We aim to increase access for talented and motivated, yet underserved, students, to help them achieve their career potential in medicine, the life sciences, and biotechnology, and support their return to medically underserved communities, increasing health care access for all. The Pathway Initiative currently serves students in Massachusetts, with the goal of expanding to support students nationwide.
Students from low-income and historically marginalized communities have long experienced inequities in educational opportunities due to economic barriers and limited school and community resources, among other causes. As a result, these students who aspire to careers in medicine, the life sciences, or biotechnology face significant obstacles on the pathway to their goals, which perpetuates a lack of diversity in medicine and biomedicine, and in turn impacts quality of care and outcomes for many patients.
Underfunded and underrepresented communities are ill-equipped to provide their students with the necessary educational opportunities, mentorship, and resources to succeed in medicine and STEM fields.
By providing historically marginalized students with the necessary resources to succeed, through STEM tutorials, mentoring, internship opportunities, and other training support, starting in middle school and high school and continuing through college, medical school, and graduate programs. The Pathway Initiative seeks to show students the possibilities of a career in medicine and STEM—and to provide the helping hand to make that career a reality.
I certainly wouldn’t be in the position that I’m in if it weren’t for mentors at every step of the way. We as black male doctors need to do more to provide mentorship.
We can’t pull up the ladder on those coming up behind us. We need to make sure that ladder is there and we’re helping people up the ladder.”
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard University
Physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, MA
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