The University of South Carolina
Maternal and Child Health and Leadership, Education, and Advancement in Undergraduate Pathways
(MCH LEAP)
Applications for the 2025-26 academic year are now closed.
If you have any questions, please email MCH LEAP Program Coordinator, Olivia Ancrum, at OANCRUM@mailbox.sc.edu.
Watch our video introduction to learn how MCH LEAP can help you achieve your goals in maternal and child health.
Announcements
Palmetto Perspectives, Dr. Deborah Billings
Bringing together a diverse group of voices to discuss the important issues in the community. Dr. Deborah Billings, LEAP faculty mentor, served as a panelist for the session discussing the important issues facing the state...
Saundra Glover reflects on a quarter-century of breaking down barriers and building a brighter future
Saundra Glover was already on the path to a career in academia when she was first introduced to USC’s School of Public Health (renamed for Norman J. Arnold in 2000). It was 1991, and she was just finishing up her...
MCH LEAP Spring Summit 2025
On April 11th, 2025, the MCH LEAP program hosted its fourth annual Spring Summit, gathering over fifty students, faculty, and administrators from the University of South Carolina (USC) with working professionals in the...