| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 28.17 |
| Liaison | Suzanne Wood |
| Submission Date | May 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
UMass Chan Medical School
PA-8: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.50 / 4.00 |
Suzanne
Wood Sustainability & Energy Manager Facilities Managment |
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Does the institution have policies and programs in place to make it accessible and affordable to low-income students?:
Yes
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A brief description of any policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students:
Financial Aid (FA) to students in the SOM, GSN and GSBS are awarded on a need-basis.
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A brief description of any programs to equip the institution’s faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
The Diversity and Equal Opportunity office engages with students and faculty through numerous events throughout the year which equip the institution's faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds.
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A brief description of any programs to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
The Summer High School Health Careers Program is a tuition-free four-week residential program for sophomores and juniors in high school that are interested in entering the health care professions. This program expose low-income high school students who are under-represented in medicine to the healthcare professions, biomedical and biotechnology careers at an early stage in their academic development.
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A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
The institution embraces federal assistance in awarding "Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students." This program, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program provides awards to students who come from an environment that inhibits individuals from obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities required to enroll in and graduate from a medical school. The SDS Program also considers students who come from families with annual incomes below low-income thresholds.
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A brief description of any programs to guide parents of low-income students through the higher education experience:
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A brief description of any targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
The institution has several outreach programs such as the Worcester Pipeline Collaborative, High School Health Careers Program and the Summer Enrichment Program, which are used to recruit students from low-income backgrounds.
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A brief description of other admissions policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
NIH funded summer undergraduate research program for under-represented, disadvantaged or disabled students. www.umassmed.edu/summer. Additional funds come from the Office of Research.
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A brief description of other financial aid policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
Financial Aid (FA) to students in the SOM, GSN and GSBS are awarded on a need-basis.
The students with the greatest need, get the most aid based on a formula that is uniformly applied
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A brief description of other policies and programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students not covered above:
http://www.umassmed.edu/wpc
http://http://www.umassmed.edu/summer
http://www.umassmed.edu/sep
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Does the institution have policies and programs in place to support non-traditional students?:
No
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A brief description of any scholarships provided specifically for part-time students:
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A brief description of any onsite child care facilities, partnerships with local facilities, and/or subsidies or financial support to help meet the child care needs of students:
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A brief description of other policies and programs to support non-traditional students:
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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (accessibility and affordability indicators)?:
No
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Indicators that the institution is accessible and affordable to low-income students::
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| The percentage of entering students that are low-income | --- |
| The graduation/success rate for low-income students | --- |
| The percentage of student financial need met, on average | --- |
| The percentage of students graduating with no interest-bearing student loan debt | --- |
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The percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
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The website URL where information about the institution's affordability and access programs is available:
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