Programs That Attract and Support Diverse Students - Lewis Katz School of Medicine
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Programs that Attract and Support Diverse Students
Strategic Initiatives
Programs That Attract and Support Diverse Students
Enhance program offerings to attract and support diverse students, focusing on expanding outreach, creating cost-effective pathways for medical education, and increasing tuition scholarship opportunities to alleviate student debt burden.
Key Objectives:
1Accelerated and/or other approaches to offering more cost-effective pathways for students to complete their education and training. In Progress
2Collaboration opportunities across the Temple enterprise to create new and enhance joint, interdisciplinary education programs. In Progress
3Conduct a targeted campaign to raise funds (aspirational target) for tuition scholarships. In Progress
4Enhance and expand support services, such as counseling and academic assistance, to address the unique needs of all students. On The Horizon
- Enhance accessibility by reducing financial barriers through increased scholarships.
- Improve student success by creating a supportive and inclusive academic environment.
- Promote diversity by attracting and supporting students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.
1Accelerated and/or other approaches to offering more cost-effective pathways for students to complete their education and training. In Progress
2Collaboration opportunities across the Temple enterprise to create new and enhance joint, interdisciplinary education programs. In Progress
3Conduct a targeted campaign to raise funds (aspirational target) for tuition scholarships. In Progress
4Enhance and expand support services, such as counseling and academic assistance, to address the unique needs of all students. On The Horizon
Working Group Members
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Group Champions |
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| Abby Berkeley, MD | Interim Senior Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |
| Christine Mount, PA-C | Program Director, Physician Assistant Program |
Members
| Robert Bettiker, MD/MGA | Professor, Medicine |
| Lindsay Kuo, MD | Associate Professor, Surgery |
| Lawrence Kaplan, MD | Associate Dean, Interprofessional education |
| Joanna Elkes Pierce | Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations and Special Initiatives |
| Steve Popoff, PhD | Chair and Professor, Department of Biomedical Education and Data Science |
| Stefan Schechs | Assistant Director, Admissions |
| Scott Shore, PhD | Associate Dean, Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Programs |
| Maria Zimmerman | Associate Director, Admissions |
