Giving students the knowledge and skills needed to become caring, culturally sensitive, ethical and culturally competent osteopathic physicians.

The mission of the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) grant at NYCOM/NYIT is to provide educational opportunities in health care to individuals who are committed to serving in New York and other areas while building a diverse health care professional workforce.

By reaching out to educationally and/or economically disadvantaged students through the HCOP grant we hope to:

• Link with our High School Science and Technology entry program (STEP), and the Achievers Into Medicine (AIM), our undergraduate pipeline program.

• Provide a continuum of support spanning a period of time from high school through medical school

• Offer students several points of entry and multiple opportunities for success

• Develop a more diverse and academically competitive applicant pool

• Graduate physicians with exposure to primary care needs in underserved populations

This comprehensive pipeline continuum is entitled Project Advance.  Project Advance includes:

STEP, AIM, Med Prep I Summer Program and Med Prep II Retention Program