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"The members gained information about maintaining their health ... [and] began to see coherence in establishing healthy on-going practices ... Our members and staff shared freely with the BTG students and felt they were contributing to the education of professionals who wanted to be more understanding."
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University of Pennsylvania
Penn
Web Site
Bridging the Gaps Program Staff
Ellen Martinak, MS
University of Pennsylvania BTG Associate Director
martinak@mail.med.upenn.edu
215-898-4141
Susan Primavera
University of Pennsylvania BTG Program Administrative Coordinator
sprimave@mail.med.upenn.edu
215-898-0947
Bridget McCormick, BS
University of Pennsylvania BTG Program Coordinator
bmccor@mail.med.upenn.edu
215-573-3208
School of Medicine
Room 911 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania BTG Program Faculty
Louis M. Bell Jr., MD, School of Medicine
Peter F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE, School of Medicine
Mary Frances Cummings,
MPH, RDH, School of Dental Medicine
Arlene Rivera Finkelstein, JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Joan I. Gluch,
PhD, RDH, School of Dental Medicine
Ann L. O’Sullivan,
PhD, FAAN, CPNP, School of Nursing
Anthony Rostain,
MD, MA, School of Medicine
Lucy Wolf Tuton,
PhD, Executive Director, Bridging the Gaps
CHIP Eligibility
University of Pennsylvania Students who have completed
their first year in the following schools are eligible to participate
in the Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program:
- Graduate Program in Public Health Studies
- Law School1
- School of Dental Medicine2
- School of Medicine3
- School of Nursing4
- School of Social Policy and Practice
1Law Students: Students interested in Health Law should contact Arlene Rivera Finkelstein at the Law School’s Toll Public Interest Center to discuss the BTG CHIP program and the possibility of being partnered with a more traditional legal internship for the rest of the summer.
2 Dental Students: Successful completion of the seven-week Community Health Internship Program provides both academic credit for Selective Program and Partial Service Learning Credit for Community Oral Health 612 course
3 Medical Students: Successful completion of the seven-week Community Health Internship Program is noted on the medical students' transcripts and meets partial requirements for the Community Health Certificate: Bridging the Gaps Scholar; Sayre Scholar; West Philadelphia Scholar; Women’s Health Scholar; and Global Health Scholar.
4 Nursing Students: Successful completion of the first clinical nursing course is an eligibility requirement.
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2012 BTG CHIP Community Partners
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University of Pennsylvania
- Archdiocese of Philadelphia, South Philadelphia Latino Community Outreach
- Children’s Crisis Treatment Center, Therapeutic Nursery
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Early Head Start Program
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia
- Consortium, Inc., Chestnut Place Clubhouse and Seeds of Hope
- Covenant House Pennsylvania
- Earth's Keepers, Inc.
- EducationWorks, South Philadelphia High School Project
- Hall Mercer, Child and Family Unit
- Health Federation, Early Head Start, Frankford Site
- Health Federation, Early Head Start, Franklin Site
- HIAS and Council Migration Services of Philadelphia
- Intercultural Family Services, Inc.
- LIFE A Practice of Penn Nursing
- Maternity Care Coalition, Cribs for Kids
- Myers Recreation Center [Francis J.]
- Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness Program
- Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Patient Assistance Program
- Philadelphia FIGHT
- Philadelphia Outreach Workers, HIV Outreach
- Ready, Willing & Able
- Sayre Health Center, Dr. Bernett L. Johnson Center
- Southwest Community Development Corporation, Patterson School
For an alphabetical list of all 2012 BTG CHIP community partners and to view 2012 community project summaries by site, click here.
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"As students, we are educated in the most minute detail about all aspects of the sciences. However, our success ... will be based more heavily on our ability to connect with patients ... the [clients] taught me more . than any basic science course I have completed ..." BTG Student Intern |
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