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"Their [the BTG students'] involvement helps us with our summer programming and we not only appreciate and benefit from this, but we have come to depend on it."
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Pittsburgh BTG Web Site and Application

Bridging the Gaps Program Faculty and Staff


Thistle Elias, MPA
University of Pittsburgh BTG Program Director
elias@pitt.edu
412-624-0097

Cathy Sobocinski
University of Pittsburgh BTG Administrative Assistant
sobocinskic@edc.pitt.edu

Graduate School of Public Health
513 Parran Hall
Pittsburgh, PA  15261

Joan Harvey, MD
University of Pittsburgh BTG Program Faculty
School of Medicine


CHIP Eligibility

University of Pittsburgh students who have completed the equivalent of one year in the following graduate programs are eligible to participate in the Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program (some exceptions are made depending on prior experience):

  • School of Dental Medicine
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Social Work
  • Graduate School of Public Health

Pittsburgh Students who meet the eligibility criteria must:

  • Register with BTG program office (see BTG Application Form link below)

BTG Application Form


Pittsburgh BTG Dates to Remember
BTG Student Orientation April 30, 2012
Mentor Workshop  May 9, 2012
BTG Networking Social  July 11, 2012
BTG Symposium July 27, 2012

2011 BTG CHIP Community Partners – University of Pittsburgh


  • Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center, Inc.
  • Braddock Youth Project
  • Center of Life, Center of Life (Hazelwood)
  • Community Human Services
  • Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center, Early Head Start Program
  • Grace Lamsam Pharmacy, Northside Christian Health Center and the Birmingham Free Clinic
  • Hazelwood YMCA
  • Womansplace

For an alphabetical list of all 2010 BTG CHIP community partners and to view 2010 community project summaries by site, click here.

BTG Advisory Board – University of Pittsburgh


Jessica Burke, PhD, MHS, Graduate School of Public Health
Sharon Connor, PharmD, School of Pharmacy
Joan Harvey, MD, Associate Dean, Office of Student Affairs, School of Medicine
Jon Pletcher, MD, School of Medicine
Ann Mitchell, PhD, RN, HNC, School of Nursing  
Richard Rubin, DDS, MMPH, School of Dental Medicine
Tracy M. Soska, MSW, School of Social Work
Martha Ann Terry, PhD, Graduate School of Public Health
Tammy Thomas, MSW, MPH, Graduate School of Public Health

Community Partners: Deborah Gallagher, MSW; Sharon Jones, BS, CAC, CCDP; and Adrienne Walnoha, MSW

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BTG 20th Anniversary Tribute
"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 …"
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