Welcome to the SMAHEC's very first blog entry. I'd like to tell you about our center. We are one of seven AHECs in Mississippi, and we serve the southern fifteen counties. Our mission is to help increase the number of health care professionals in Mississippi, by educating students about health careers, and also by arranging and managing clinical rotations for medical students. Another duty we are charged with, is to offer continuing education for health care professionals through conferences and seminars. Lastly, we are involved in community outreach. We host a support group for women, participate in health fairs, and serve as members of several organizational boards, and coalitions for health related activities.
Our plan for this blog is to have "guest" bloggers (so you won't get bored). Medical students, nurses, doctors, and other health care providers will be telling us all about their professional lives. It is our hope that learning about what it is like to be a doctor, nurse, physical therapist, physician's assistant, etc., will encourage students to perhaps enter that field.
Please feel free to ask a question, post a comment, or submit a guest blog.
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