The Michigan Area Health Education Center (MI-AHEC) - a program established to recruit, train and retain a diverse health care workforce in the state - has received a $750,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation in support of its efforts. The Wayne State University School of Medicine and College of Nursing received an initial federal grant in fall 2010 to establish the MI-AHEC program and are now partnering with community groups and schools in southeast and mid-Michigan to establish regional centers during the next two years that will develop and implement programs to increase interest in health professions. "Our AHEC program is committed to promoting the health and well being of people in underserved rural and urban areas," said Dr. Valerie M. Parisi, dean of the WSU School of Medicine and co-principal investigator of the grant. "That mission lines up perfectly with the Kresge Foundation's priority to foster healthy and safe communities. The grant is just what the doctor ordered." A statewide advisory board representing more than three-dozen community organizations has been established to guide MI-AHEC. "The advisory board will be absolutely central to the success of MI-AHEC because this is a community based and community driven initiative," said Barbara Redman, dean of the College of Nursing and co-principal investigator of the grant. "This is a true partnership."

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