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Middle & High School Students
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Middle and High School Students
GSAHEC inspires youth to choose a career in the health professions with our health career camps, mentoring programs, college preparatory courses and more. We focus on recruiting more minority and disadvantaged youth into health careers because research and experience indicate they will be more likely to care for the medically underserved. As our population becomes more diverse, it is important that our health care workforce reflects that diversity.
Programs offered to educate and inspire youth to choose a career in health include:
- Health careers presentations
- Health career camps
- REACH
- Summer academy program
- Mentoring programs
- College preparatory courses
- Guest speakers and more
These programs offer a fun and exciting environment with real-world examples. You might travel to Tampa General Hospital and learn how to stitch up an incision or spend time talking to college students who are pursuing a career in health. These opportunities are designed for you to discover the possibilities available in the health professions, introduce you to the requirements for college and equip you with the tools, information and resources you need to pursue a health career.
For more information on middle and high school student opportunities, please visit:
http://www.infocusdesign.net/GSAHEC/youth_programs.htm.
Health Professions/College Students
GSAHEC coordinates clinical training opportunities at community-based sites for health professions students. The AHEC sites bring health disparities to life for students; you will see first-hand the needs of uninsured and underinsured patients. We train students in these sites to expose you to the rewards and challenges of working with the medically needy – and possibly influence your career decisions.
All third-year USF medical students rotate through an AHEC-sponsored community health site as part of their primary care clerkship. USF nursing and public health students also elect to do field experiences at the community health sites. In addition, Gulfcoast South AHEC partners with Edison College, Florida A&M University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Manatee Community College, Manatee Technical Institute and the University of Florida to coordinate training in a four-county area.
AHEC’s programs are exposing the next generation of health professionals to the rewarding experiences of working with the medically needy and influencing your future employment decisions to practice in medically underserved areas. Who will care for Florida’s growing population of uninsured and medically needy individuals? The answer is health care providers, like you, who are recruited into health careers through AHEC’s programs and go into practice in medically underserved areas.
For more information about clinical training opportunities, visit http://www.infocusdesign.net/GSAHEC/clinical_training.htm
