Today at the Health Professions Pathways (H2P) Summit, teams from the nine colleges that make up the consortium are gathering in Cincinnati to reflect on and celebrate four years of working together to build rigorous healthcare pathways that support student achievement. OCCRL, the third party evaluator for H2P, is hosting the Summit in partnership with the H2P National Office. As part of the consortium’s sustainability efforts, each H2P college participated in the Pathways to Results (PTR) process that involves analysis of disaggregated data on student outcomes to identify and resolve equity gaps. Through PTR, teams have taken steps to improve equity and outcomes for their students in at least one program of study at their college. Their efforts are reflected in the posters that the teams will share at the Summit. OCCRL applauds the H2P colleges’ efforts to improve equity and outcomes for all healthcare students. Other items on the H2P Summit agenda include interactive discussions about evaluation results and lessons learned to scale reformed healthcare education and training to the community colleges throughout the United States.
| H2P College | PTR Project | |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Building Diversity in the Pharmacy Technician Program through Targeted Youth (K-12) Recruitment | Anoka poster |
| Ashland Technical and Community College | Strengthening Completion of the Core Curriculum: Access and Equity in Healthcare Curriculum | Ashland poster |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Core Curriculum Design: Access and Equity in Healthcare Curriculum | Cincinnati State poster |
| El Centro College | Portfolio Based Prior Learning Assessment to Promote Equity for African American Students | El Centro College poster |
| Jefferson Technical and Community College | Early Intrusive Support Services to Improve Medical Assisting Associates Degree Completion for African American Students | Jefferson poster |
| Malcolm X College | EMT to Paramedic Pathway: Addressing Attrition of Students of Color | Malcolm X poster |
| Owens Community College | Financial Literacy of Low-Income Students | Owens poster |
| Pine Technical and Community College | Pre-Health Professional Certificate to Improve LPN Transition for Underserved Populations | Pine poster |
| Texarkana College | LVN Program: Addressing Attrition of Students of Color | Poster not available |
Heather L. Fox is a project coordinator for OCCRL. Heather is passionate about supporting P-14 districts efforts to provide students with equitable and high quality career pathways.
Dr. Debra D. Bragg is the founding director of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership