BEST Academy | Nonprofit

LEARN ABOUT US

What makes us unique? Ours is the only program of its kind in Tampa Bay that gives teens a look at the educational paths and careers of medical professionals.

ENGAGE WITH US

Our success doesn't happen without our community. Learn more about our events and ways to get involved and support BEST.

CONNECT WITH US

From Alumnus to Advocates, BEST works to engage its local community to spread awareness and raise funds critical to the success of its program.

PARENTS & STUDENTS

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ABOUT BEST

Brain Expansions Scholastic Training, Inc. is a vital 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that attempts to moderate the negative impacts of apathy and lack of available educational services on the underserved youth population of Tampa, Florida and beyond. The BEST Program has encouraged disadvantaged (at risk) youth to focus on careers in the medical profession and has provided an educational curriculum as a vehicle to empower success to these students in fulfilling their dreams. The BEST Program has taken students with disadvantaged backgrounds and given them hope, guidance and ultimately careers in the healthcare field consistently serving the Tampa Bay community.

2004

Year Established

3,000

Number of Students To-Date

$20,000

Amount in Scholarships

Number of Partner Sites

OUR PROGRAMS

BEST Memory Education

BEST believes that memorization skills are the stepping-stone to thinking. Without remembering facts, one cannot think, conceptualize, reason, make decisions, create or contribute.

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BEST Summer Academy

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Social Determinants

The BEST - SD Program is a complimentary expanded program with an innovative curriculum that is a year-round program that prepares young thought leaders in the area of social determinants of health.

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BEST SUMMMER MEDICAL ACADEMY

The majority of human beings in our world will be touched one day by a medical health professional. It might be a doctor, nurse, therapist, or one of the many professionals that provide services to our societies. The BEST Program has encouraged high school students from diverse backgrounds to focus on careers in the medical professions and has provided an educational curriculum as a vehicle to empower success to these students in fulfilling their dreams. BEST has taken students with disadvantaged backgrounds and who are members of groups underrepresented in STEM disciplines and given them hope, guidance and ultimately careers in the healthcare field consistently serving the Tampa Bay community.