Bridging the Gaps Retreat
AGENDA
DAY 1: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Location:
Thomas Jefferson University
College Building, Room 201
1025 Walnut Street
(connected to Curtis Bldg., be sure to enter through College Bldg. entrance)
12:30 - 1:30PM: Lunch & Networking
1:30 - 1:35PM: Welcome & Documentary
1:35 - 2:45PM: Retreat Introduction
2:45 - 3:05PM: Break (please sit in assigned groups upon return)
3:05 - 3:40PM: Video: Two Long-term Perspectives
3:40 - 4:50PM: Getting Down to the Work of the Retreat
4:50 - 5:00PM: Closing Statements in preparation for Day 2
5:30PM: DINNER at Kanella Restaurant (1001 Spruce St, Philadelphia)
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Day 2: Friday, April 26, 2024
Location:
Thomas Jefferson University
Hamilton Building, Room 210/211
1001 Locust Street
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8:00 - 9:00AM: Breakfast & Networking
9:00 - 9:45AM: Welcome
Introducing the day’s work
9:45 - 10:45AM: Working in Groups
10:45 - 11:00AM: Break
11:00 - 12:00PM: Report out (10 minutes per group)
12:00 - 12:30PM: LUNCH
12:30 - 1:15PM: Working in Groups, Opportunities
1:15 - 2:00PM: Report out (7 minutes per group)
2:00 - 2:45PM: Facilitated Discussion
2:45 - 3:00PM: Where do we go from here?
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GUESTS
Maureen Anderson, EdD
Education Director
Gwen's Girls
Community Preceptor
Hasshan Batts, DHSc, LCSW
Executive Director
Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley
Founder, Batts Development Group
Community Preceptor
Andrew Belfiglio, MPH
Director of Communications
& Data Analytics
Penn REACH Initiative &
the Penn Injury Science Center
Consultant
Tricia Bernecker, PhD, RN
BTG Program Director
DeSales University
Program Director
Hillary Bogner, MD
Department of Family & Community Health
University of Pennsylvania
Alumni & Program Faculty
James Buehler, MD
Teaching Professor
Dornsife School of Public Health
Drexel University
Advisory Board Member
Tariem Burroughs, PhD, MSEd, MSODL
Dornsife School of Public Health
Drexel University
Small Group Leader
Steve Chapman, MD
Vice Chair of Community Advocacy Dartmouth/Geisel School of Medicine
Alumni & Founder
Andrew Chiu
Student
Drexel University
School of Medicine
Alumni
Jennifer Comerford, MJ, OTR/L, CHC, HEM
Senior Patient Safety Analyst
ECRI Institute
Alumni Network Co-Chair
Nasheeka Conix
University of Pennsylvania
Bridging the Gaps
Administrative Coordinator
Marjorie Dejoie Brewer, MD
Global Medical Affairs and
Global Strategist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Alumni Network Co-Chair
Thistle Elias, DrPH, MPA
Director of Community Engagement
University of Pittsburgh
Program Director
Gena Glickman, PhD
School of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Alumni & Program Director
Elissa Goldberg, MSS, LSW
Office of Community Engagement
Drexel University
Program Director & Small
Group Leader
Mara Gordon, MD
Family Medicine
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Alumni & Program Director
JA Grisso, MD, MSCE
Retired
Founder
Maria Hervada-Page, MSS
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
Program Director
Dee Hillas
Community Advocate
Advisory Board Member
Tyler Holmberg, BA
Co-Director, Co- Founder
Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram's Garden
Community Preceptor
Jocelyn Jones Arnold
Board Member
Gender Justice Fund
Friend
Anabel Kelso, MS
Student
Penn Dental Medicine
Alumni
Roopali Kulkarni, DMD, MPH
Department of Oral Medicine
Penn Dental Medicine
Alumni Network Co-Chair
Leah Labranche, PhD
Instructor of Anatomy
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Program Director
Abby Letcher, MD
Family Medicine
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Alumni & Program Faculty
Ingrid Mapanao, MSW, MPH
Office of Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Temple University
Program Director
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Ellen Martinak, MS
University of Pennsylvania
Bridging the Gaps
Associate Director
Bridget McCormick, MS
University of Pennsylvania
Bridging the Gaps
Director of Operations &
Program Director
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Holly Metzgar, DO, FACOG
College of Medicine
Drexel University
Program Director
Laura Mullin, MS
Educational Coordinator
Drexel University
Program Coordinator
Joshua Pirl
Student
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
Alumni
Sara Popkin, MSW, LSW
Executive Director
UUH Outreach Program
Community Preceptor
Estelle Richman, MA
Director
Civic Coalition to Save Lives
Friend
Anthony Rostain, MD, MA
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Program Director & Founder
Donald Schwarz, MD, MPH, MBA
Retired
Founder
Anthony Singleton
President & CEO
Educators 4 Education
Community Preceptor & Small Group Leader
Charmaine Sudler-Milligan
Director of Services
To Our Children's Future With Health, Inc.
Community Preceptor
Lorraine Thomas
Operations Manager
Southwest Philadelphia
Community Development Corporation
Community Preceptor
Nicole Thomas, MBA, CDP
Director, Penn Medicine Center for Health Justice
University of Pennsylvania
Consultant
Lucy W. Tuton, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Bridging the Gaps
Executive Director & Founder
Dianne Uwayo, MPH
Health Programs Manager
African Family Health Organization
Community Preceptor
Frances Walker
President
Mill Creek Coalition of Philadelphia
Community Partner & Founder
Cindy Weinbaum, MD, MPH
Public Health Consultant
Retired CDC
Alumni & Founder
Brian Work, MD MPH
Internal Medicine
Temple University
Program Faculty
Jerome Wright
Office of Student Support
Temple University
Program Director
FILM CREW
André Robert Lee
Many Things Productions
Nick Pitcavage
Many Things Productions
Paul Alfe
Sound Recorder
Many Things Productions
Chris Davis
Production Assistant
Many Things Productions
Eli Eisenstein
Camera Operator
Many Things Productions
James Powers
Cinematographer
Many Things Production