The AMS Office of Minority Affairs has developed and implemented a variety of programs to increase minority representation in the New York medical schools. There are 57 STEP graduates that have matriculated to medical school. A conference for junior high and high school students is sponsored in the spring. Approximately150 students attend workshops on how to select a college or university, admission criteria, how to prepare a personal statement and financial aid. A panel of health professions students share their career paths and motivational strategies.
Program consists of two summers and an academic year.
Successful completion of the programs guarantees admission to the freshmen class of the referring medical school. There are 79 students currently enrolled in medical school.