Welcome to the Worcester Pipeline Collaborative

In 1996, the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) made a conscious commitment to raise awareness of the importance of the Life Sciences professions for students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds in Central Massachusetts. To that end, UMMS teamed with local education, community, and business partners to establish the Worcester Pipeline Collaborative (WPC).

The WPC is uniquely positioned to provide partnership activities that 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 provides family involvement activities and teachers' professional development opportunites. 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 careers in the healthcare and biomedicla research professions 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.

Read about the first ten years...