Influencing the Future Health Professions Work Force

AHEC uses its resources for programs that generate interest in health careers, particularly among rural, minority, and disadvantaged youth. Training and service-oriented programs that expose health professions students to health career opportunities in underserved communities are also a priority.

• SSTRIDE (Science Students Together Reaching Instructional Diversity & Excellence)
  SSTRIDE was instituted in the summer of 1993 as an outreach program of the Program In Medical Sciences (PIMS) at Florida State University, now the College of Medicine. AHEC has been a partner and supporter of SSTRIDE since its inception. SSTRIDE's mission is to identify students who have a genuine interest in pursuing a career in science, engineering, mathematics, health, or medicine and to give those students the support services important for them to develop the sense of responsibility, focus and motivation necessary for success in their chosen fields.
  
  To read more about these programs visit: http://med.fsu.edu/StudentAffairs/SSTRIDE
  
   
• MAPS (Multi-Cultural Association for Pre-med Students)
  MAPS is the undergraduate level mentoring program which supports multi-cultural students preparing for graduate medical or other health professional schools.
  
  To find more about MAPS visit: http://med.fsu.edu/maps