Health Professions Pipeline Programs

Hannah Watson, MD 2012REACT Summer 2009

The Future Healthcare Workforce

The Need: – Shortage of Primary Care workforce– Need for linguistically and culturally competent

health care workers The Opportunity: – REACT program• 6 week paid summer program for youth aged 14-15• Work experience in a clinical setting• Job exploration

Workshops in Medicine

The Need: – Health careers demand academic preparation

The Opportunity:– Small group sessions on cardiovascular system, H1N1

influenza and the digestive system

Lecture Lab Clinical Skills

Photovoice Youth Action Research Project

The Need:– Racial and economic inequalities in our society create

health disparities in our communitiesThe Opportunity:– Create storyboards to explore these disparities through

photography and reflective writing