OED >> Collaboration >> Pipeline Programs

Overview

The purpose of pipeline programs is to increase the amount of underrepresented minorities in health care field. Underrepresented minorities (URM) refers to racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population.

CPET

The University of Florida’s Center for Precollegiate Education and Training (CPET)provides twelve outreach programs designed to enhance and prepare science and technology teaching at the secondary education level. As the Universities umbrella, CPET partners with public school and community college teachers, students and the community.

College of Medicine Minority Affairs

The purpose of the Office of Minority Affairs is to recruit and retain students whose ethnic/racial groups are underrepresented in medicine.
The Office of Minority Affairs along with the Area Health Education Center (AHEC)sponsors two summer programs to enrich student interest in health professions. The Health Care Summer Institute(HCSI) is a program designed for high school students and the Summer Research Program(SRP) is designed for undergraduate students.

College of Dentistry Summer Learning Program

College of Dentistry Summer Learning Program is designed for undergraduates from educationally or economically disadvantaged backgrounds or ethnic minority students from Florida. The two-week class provides a multitude of experiences including hands-on projects in dental simulation laboratory, shadowing, one-on-one admissions advising, and networking opportunities.

SPICE - Science Partners in Inquiry-Based Collaborative Education

SPICE is a partnership between the Alachua County Public Schools and the University of Florida to enrich the education of graduate students through participation in outreach activities. SPICE encourages under-privileged middle school students to pursue careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) disciplines by enhancing science education.

PK Health Science Club

The PK Health Sciences Club began in the Fall of 2007 at PK Yonge Developmental Research School. Middle School students from diverse backgrounds meet once a week after school to take field trips to one of the different schools and departments in the University of Florida’s Health Science Center where they engage in hands-on demonstrations on the various career opportunities in the Health Sciences. The substantial interest in this club led to the development of a Summer Health Sciences Camp, which is scheduled to launch in the Summer of 2008.

Camp activities include personal health activities such as Yoga, Nutrition and Personal Trainers, hands on experiences with simulators, programs with Arts in Medicine and field trips to the helipad. Students will be provided information on paths to various careers in health and allied health professions across the Health Science continuum. For more information on the camp please contact Teddi Bearman.

 "The reason I want to participate in the Health Science Camp is because of all the opportunities it will provide. I enjoy science and believe that it will benefit me in the future. My interest grew when I went to the meeting and found that this field wasn’t just doctors and nurses that it was from social workers to Dentists. I’m interested in the field of dentistry and would love to learn more information on the different careers in the Health Science Field" –PK Yonge Student

PK students