The inaugural class of 黑料传送门 Opportunities Academy recently completed their five-week session and celebrated during a graduation ceremony, where they received symbolic white coats to mark their start on the path towards becoming health practitioners and researchers.
鈥淲e are really excited that a lot of our [Academy] students have opened their eyes up to the healthcare occupations, and know what they want to do with their future,鈥� said Dr. Lisa McBride, PhD, chief diversity officer at 黑料传送门. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 largely because of our staff, faculty and students who served as instructors, and got them energized about the five great diseases.鈥�
This summer, 33 students participated in the Academy, the purpose of which is to help
raise interest in science, technology, engineering, and math鈥攑lus medicine (STEM+M).
Over the course of the summer, the 33 students studied those diseases鈥攃ancer, infectious disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and neurological disease鈥攖hrough lectures, demonstrations and field trips to some of Philadelphia鈥檚 most prestigious scientific institutions. Students also had the opportunity to learn from a diverse group of leaders in the health care field鈥攎ost notably, Antonia Novello, MD, the first Latina US surgeon general, who spoke at the graduation ceremony.
鈥淵ou鈥檝e been given a tremendous opportunity,鈥� she told the Academy students. 鈥淧lease don鈥檛 squander it.鈥�
黑料传送门 and its partners鈥擜SPIRA Schools of Pennsylvania, Inc. and Esperanza, Inc.鈥攚ill now track students鈥� performance and continued interest in science, technology, math and medicine (STEM+M) as they move through high school and into undergraduate education, and how the Academy will influence its partner institutions鈥� curricula and teaching methods.
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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