The 4th Annual South Georgia Healthcare Summit

The 4th Annual South Georgia Healthcare Summit was held on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton Georgia.
The first Healthcare Summit began in 2019 as an outcome of the needs assessment conducted with the South Georgia Healthcare Group where it was recognized as a potential gateway for greater communication and collaboration between educators and healthcare employers that would benefit the entire region. Attributable to the success of that first event, the group planned for this to be an annual event. The Southwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership was in the process of developing a separate summit to take place September 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, plans for this summit were suspended. Due to delays from the pandemic, the second event wasn’t held until 2022 when a joint venture between the Southwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership and the South Georgia Healthcare Group was established. The work across the South Georgia healthcare sector is funded through the WorkSource Georgia Sector Partnership Grant Program. These Partnerships are managed by WorkSource Southwest Georgia and WorkSource Southern Georgia respectfully.
The 2024 Summit was titled “A Day in the Life” and featured dynamic speakers on a variety of subjects concerning healthcare including education, rural healthcare issues, mental health, non-traditional programs, and much more. This event has grown each year and moved to a larger location within the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center.

An exciting new outcome of the Summit this year is their Healthcare Scholarship Program. This endeavor is the product of committee support and sponsorship of the work across South Georgia. The scholarship awards range from $250 to $1,000 to High School Seniors entering a healthcare-related pathway or PostSecondary Students enrolled in a healthcare-related pathway in South Georgia. Scholarship winners were announced during the event.
Vendor tables were available for $100 and vendors were given the opportunity to highlight their organization during the Summit. Sponsorships were also available and were featured prominently in advertising and signage before and during the event.