Welcome to the BEST Program
A program that helps you to be compassionate, confident and culturally competent while exploring the world of health care
Developing a Diverse Medical Workforce
A program that helps you to be compassionate, confident and culturally competent while exploring the world of health care
Developing a Diverse Medical Workforce
About Us
The majority of human beings in our world will be touched one day by a medical health professional. It might be a doctor, nurse, therapist, or one of the many professionals that provide services to our societies. The BEST Program is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that attempts to help students become compassionate and confident while exploring the world of health care. The BEST Program has encouraged high school students from diverse backgrounds to focus on careers in the medical professions and has provided an educational curriculum as a vehicle to empower success to these students in fulfilling their dreams. The BEST Program has taken students with disadvantaged backgrounds and who are members of groups underrepresented in STEM disciplines and given them hope, guidance and ultimately careers in the healthcare field consistently serving the Tampa Bay community.
Over fifteen years ago, Dr. Dexter Frederick, while working in an inner-city medical facility, developed relationships with high school students expressing a desire to become a medical health professional. What struck his heart was the fact that they didn’t know how to take that first step in preparing for such careers. That’s when he developed The BEST(Brain Expansions Scholastic Training) Program ” Brain Expansions Scholastic Training, Incorporated.
Now in its 15th year, B.E.S.T. has developed, guided and mentored hundreds of high school students that are now doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professionals. Over 96% of the students that attend the B.E.S.T. Summer Academy will go on to college to achieve their dreams.
BEST is unique not only because students attending the Summer Academy work side-by-side with experienced health professionals, they also learn memory techniques developed by Dr. Frederick that enhances their academic abilities. As a result, many colleges have requested this memory training to be a part of their curriculum for their college-level health professional students. His memory training is now requested to be taught to college-level health professionals.
The B.E.S.T. Summer Academy’s goal is to provide hands-on experience for students in real-life situations and help them better understand the functions of hospital departments. Activities include hospital rotations, workshops on health careers and health issues, guest speakers and many other medically-related activities.
The majority of human beings in our world will be touched one day by a medical health professional. It might be a doctor, nurse, therapist, or one of the many professionals that provide services to our societies. The BEST Program is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that attempts to help students become compassionate and confident while exploring the world of health care. The BEST Program has encouraged high school students from diverse backgrounds to focus on careers in the medical professions and has provided an educational curriculum as a vehicle to empower success to these students in fulfilling their dreams. The BEST Program has taken students with disadvantaged backgrounds and who are members of groups underrepresented in STEM disciplines and given them hope, guidance and ultimately careers in the healthcare field consistently serving the Tampa Bay community.
Over fifteen years ago, Dr. Dexter Frederick, while working in an inner-city medical facility, developed relationships with high school students expressing a desire to become a medical health professional. What struck his heart was the fact that they didn’t know how to take that first step in preparing for such careers. That’s when he developed The BEST(Brain Expansions Scholastic Training) Program ” Brain Expansions Scholastic Training, Incorporated.
Now in its 15th year, B.E.S.T. has developed, guided and mentored hundreds of high school students that are now doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professionals. Over 96% of the students that attend the B.E.S.T. Summer Academy will go on to college to achieve their dreams.
BEST is unique not only because students attending the Summer Academy work side-by-side with experienced health professionals, they also learn memory techniques developed by Dr. Frederick that enhances their academic abilities. As a result, many colleges have requested this memory training to be a part of their curriculum for their college-level health professional students. His memory training is now requested to be taught to college-level health professionals.
The B.E.S.T. Summer Academy’s goal is to provide hands-on experience for students in real-life situations and help them better understand the functions of hospital departments. Activities include hospital rotations, workshops on health careers and health issues, guest speakers and many other medically-related activities.
Vision
A leading institution preparing health professionals for service
Mission
To inspire, expose and equip under-represented and disadvantaged youth interested in health professions by creating opportunities for learning in clinical settings; by nurturing their confidence and by improving their study skills and approach to learning
Core Values
Service
Diversity
Professionalism
Enhanced Cognition
Dedication
Passion
A leading institution preparing health professionals for service
Mission
To inspire, expose and equip under-represented and disadvantaged youth interested in health professions by creating opportunities for learning in clinical settings; by nurturing their confidence and by improving their study skills and approach to learning
Core Values
Service
Diversity
Professionalism
Enhanced Cognition
Dedication
Passion