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It helps participants gain the skills needed to be accepted to and successful in medical and dental school.<\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SMDEP710.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:7pt;line-height:150%\">Charlene Macharia, a SMDEP scholar from the University of California, receives her white coat from Anpo Charging Thunder, M.D., of UNMC&#8217;s family medicine department. Macharia was among 80 scholars who recently spent time at UNMC as part of its newly-reauthorized Summer Medical and Dental Education Program. <\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>&#8220;During the program, I took tough science classes and mock medical school exams,&#8221; said Dr. Flores, an assistant professor of family medicine. &#8220;By the time I entered medical school, I already had the confidence that I could succeed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Recently 80 students participated in the UNMC program for the summer, which marked the fifth consecutive year of SMDEP at the medical center. <\/p>\n<p>SMDEP aims to create a more diverse health care workforce to help the nation confront the health disparities that exist in underserved and rural areas. 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