015 (D-90)
Rep. Beth Bernstein – 2015 (D-78)
Rep. Jeff Bradley – 2015 (R-123)
Rep. Robert Brown – 2015 (D-116)
Rep. Gary Clary – 2015 (R-3)
Rep. Alan Clemmons – 2015 (R-107)
Rep. Derham Cole – 2015 (R-32)
Rep. Neal Collins – 2015 (R-5)
Rep. Chandra Dillard – 2015 (D-23)
Rep. MaryGail Douglas – 2015 (D-41)
Rep. Jerry Govan – 2015 (D-95)
Rep. Donna Hicks – 2015 (R-37)
Rep. Joe Jefferson – 2015 (D-102)
Rep. Roger Kirby – 2015 (D-61)
Sen. Thomas McElveen – 2015 (D-35)
Rep. Cezar McKnight – 2015 (D-101)
Rep. Walt McLeod – 2015 (D-40)
Rep. Harold Mitchell – 2015 (D-31)
Rep. Dennis Moss – 2015 (R-29)
Rep. Tommy Pope – 2015 (R-47)
Rep. Eddie Tallon – 2015 (R-33)
Rep. David Weeks – 2015 (D-51)
Rep. Robert Williams – 2015 (D-62)
Rep. Richie Yow – 2015 (R-53)
2013
Rep. Rita Allison – 2013 (R-36)
Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter – 2013 (D-66)
Rep. Laurie Funderburk – 2013 (D-52)
Rep. Phyllis Henderson – 2013 (R-21)
Rep. Jenny Horne – 2013 (R-94)
Rep. David Mack – 2013 (D-109)
Sen. John Matthews – 2013 (D-39)
Rep. Joe Neal – 2013 (D-70)
Rep. Andy Patrick – 2013 (R-123)
Sen. Clementa Pinckney – 2013 (D-45)
Rep. Mike Ryhal – 2013 (R-56)
IMPH gratefully acknowledges the support of The Duke Endowment and Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina in making the Health Policy Fellows Program possible.
