The Student /Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health Program (SEARCH) program provides opportunities for health profession students and residents to work with caring clinicians in communities of need.

The South Carolina SEARCH Program is funded through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and is administered by the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association (SCPHCA) in collaboration with its community partners, AHEC Recruitment & Retention Center/South Carolina Office of Rural Health and DHEC’s Office of Primary Care. The program offers health professional students the opportunity to train in interdisciplinary team environments and acquire the necessary skills to provide culturally responsive care to medically underserved populations in rural and urban areas of the state.  A four or five week experience is arranged by staff with careful consideration of student and preceptor interests, needs and experience.

The program provides students a weekly disburse­ment allowance designed to offset expenses associated with travel and work in rural medically underserved areas.  Applications are accepted year round for four or five week rotations.  Applications should be submitted three to six months prior to the desired start date.