How to Apply for BTGCHIP

BTG Temple Faculty & Staff:

Jerome Wright, MSW, LSW
Temple University
BTG Program Director
[email protected]

Brian Work, MD, MPH 
Lewis Katz School of Medicine
[email protected]

​Lewis Katz School of Medicine
3500 N. Broad Street
Medical Education Research Building
Philadelphia, PA 19140

CHIP Eligibility

Temple University students who have completed their first year in the following schools may be eligible to participate in the Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program:

• College of Public Health, Department of Nursing (BSN)
• College of Public Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences (MPH)
• College of Public Health, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Programs
• College of Public Health, School of Social Work (MSW)
• Lewis Katz School of Medicine
• School of Pharmacy
• School of Podiatric Medicine

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BTG Faculty & Staff:

Zoë Van Orsdol, MA, MPH 
TJU BTG Program Director
[email protected]

Rosie Frasso, PhD, CPH
TJU BTG Faculty

College of Population Health
Philadelphia, PA 19107

CHIP Eligibility
Thomas Jefferson University students who have completed their first year in the following programs may be eligible to participate in the Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program:

• Sidney Kimmel Medical School
• Jefferson School of Population Health
• Jefferson College of Nursing
• Jefferson College of Pharmacy

Students from Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research join Thomas Jefferson interns (in some years) working on community projects.

BTG Staff:

Bridget McCormick, MS
University of Pennsylvania BTG Program Director
[email protected]

Ellen Martinak, MS
University of Pennsylvania BTG Associate Director
[email protected] 

Perelman School of Medicine
3600 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

CHIP Eligibility
University of Pennsylvania Students who have completed their first year in the following schools are eligible to participate in the Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program:​

• School of Dental Medicine
• School of Medicine
• School of Nursing*
• School of Social Policy and Practice
• School of Veterinary Medicine
• Graduate Program in Public Health Studies and Law School at times have qualified to participate

Dental Students: Successful completion of the seven-week Community Health Internship Program provides academic credit for the Selective Program.
Medical Students: Successful completion of the seven-week Community Health Internship Program is noted on the medical students’ transcripts and meets partial certificate requirement for: Bridging the Gaps Community Health Scholar; Community Health: IMPaCT Program; Global Health; Public Health in Medicine. Additionally, BTG CHIP satisfies Primary Care Pathway community requirement & Master of Public Health fieldwork requirement.
*Nursing Students: Successful completion of the first clinical nursing course is an eligibility requirement.
Social Work Students: Successful completion of the seven-week Community Health Internship Program provides extracurricular service learning that includes working on a team, learning about interprofessional health and community-based health promotion.
Veterinary Students: Students interested should contact Brittany Watson to discuss the program and will apply through the scholarship committee. Independent credit is available.

​ALL Disciplines: BTG satisfies coursework requirements for the University-wide Community Engaged STEM Certificate. Click here for more information about this certificate.

Any student completing or planning to complete the MPH, please reach out to Nekia Rosado,  ([email protected]) to ensure your BTG placement meets the field placement requirements.

BTG Faculty: 
Hillary Bogner, MD, MSCE
School of Medicine

Donald L. Boyer, MD, MSEd
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia​

Dalmacio Dennis Flores, PhD, ACRN, FAAN
School of Nursing

Johanna K.P. Greeson, PhD, MSS, MLSP
School of Social Policy & Practic

Abigail Quinn Peterson, DMD, MPH
School of Dental Medicine

Elizabeth Powell, DDS, MPH
School of Dental Medicine

Brittany Watson, VMD, PhD, DACVPM, MS
School of Veterinary Medicine

Lucy Wolf Tuton, PhD
Executive Director,
Bridging the Gaps

BTG Faculty & Staff:

Tricia Bernecker, PhD, RN
DeSales University
Lehigh Valley BTG Program Director
[email protected]

Abby S. Letcher, MD 
Lehigh Valley Health Network

2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA
Fax: 610-282-2091

CHIP Eligibility
The following students may be eligible to participate in the LVHN Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program:

• Dental, Medical, Pharmacy, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Public Health students who  have completed their first year in the Graduate Program
• Nursing students who have completed at least one clinical semester
• Physician Assistant majors

BTG LECOM Faculty & Staff:

Leah Labranche, PhD
LECOM BTG Program Director
[email protected]
814-860-5137

Noelle R. Thielman, PhD
LECOM BTG Program Assistant Coordinator
[email protected]

CHIP Eligibility

Students who have completed their first year in the College of Osteopathic Medicine or School of Podiatric Medicine are eligible to participate in the Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program.

BTG Pitt Faculty & Staff:

Thistle Elias, DrPH, MPA 
University of Pittsburgh BTG Program Director
[email protected]
412-624-5531

Sarah Papperman, MPH, CPH
[email protected]
412-624-7236

Graduate School of Public Health
6123 Public Health
Pittsburgh, PA  15261

Alda Gonzaga, MD, MS
University of Pittsburgh
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 Public Health
• School of Dental Medicine
• School of Medicine
• School of Pharmacy
• School of Social Work
• School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences

Pittsburgh Students who meet the eligibility criteria must:

• Visit HERE for Pittsburgh’s full application guidelines, then be sure to register their name and contact information with the BTG Network program office (by clicking the BTG Application Form button, below).

BTG Faculty & Staff:

Anthony L. Rostain, MD, MA
CMSRU BTG Program Director
[email protected]
856-757-7789

Mara Gordon, MD
CMSRU BTG Program Director
[email protected]
856-963-0126

Paige Persons, MPH
CMSRU BTG Program Coordinator
[email protected]

CHIP Eligibility
Cooper students who have completed their first graduate year of medical school are eligible to participate in the Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program.

Please complete the Cooper Medical School BTG Application, along with the overall BTG application.