Floridas AHEC Programs have grown from that first AHEC Center serving 10 counties to 6 AHEC Centers today serving 46 Florida counties. with 3 additional AHEC Centers to serve another 12 Florida counties scheduled to begin operations within the next 2 years. In the past year alone. over 800 medical student and resident rotations and nearly 600 nursing and other student rotations into Floridas most rural and innercity areas have accounted for over 180.000 hours of training in underserved areas. Most of these rotations have been into community and migrant health centers. county public health units. community hospitals. and other indigent care settings. serving many of our States most needy population groups. Also in this period. over 2.500 health care professionals have benefited from AHEC continuing education and library services In remote community settings. Mr.