About Health Careers Promotion
The goal of Brazos AHEC Health Careers Promotion is to recruit under-represented and disadvantaged individuals, and prepare them for health professions education by providing health career awareness activities. The Health Careers Promotion division of the Brazos AHEC provides career decision makers with information about health careers training and opportunities. Students are encouraged to seek their education and placement in rural and medically underserved communities in Central Texas. Information available for both students (K-12) and career-changing adults.
Sample Activities
Providing classroom presentations about health careers
Facilitating after-school science programs
Participation in career fairs
Offering programs that enhance employability skills
Designing and implementing mentoring programs
Providing financial aid information and services
Maintaining and disseminating college, university, and technical school information
Distributing HOT Jobs, a catalog of health careers
Administering career aptitude and interest tests
Providing speakers from a particular health field or from surrounding college health programs
Organizing health care-related field trips
Organizing summer camps for students interested in health careers


Brazos AHEC partners with schools and other service organizations to provide opportunities for youths. If your agency helps the youth in your community reach their highest potential, has speakers available for classroom presentations, or provides career enhancement opportunities, AHEC would like to join with you in these efforts.
For more information about Health Careers Promotion, contact:
Todd Becker
Program Coordinator
1722 Colcord Ave.
Waco, Texas 76707
Phone: (254) 753-4392 ext. 10
Health Careers Promotions
What Health Career is Right for You??
Health Careers Camp 2008
Tarleton State University-Stephenville, Texas
June 9-12, 2008