Quotable Columbians
Pipeline Programs Produce Newest P&S Students
Six members of the Class of 2017 participated in Columbia programs that help aspiring students apply to medical school. From left are Leanne Duhaney, Michael Hernandez, Elvis Camacho, Nicholas Rozon, Ignacio Contreras, and Pliceliany Perez. Photograph by Amelia Panico.
"The most important thing we offer is encouragement and guidance. These are not students who would normally have expectations of attending medical school. They are good students who need support. I ask how many of them have been told they can’t become a doctor or a dentist. Almost everyone’s hand goes up. It gives you goose bumps."
— Hilda Hutcherson, MD, associate dean of the P&S Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, on Columbia programs that help students pursue careers in health care
Read more about the pipeline programs here.