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A Program of Excellence & Leadership A primary mission of the Florida State University
College of Medicine (FSUCOM) is to improve the delivery
of health care services to Floridas under-represented
populations, particularly members of minority groups and
those living in rural areas of the state. The disparity
between the need for minority physicians and the pool of
qualified minority applicants prompted students from
cultural diverse background to pursue careers in health
related and scientific fields. As a result of this need,
several outreach programs evolved at the pre-college,
college and post-baccalaureate level. The overall
outreach effort, called SSTRIDE, is an educational
pipeline that provides continuing academic support and
assistance to students in grades 7 through college. This
pipeline consists of several components designed to
assist in student development, academic achievement and
community involvement.
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Project SSTRIDE (Science Students Together Reaching
Instructional Diversity & Excellence) was instituted in
the summer of 1993 as an outreach program of the Program
In Medical Sciences (PIMS) at Florida Sate University,
now the College of Medicine. 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.
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