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Its mission is to encourage, educate, and challenge under-represented, educationally and economically disadvantaged students for success in the biotechnology, biomedical research, and healthcare professions (BBHP) where they are tradtitionally under-represented.
In 1996, the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) made a conscious commitment to get directly involved with the public education system to help improve and strengthen the curricula of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. To that end, UMMS teamed with local education, community, and business partners to establish the Worcester Pipeline Collaborative (WPC). Current partners include the Worcester Public Schools, Worcester State College (WSC), Quinsigamond Community College (QCC), Plumley Village (low-income housing complex), Abbott Bioresearch Center (ABC) and UMass Memorial Health Care System, Inc. (UMMHC). Partnership activities include: mentoring, job-shadowing, tutoring, clinical and research internships, touring, laboratory opportunities, after-school science programs, visiting scientist programs, and a speaker's bureau. The WPC also provides family involvement activities and professional development opportunities for teachers. Through these efforts, students learn to set high expectations for themselves, as they participate in rigorous K-12 mathematics and science curricula, and develop language skills required to enter competitive collegiate programs. Students also become academically prepared to pursue BBHP in Massachusetts. For complete details, please read the Executive Summary |
Our Partners Include
K-20 Educators, Professionals, and Administrators from Schools, Colleges, Universities, Biotechnology, Healthcare and Science Industries, and Community Centers. To learn more about the Health Science Academy at North High School, click on NHS. To learn more about the Health Science Academy at Worcester East Middle School, click on WEMS. To learn more about the Health Assistance Program at Worcester Vocational High School, click on WVHS. |