Brooklyn-Queens-Long Island Area Health Education Center

About the Member

Brooklyn-Queens-Long Island Area Health Education Center (BQLI AHEC) was established in August 2002 and is a non-profit 501(c)(3) community-based organization. The Center is one of three New York Metropolitan Region AHECs developed to address the health workforce issues of underserved communities. The BQLI AHEC target area is one of the largest regions in the New York State AHEC system, providing services to four counties: Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk. Nine areas within this catchments area have been designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA).

About the Partnership

BQLI AHEC is teaming up with iMentor Interactive to connect high school and college students interested in careers in the healthcare sector with healthcare professionals. The students and professionals will email using relevant writing prompts in iMi and then meet up in-person for internships, job shadowing, and career panels. The BQLI AHEC staff will be able to measure the impact of their program on the occupational outlook of the students through the use of surveys and reporting tools.