Penn Educational

Pipeline Program

Our Mission

3. Motivation

“Three M’s”1. Medical education

2. Mentorship

History

Dr. Karen Hamilton establishes the Neuroscience Pipeline Program as part of the AAMC 3000 x 2000 Campaign.

1998

Curriculum switches from to case-based model

2002

Netter Center expands neuroscience curriculum at Sayre Middle School; Sayre replaces Overbrook as a partner school; Pipeline ProgramDr. Roy Hamilton becomes Curriculum Director

2003Neurology residents are first recruited to Pipeline Program

2005

2004

Sayre (now Sayre High School) becomes the sole partner school 2007

First academic publications regarding the Pipeline model; First investigations into efficacy

2008Guiding partnerships with sister institutions founded

2009

Dr. Sharon LewisJoins Pipeline facultyand directs neurosciencecurriculum.

2013

GI and Epidemiology added to Pipeline curriculum.

African Americans suffer from higher rates of stroke and from worse stroke outcomes than other Americans.

Atherosclerosis and uncontrolled hypertension are likely contributors

Diseases that affect your community

Stroke

Diseases that affect your community

Colorectal Cancer

Case-Based

Teaching

Learn medicine the same way doctors learn medicine.

Small group activities

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All aboutthe Neuron

The MightyBrain

NeurologicalDisorders

NeuroscienceMethods

Come toYour Senses

Games

Creating a true pipeline

9th Grade: Infectious Disease

10th Grade: Neuroscience

11th Grade: Cardiology

Epidemiology

College and beyond…

Meet our Doctors

Roy Hamilton, MD, MS

Job at Penn: NeurologistTitle: Assistant ProfessorFrom: Long Beach, CACollege: HarvardMedical School: HarvardResidency: University of PennsylvaniaFellowship: University of Pennsylvania

Director, Penn Educational Pipeline Program

Meet our Doctors

Sharon Lewis, MD

Job at Penn: NeurologistTitle: Assistant ProfessorFrom: Pennsylvania & Ft. Lauderdale, FLCollege: University of MiamiMedical School: University of MiamiResidency: University of PennsylvaniaFellowship: University of Pennsylvania

Director, Neuroscience Pipeline Program

Meet our Doctors

Jerry Johnson, MD

Job at Penn: Chief of GeriatricsTitle: ProfessorCollege: Denver UniversityMedical School: Case Western ReserveResidency: NC Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NCRWJF Clinical Scholar: University of Pennsylvania

Director, Epidemiology Pipeline Program

Meet our Doctors

Natasha Fontaine, MD

Job at Penn: GastroenterologistTitle: FellowCollege: Howard UniversityMedical School: Wake Forest Residency: Johns HopkinsFellowship: University of Pennsylvania

Curriculum Co-director,Gastroenterology Pipeline Program

Christina Twyman, MD

Job at Penn: GastroenterologistTitle: FellowFrom: Alexandria, VACollege: Duke UniversityMedical School: Johns HopkinsResidency: Johns HopkinsFellowship: University of Pennsylvania

Curriculum Co-director,Gastroenterology Pipeline Program

Meet our Doctors

Meet our Coordinators

Emily Evans

From: Erie, PACollege: Tulane University

Coordinator,Neuroscience Pipeline

Fun Facts:1) 1st generation college2) State champ track & field in HS3) Likes cooking, sports, & video games

Meet our Coordinators

Lauren Banks

From: Albany, NY & Bethesda, MD

College: Stanford

Coordinator,Gastroenterology Pipeline Program

Fun Facts: 1) Colorblind2) Brother is a 2x Olympian

AcknowledgementsSayre High School• Principal Charles Ireland• Sayre teachers

Netter Center for Community Partnerships

• Sayre-Penn Health Promotion Undergraduate TA Coordinator: John Ibrahim

• Cory Bowman, Associate Director Netter Center for Community Partnerships

Penn School of Medicine Educational Pipeline Program

• Karen Hamilton, PhD – Administrative Program Director, Emeritus

• Dorothy Harris – Administrative Coordinator

• Anna Delaney – Director, Curriculum Office, PSOM

Pipeline Teaching PartnersGastroenterologyTeaching AssistantsStephanie HonigCarly BorinksyAlly WangAmy WeissShadrack FrimongSamantha FreedmanArielle BokhourKristie BaumanAfaf Moustafa

Sayre StudentsAlia BarrettAmonna Bennefield Yaqwuon BrownEbony ClemensTyrone ClemenKenneth Gadson Tymir Green-EllisAnthony GriffinTylier JonesKevin Keno Jr. Kiarra Lites

Siani LitesNadira McCleanKariema MooreDerek RichardsonAudraya RossTimell Floyd-SherrardDquan ThomasMichael TaylorXzaria Williams*Ronisha WestbrookLisa Williams-MatthewsReginaldo Winston

Pipeline Teaching PartnersMedical StudentsMeredith CurtisElise SchlisselKatie O'ConorSheng TangHarry HanRoger MurayiBilly YatesKatherine HamiltonJon KoleMoleye RobertsJulia CohenMallory IronsJessica LiuJohn WilenDan LarachAlex BridgesErnesto Gonzales

Pipeline Teaching PartnersNeuroscienceTeaching Assistants

Jennifer YoonRebecca MargolisKathryn RooneyRachel GreenbergWesleigh LeighAlyssa NievesPalmila LiuJoshua KaminetskyColin Millar