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TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ("PENN"UNIVERSITY") IS ONE OF THE OLDEST UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. IT TRACES ITS ORIGINS BACK TO A CHARITY SCHOOL FOUNDED IN 1740, WAS CHARTERED AS A COLLEGE IN 1755, AND ON MAY 17, 1757, HELD ITS FIRST COMMENCEMENT, GRADUATING A CLASS OF SEVEN STUDENTS. FROM THESE EARLY AND MODEST BEGINNINGS, PENN HAS GROWN INTO ONE OF THE LEADING RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN THE WORLD. PUBLIC SERVICE IS A TOP INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY FOR PENN. AS SUCH, THE UNIVERSITY AIMS TO PROVIDE A RICH AND DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS STUDENTS; TO PIONEER RESEARCH THAT PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF CURRENT HUMAN KNOWLEDGE; AND TO PROVIDE THE MOST CURRENT AND HIGHEST QUALITY IN PATIENT CARE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM. THE UNIVERSITY IS HOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, THE INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, AND THE ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, ALL OF WHICH CONTRIBUTE VITALLY TO ENRICHING THE CULTURAL LIFE OF PHILADELPHIA. IN ADDITION, THE UNIVERSITY IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE WEST PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS ITS HOME. I. EDUCATION PENN'S FIRM BELIEF THAT EXCELLENCE AND DIVERSITY GO HAND-IN-HAND IS EVIDENCED BY FY 2023'S CONCOMITANT INCREASES IN ADMISSIONS SELECTIVITY AND CAMPUS MULTICULTURALISM. OF 59,465 STUDENTS WHO APPLIED FOR THE CLASS OF 2027, ONLY 3,489, OR 5.9 PERCENT, WERE OFFERED ADMISSION. FIFTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THE ADMITTED CLASS WERE ASSIGNED FEMALE AT BIRTH, AND 46 PERCENT WERE ASSIGNED MALE. THIS EXCEPTIONAL CLASS HAS, AT THE SAME TIME, CONTRIBUTED TO PENN'S ONGOING GROWTH IN DIVERSITY: AMONG UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS AT PENN, 46.1 PERCENT SELF-IDENTIFY AS STUDENTS OF COLOR. 18.7 PERCENT OF ENROLLED STUDENTS IN THE CLASS OF 2027 IDENTIFY AS FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. OF THE 13.5 PERCENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE CLASS OF 2027, 10.7 PERCENT WERE FROM AFRICA, 39.9 PERCENT FROM ASIA, 5.2 PERCENT FROM AUSTRALIA AND THE PACIFIC, 8.9 PERCENT FROM CANADA AND MEXICO, 13.5 PERCENT FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AND 21.8 PERCENT FROM EUROPE. THIS PROGRESS CAN BE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE UNIVERSITY'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO INCREASING ACCESS THROUGH GRANT-BASED AID PACKAGES THAT MEET THE FULL FINANCIAL NEED OF UNDERGRADUATES, EXPANDING THE PENN WORLD SCHOLARS PROGRAM, AND STRENGTHENING GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL AID AND SUPPORT, SUCH AS THROUGH WELLNESS AT PENN AND THE OFFICE FOR PENN FIRST PLUS STUDENTS, WHICH SUPPORTS FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS WITH SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL NEED TO THRIVE AND GRADUATE ON TIME. PENN IS THE NATION'S LARGEST UNIVERSITY WITH A PROGRAM THAT ENABLES DEPENDENT UNDERGRADUATES ELIGIBLE FOR AID TO RECEIVE GRANT-BASED FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES FOR EIGHT ACADEMIC SEMESTERS. PENN'S AID PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES THE UNIVERSITY'S COMMITMENT TO INCREASE ACCESS FOR QUALIFIED STUDENTS FROM ALL ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. IN FY 2023, THE AVERAGE FRESHMAN AID PACKAGE WAS $65,766. THIS REPRESENTS A 5.1% INCREASE FROM FY 2022. SINCE FY 2008, WHEN PENN BEGAN ITS GRANT-BASED FINANCIAL AID POLICY, THE AVERAGE FRESHMAN AID PACKAGE HAS INCREASED BY 121 PERCENT. RANKED NO. 7 AMONG ALL NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, PENN IS CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED FOR HAVING SOME OF THE TOP ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. PENN'S UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM IS RANKED NO. 1 NATIONALLY, WHILE PENN'S MEDICAL SCHOOL AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS AND NURSING ARE CONSISTENTLY RANKED IN THE TOP SIX NATIONWIDE. THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN RANKED AMONG THE TOP MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, ACCORDING TO U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S SURVEY OF RESEARCH-ORIENTED MEDICAL SCHOOLS. IN FY 2023, PENN RECEIVED $796.9 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH). OF THE $796.9 MILLION, THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RECEIVED $664.6 MILLION. THE SCHOOL IS CONSISTENTLY AMONG THE NATION'S TOP RECIPIENTS OF FUNDING FROM NIH. II. RESEARCH WITH MORE THAN $2 BILLION IN ANNUAL R&D EXPENDITURES FOR FY 2023, PENN IS ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, NOT ONLY GENERATING IMPORTANT NEW KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELDS OF MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, SCIENCE, AND BEYOND, BUT APPLYING THIS KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD. REUTERS EVEN NAMED PENN AMONG THE TOP FOUR "WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITIES." THE WORLD'S HIGHEST HONOR IN MEDICINE, THE NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE, WAS ISSUED TO PENN FACULTY KATALIN KARIK AND DREW WEISSMAN, WHO IN 2005 PUBLISHED A KEY DISCOVERY THAT UNLOCKED AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO MODIFY MRNA TO MAKE IT AN EFFECTIVE THERAPEUTIC. THE MRNA TECHNOLOGY WOULD LATER BE USED TO DESIGN THE COVID-19 VACCINES DISTRIBUTED BY PFIZER-BIONTECH AND MODERNA IN 2021 THAT CONTINUE TO BE DISTRIBUTED TODAY. WEISSMAN TODAY MANAGES THE WEISSMAN LAB, WHICH CONDUCTS ONGOING MRNA RESEARCH. THIS YEAR, THE LAB'S RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THE TECHNOLOGY ALSO CAN BE USED TO DELIVER A VACCINE THAT PROTECTS AGAINST THE BACTERIA CAUSING LYME DISEASE, WITH PROMISING PRECLINICAL ANIMAL MODELS SUGGESTING A SINGLE VACCINATION COULD PROVIDE STRONG ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC ANTIBODY AND T-CELL RESPONSE, ALONG WITH A MEMORY B CELL RESPONSE. IN FALL 2023, THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (GSE) OPENED ITS "ONE PENN GSE" BUILDING, CONNECTING TWO 1960S-ERA FACILITIES TO CREATE A SPACE THAT ENCOURAGES NOVEL WAYS OF THINKING AND LEARNING, WITH NEW COLLABORATION SPACES FOR STUDENTS AND FOR THE CATALYST @ PENN GSE INITIATIVE, WHICH FOSTERS INNOVATION TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AT THE NEXUS OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY. "AT PENN, HAVING AN OUTWARD-FACING PERSPECTIVE IS A PRETTY BIG PART OF OUR CULTURE. FOR GSE, IT IS ESSENTIAL," SAID PENN PRESIDENT LIZ MAGILL AT A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY IN OCTOBER 2023. "YOU MAY NOTICE THE EXPANSIVE USE OF GLASS IN THESE BUILDINGS. THIS IS BY DESIGN. THE PEOPLE WITHIN THESE WALLS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING OUTSIDE OF THEM. EDUCATORS KNOW THAT LEARNING HELPS US UNDERSTAND OTHERS. IT FOSTERS EMPATHY. IT IGNITES IMAGINATION. AND IT HELPS US DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE." THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL POLICY AND PRACTICE, MEANWHILE, ANNOUNCED FULL-TUITION SUPPORT FOR MASTERS-LEVEL STUDENTS SEEKING TO GENERATE IMPACT IN THE AREAS OF ECONOMIC SECURITY, IMMIGRATION, AND GLOBAL CONFLICT. THE PROGRAM TAKES AN INTERNATIONAL APPROACH THAT EMBRACES CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND HAS STUDENTS SPEND TIME ABROAD FOR FIELD RESEARCH. AT THE SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE, THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION & PRECISION DENTISTRY WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE FIRST CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INITIATIVE IN THE NATION TO UNITE ORAL-CRANIOFACIAL HEALTH SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING. AMONG EARLY OUTCOMES FROM THIS PARTNERSHIP IS A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF BACTERIAL PHYSICS RELATED TO TOOTH DECAY AND A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT STUDY THAT ILLUSTRATES HOW DENTAL PLAQUE REMOVAL CAN BE AUTOMATED THROUGH SHAPESHIFTING MICROROBOTS. IN MAY 2023, THE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED RECIPIENTS OF THE ANNUAL PROJECTS FOR PROGRESS, THROUGH WHICH INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS OF FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS ARE AWARDED $100,000 PER PROJECT TO HELP DEVELOP A MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY. AMONG THE WINNERS: A TEAM WORKING TO COMBAT DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR MINORITY AND IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS IN WEST AND SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA, A HIGH-SCHOOL-PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE-SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS IN PHILADELPHIA IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE OR PARENTAL INCARCERATION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OUTDOOR WELLNESS SPACE FOR TEENS AT A PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL. AND NEW TO FACULTY IN THE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES IS ESTEEMED CLIMATE SCIENTIST MICHAEL MANN, WHO LAUNCHED THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE MEDIA AS A HUB FOR DISCOURSE RELATED TO CLIMATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. HIS WORK CONTINUES TO EXAMINE MEDIA PORTRAYALS OF CLIMATE CHANGE WHILE ALSO RESEARCHING CLIMATE SCIENCE, INCLUDING THE INTENSIFICATION OF STORMS. ONE MEASURE OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC STUDIES CONDUCTED AT PENN IS THE NUMEROUS PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS THAT HAVE BEEN CONFERRED ON PENN FACULTY. THE FACULTY, ACTIVE AND EMERITI, INCLUDES 111 MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, 129 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, 55 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 37 MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, 185 GUGGENHEIM FELLOWS, AND 16 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING. TEN MACARTHUR AWARD RECIPIENTS, ONE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE RECIPIENT, THREE NOBEL PRIZE RECIPIENTS, AND FOUR PULITZER PRIZE RECIPIENTS CALL PENN HOME. |
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PENN'S RENOWNED RESEARCH COMMUNITY COMPRISES 195 RESEARCH CENTERS AND INSTITUTES, 5,525 FACULTY, MORE THAN 1,386 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, 6,296 ACADEMIC SUPPORT STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENT TRAINEES, AND A RESEARCH BUDGET OF $1.37 BILLION. RESEARCH GRANTS WON BY PENN FACULTY MAKE IT ONE OF THE HIGHEST RANKED RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY. III. PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE: PENN HAS CALLED WEST PHILADELPHIA HOME SINCE 1872, WHEN IT OPENED COLLEGE HALL, ITS FIRST BUILDING, AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY IS A TOP INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY. THE UNIVERSITY REMAINS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO MAKING WEST PHILADELPHIA AN EVER MORE VIBRANT PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK. 2022 MARKED THE 16TH YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT PLAN PENN CONNECTS, PENN CONNECTS 2.0, AND PENN CONNECTS 3.0 WHICH IS GUIDING THE CREATION OF AN INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE, AND BEAUTIFUL URBAN CAMPUS THAT ENLIVENS WEST PHILADELPHIA. HTTP://WWW.PENNCONNECTS.UPENN.EDU/ PENN & PHILLY IN 2023, PENN PUBLISHED A NEW WEBSITE PENN & PHILLY HTTPS://PENNANDPHILLY.UPENN.EDU/ CHRONICLING ITS INVESTMENTS IN AND COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN ITS LOCAL WEST PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOOD AND ACROSS THE CITY. IT HIGHLIGHTS SIX AREAS OF FOCUS: PUBLIC EDUCATION; ARTS, CULTURE, AND RECREATION; HEALTHY COMMUNITIES; KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION; ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES; AND TOMORROW'S INDUSTRIES. URBAN REDEVELOPMENT SINCE 2006, PENN HAS ADDED 30 ACRES OF NEW OPEN SPACE, 8.8 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND 3.6 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF RENOVATION, REPRESENTING A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT OF $7 BILLION TO ITS WEST PHILADELPHIA CAMPUS. THE EASTERN SIDE OF UNIVERSITY CITY, ONCE DOMINATED BY THE 24-ACRE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE'S SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HEADQUARTERS WAS PURCHASED BY PENN AND REDEVELOPED. THIS LAND CONNECTS UNIVERSITY CITY TO PHILADELPHIA'S CENTER CITY (CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) AND ITS TRANSPORTATION HUB AT 30TH AND MARKET STREETS (AMTRAK'S STATION, SEPTA'S COMBINATION OF PUBLIC RAIL AND BUS TRANSIT, AND INTERSTATE 76). THE ELEMENTS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN INCLUDED REPLACING THE POST OFFICE'S SURFACE PARKING LOT WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S 14 ACRE PENN PARK, WHICH OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2011. IT SERVES THE CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY AS OPEN SPACE AND A MIX OF ATHLETIC FACILITIES THAT INTRODUCED BOTH A NEW GATEWAY TO UNIVERSITY CITY AND A NEW GREENWAY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; IT HAS ADDED MORE THAN 500 NEW INDIGENOUS TREES AND PLANT LIFE AND CAPTURES AND REUSES STORM WATER TO MITIGATE RUNOFF INTO THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER. NORTH OF PENN PARK IS CIRA CENTRE SOUTH, DEVELOPED BY BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST ON WHAT WAS ONCE THE POST OFFICE'S TRUCK TERMINAL ANNEX. THE UNIVERSITY LEASED THE LAND TO THIS PRIVATE DEVELOPER WHICH BUILT A THREE-STRUCTURE COMPLEX INCLUDING: EVO, AN 850-BED GRADUATE STUDENT AND YOUNG PROFESSIONAL APARTMENT BUILDING; CIRA GREEN, A MIXED-USE BUILDING INCLUDING A 1,662 SPACE PARKING GARAGE, 9,000 SQUARE FEET OF STREET LEVEL RETAIL BUSINESSES, AND A ONE-ACRE ROOFTOP GREEN AND OPEN SPACE; AND FMC TOWER, A 49-STORY, 730-FOOT SKYSCRAPER AND GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY, FMC CORPORATION. THE UNIVERSITY IS LEASING BACK FROM BRANDYWINE 125,000 SQUARE FEET FOR PENN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. THE TOWER'S UPPER MOST FLOORS CONTAIN 260 LUXURY HOTEL SUITES AND A CONFERENCE CENTER TARGETED TO PROFESSIONALS AND OPERATED BY A THIRD-PARTY HOUSING SPECIALIST. THE STREET LEVEL LOBBY HOSTS A RESTAURANT. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PENN'S COMPREHENSIVE CAMPUS PLANNING VISIT HTTP://WWW.PENNCONNECTS.UPENN.EDU/ LESS THAN ONE MILE SOUTH OF PENN'S CAMPUS, ACROSS THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER, IS THE 23-ACRE BUSINESS INCUBATOR AND RESEARCH LAB NAMED PENNOVATION WORKS. OPENED IN 2016 BY PENN, IT PROVIDES LAB SPACE FOR ITS RESEARCHERS AND IS A HUB FOR COLLABORATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS FOR INNOVATORS FROM ALL DISCIPLINES. PENN RESEARCHERS AND ENTREPRENEURS WORK WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS AND TRANSLATE DISCOVERIES INTO VIABLE VENTURES. BY GROUPING FACILITIES FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, PENN BUILT A MULTIFACETED WORKSHOP FOR HARNESSING AND COMMERCIALIZING THE TREMENDOUS CREATIVE RESEARCH POTENTIAL IN THE REGION. HTTPS://WWW.PENNOVATION.UPENN.EDU. THE PRECINCT INCLUDES MULTIPLE STRUCTURES INCLUDING THE PENNOVATION CENTER, OFFICE BUILDING AND LABS FORMING A COMMUNITY OF OVER 70 COMPANIES AND HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES. THE NEXT PHASE IN PENNOVATION WORKS IS A DEVELOPMENT BY LONGFELLOW REAL ESTATE PARTNERS WHICH HOLDS A 75-YEAR GROUND LEASE WITH PENN TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE A 455,000 SQUARE FOOT LIFE SCIENCES FACILITY. ON THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM'S (UPHS) CAMPUS, CONSTRUCTION IS NOW COMPLETE OF THE PAVILION - A 1.5 MILLION SQUARE FOOT BUILDING HOUSING 500 PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS AND 47 OPERATING ROOMS. THIS 17-STORY FACILITY IS LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND ADJACENT TO THE PERELMAN CENTER FOR ADVANCED MEDICINE WHICH OPENED IN 2008, REPLACING WHAT WAS ONCE THE PHILADELPHIA CIVIC CENTER. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART BUILDING INCLUDES ADAPTABLE PATIENT ROOMS THAT CAN FLEX BETWEEN INTENSIVE CARE AND A STANDARD ROOM AS PATIENTS RECOVER. THE PAVILION ALSO INCLUDES ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH THAT WILL FACILITATE AND IMPROVE CARE TEAM COLLABORATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE BUILDING EMBODIES PENN'S COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE PAVILION WAS DESIGNED TO BE ECO-FRIENDLY AND CONSTRUCTED WITH INNOVATIONS LIKE THE RE-USE OF WATER, 100 PERCENT OUTSIDE AIR, AND PARK-LIKE, OUTDOOR GREEN SPACE FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF. THE STATE-OF-THE-ART PAVILION BETTER ENABLES UPHS TO CONTINUE ITS LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ITS COMMUNITY. Https://Www.Pennmedicine.Org/For-patients-and-visitors/Penn-medicine-locat ions/Hospital-of-the-university-of-pennsylvania/New-hospital-pavilion ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT: THE LATEST ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT SHOWS THAT IN FY 2020 PENN GENERATED $15.5 BILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN PHILADELPHIA, $20.5 BILLION WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND $21.5 BILLION IN THE SURROUNDING 11-COUNTY REGION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA. PENN DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY SUPPORTS 80,150 JOBS WITHIN THE LOCAL ECONOMY, WHICH EQUALS THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE IN EIGHT EMPLOYED PHILADELPHIANS (NOTE: THAT THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYED PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS IS 639,500). THE $272 MILLION IN ANNUAL CITY TAX REVENUE GENERATED BY PENN EQUALS 6% OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S GENERAL FUND, BASED UPON THE $4.8 BILLION IN REVENUE COLLECTED BY THE CITY IN FY 2020. THE REPORT INCLUDED THE UNIVERSITY'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR ITS SOCIAL IMPACT ON PHILADELPHIA, WHICH INCLUDED 344,000 HOURS SPENT ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY PENN FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS, TOUCHING ROUGHLY 718,000 PHILADELPHIANS. WHILE PENN'S OPERATIONS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE CITY, REGION, AND STATE IT IS PENN'S "SERVICE TO SOCIETY" (DESCRIBED HERE AS PENN'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT) WHICH IS A DEEP ASPECT OF PENN'S ETHOS AND TIGHTLY BOUND TO THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. THE ACADEMIC THEME YEAR IN FY 2022 WAS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INSPIRING THE QUANTIFICATION OF PENN'S "SOCIAL IMPACT" IN PHILADELPHIA, WHICH REQUIRES COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA ABOUT OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WHICH FALLS INTO FOUR BROAD CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT AND QUALITY OF CIVIC LIFE. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PENN'S ANNUAL SOCIAL IMPACT ON WEST PHILADELPHIA, DERIVED FROM ITS INVESTMENTS IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AS AN INSTITUTIONAL ETHOS, AGGREGATES $46 MILLION ANNUALLY, WITH $5 MILLION IN DIRECT MONETARY INVESTMENTS AND $41 MILLION IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS. 15,600 FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND STAFF ENGAGE ANNUALLY WITH ABOUT 718,000 PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS THROUGH INITIATIVES TO ENHANCE OUTCOMES IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PHILADELPHIA. Http://Www.Evp.Upenn.Edu/Pdf/Fy-20-economic-and-social-impact.Pdf PUBLIC EDUCATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN FY 2021, PENN ANNOUNCED THE LARGEST VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA IN CITY HISTORY. $100 MILLION OVER A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS IS COMMITTED TO THE CITY AND ITS PUBLIC-SCHOOL CHILDREN BETWEEN 2021 AND 2031. PENN'S SUPPORT IS REMEDIATING ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, INCLUDING ASBESTOS AND LEAD IN PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS. THIS FUNDING IS ENABLING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ACCELERATE AND EXPAND THEIR RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN FACILITIES OWNED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ACROSS THE CITY. PENN ALSO MAINTAINS HISTORIC TIES TO LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN WEST PHILADELPHIA. BOTH THE SADIE TANNER MOSSEL ALEXANDER AND HENRY LEA SCHOOLS RECEIVED ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF $1 MILLION TO SUPPORT PUPILS IN EACH K-8 SCHOOL. |
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ECONOMIC INCLUSION: LOCAL ENGAGEMENT IS A BEDROCK COMPONENT OF PENN'S DEDICATION TO PHILADELPHIA, AND ONE EXPRESSION OF THAT ENGAGEMENT IS PENN'S ECONOMIC INCLUSION INITIATIVES; PROVIDING INCREASED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES TO PARTNER WITH THE UNIVERSITY IN THREE CORE AREAS: WORK FORCE PENN'S DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES ENCOURAGES THE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMITTED AND DIVERSE WORKFORCE. OPERATING UNDER AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN AND PRINCIPLES FOR FACULTY AND STAFF, PENN TRACKS THE COMPOSITION OF ITS WORKFORCE AND REGULARLY IDENTIFIED UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATIONS FOR TARGETED RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. IN ADDITION, PENN RETAINS APPLEONE AS A PREFERRED PROVIDER OF TEMPORARY SERVICES AND HAS SINCE 2016. APPLEONE, THE LARGEST WOMAN- AND MINORITY-OWNED STAFFING AGENCY IN NORTH AMERICA, ACTIVELY RECRUITS TEMPORARY STAFF FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PENN'S WORKFORCE, VISIT HUMAN RESOURCES. Https://Www.Hr.Upenn.Edu/ SUPPLIER DIVERSITY SINCE 1986 PENN'S DIVISION OF BUSINESS SERVICES SUPPORTS ECONOMIC INCLUSION BY LEVERAGING UNIVERSITY PURCHASING POWER TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL AND DIVERSE BUSINESS GROWTH BY AIDING BUSINESSES OWNED BY UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITIES AND WOMEN. IN 2021, PENN RELAUNCHED THIS INITIATIVE UNDER THE NAME FUELING BUSINESS GROWTH WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING ACCESS FOR MORE MINORITY OWNED AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES TO GENERATE MORE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PENN'S LOCAL PURCHASING INITIATIVES, VISIT FUELING BUSINESS GROWTH HTTPS://SUPPLIERDIVERSITY.PROCUREMENT.UPENN.EDU/. THE SIXTH ANNUAL PENN SUPPLIER DIVERSITY FORUM & EXPO BROUGHT TOGETHER UNIVERSITY BUYERS AND LOCAL AND DIVERSE SUPPLIERS AND ORGANIZATIONS, WHO SHOWCASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRACTICES AND PROGRAMS THAT HIGHLIGHT DIVERSITY AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION AT PENN. OVER 350 ATTENDEES ENGAGED WITH 34 DIVERSE BUSINESSES, 40% OF WHOM WERE FIRST-TIME EXHIBITORS. FOLLOWING THE LAUNCH OF THE FUELING BUSINESS GROWTH SUPPLIER DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CAMPAIGN, PENN AGAIN EXCEEDED ITS DIVERSE SPENDING GOALS IN FY 2023. PENN CONTINUES TO INCREASE ITS PURCHASING WITH BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES, WITH SPENDING TOTALING $47.3 MILLION IN FY 2023, AN INCREASE OF 28% OVER FY 2022 AND 144% OVER FY 2017. CONSTRUCTION PENN'S DIVISION OF FACILITIES AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES DIRECTS PENN'S CAPITAL PROJECTS, WHICH ARE ON AVERAGE $250 MILLION ANNUALLY. PENN ENCOURAGES ECONOMIC INCLUSION ON ALL CONSTRUCTION BY INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES, AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. PENN CONSTRUCTION POLICIES ARE THAT ON ANY BUILDING PROJECT OVER $5 MILLION, IT ASPIRES TO HAVE 25% OF CONTRACTS AWARDED TO MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED COMPANIES AND 20% OF THE FIELD WORKFORCE TO CONSIST OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES, VISIT FACILITIES & REAL ESTATE. Https://Www.Facilities.Upenn.Edu/ SUSTAINABILITY: IN 2007, FORMER PENN PRESIDENT AMY GUTMANN SIGNED THE AMERICAN COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS CLIMATE COMMITMENT (ACUPCC). THIS PLEDGE COMMITTED PENN TO DEVELOPING PLANS FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS OF EMISSIONS OF CLIMATE-ALTERING GREENHOUSE GASES. HTTPS://WWW.SUSTAINABILITY.UPENN.EDU/ PENN'S INITIAL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CAP) LAUNCHED IN 2009 AND IS REISSUED EVERY FIVE YEARS. IN OCTOBER OF 2019 PENN SUSTAINABILITY ISSUED THE THIRD ITERATION OF THE PLAN TITLED THE CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN 3.0 (CSAP 3.0), ADDING SUSTAINABILITY TO THE TITLE OF THE PLAN. THE CSAP 3.0 DESCRIBES THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS THE CSAP 2.0 GOALS AND SETS NEW, CHALLENGING GOALS FOR MITIGATING CLIMATE IMPACTS, ADAPTING TO EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND PREPARING OUR UNIVERSITY AND STUDENTS TO LEAD IN A RAPIDLY EVOLVING WORLD. BUILDING ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF GOALS OUTLINED IN THE 2009 TO 2014 PLANS, THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THE CSAP 3.0 WILL TEST THE INGENUITY OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY AS WE CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCY. THE CSAP 3.0 IS ORGANIZED AROUND SEVEN INITIATIVES, EACH DEVELOPED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ESAC) SUBCOMMITTEE. BELOW ARE CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENTS AND CSAP 3.0 HIGHLIGHTS. ACADEMICS: ACHIEVEMENTS: ALL 12 OF PENN'S SCHOOLS HAVE PUBLISHED ACADEMIC CLIMATE COMMITMENTS, CONNECTING THEIR MISSION AND GOALS TO ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS. IN DECEMBER 2019, PENN'S PRESIDENT AND PROVOST LAUNCHED THE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS INITIATIVE (EII) TO LEVERAGE EXISTING KNOWLEDGE FROM THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSITY AND TO BUILD UPON THE EXISTING CAPACITIES BY STRATEGIC ADDITIONS AND EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS. THE WORK OF EII SPANS FROM THE GLOBAL TO THE LOCAL. ITS MISSION IS TO CATALYZE SOLUTIONS TO SIGNIFICANT REAL-WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES THROUGH FOSTERING COLLABORATION ACROSS DISCIPLINES, LEADING INCLUSIVE AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING ON- AND OFF-CAMPUS, FORMING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS, AND ELEVATING THE VISIBILITY OF PENN'S ASSETS. A THIRD ROUND OF EII'S FUNDED RESEARCH COMMUNITIES CONTINUES TO CATALYZE INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS AT PENN. SIX RESEARCH COMMUNITIES RECEIVED MORE THAN $140,000 IN FUNDING IN FY 2023. IT HAS ALSO COLLABORATED WITH ALL 12 OF PENN'S SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP ACADEMIC CLIMATE COMMITMENTS, EACH OF WHICH IS TAILORED TO THEIR DISCIPLINE(S) AND TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRIORITIES. PENN HAS AN ECOSYSTEM OF APPLIED RESEARCH AND LEARNING THAT PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGED ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP ON BOTH GLOBAL AND LOCAL SCALES. MORE THAN 30 CENTERS, OFFICES, AND INSTITUTES ACROSS ALL 12 SCHOOLS OFFER ENGAGEMENT. FOUR CIVIC SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWS WERE HIRED AND PLACED WITH THE PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA, AND THE PHILADELPHIA ENERGY AUTHORITY'S SOLARIZE PHILLY AND GREEN CAPITAL CORP IN THE SUMMER OF 2023. TEN CIVIC SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWS HAVE BEEN HIRED SINCE FY 2019. 4,886 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ENVIRONMENT-RELATED COURSES IN THE 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR. OF THESE COURSES, 2,246 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SUSTAINABILITY-FOCUSED COURSES, AND 5,146 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SUSTAINABILITY-INCLUSIVE COURSES, AS DETERMINED BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (AASHE). GOALS: ELEVATE PENN'S IMPACT BY CONNECTING OUR SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES WITH TODAY'S DEFINING CHALLENGES AND ADVANCING THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AS A LEADING RESOURCE. ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO HUMAN VULNERABILITY BY CATALYZING TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH. SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODELS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION THAT ENSURE THAT 100% OF PENN STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY AND THEIR CAPACITY AS CHANGE MAKERS. FOSTER COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND BOUNDARIES THROUGH PROGRAMMING ON CAMPUS, IN PHILADELPHIA, AND IN THE WORLD. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: NEW FOR FY 2023: FOR THREE YEARS, ISC HAS PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING PENN'S TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC. DURING THAT TIME, WE CONTINUED TO DELIVER ON THE LONGER-TERM EFFORT TO MODERNIZE PENN'S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITY, AND GOVERNANCE WITH MORE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS. ISC'S SUCCESS IS AS MUCH A STORY OF CONSISTENCY - IN OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP, PRINCIPLES, AND VALUES - AS IT IS ABOUT ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE AND EMBRACING CHANGE. TODAY, ISC IS WORKING WITH CAMPUS PARTNERS AND ALIGNING WITH PENN'S STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ON A NEW PENN IT STRATEGIC PLAN. THEMES INCLUDE STUDENT EXPERIENCE, ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY, DATA AND AI, AND RESEARCH COMPUTING. ISC IS ALSO FOCUSED ON A NUMBER OF CRITICAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE EVP IT SECURITY ASSESSMENT, IDENTITY & ACCESS MANAGEMENT, SNOWFLAKE DATA WAREHOUSE, INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION, AND PENNNET ENHANCEMENTS. SPECIFIC FY 2023 SERVICE METRICS INCLUDE: 49,000 CLIENT SUPPORT TICKETS HANDLED BY ISC'S CLIENT CARE AND HIREIT TEAMS; ~15,000 PENNNET PHONE #'S SUCCESSFULLY MIGRATED TO THE VONAGE CLOUD; 5M PARTICIPANTS IN ZOOM AND TEAMS MEETINGS; DATA CENTER & PENNNET MAINTAINED 100% AND 99% AVAILABILITY; AND TWO-STEP VERIFICATION INSTALLED ON 15K+ PENN O365 ACCOUNTS. |
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FY 2022: ACHIEVEMENTS: THE LAST THREE YEARS HAVE SEEN A REMARKABLE DELIVERY OF CRITICAL IT SERVICES AT PENN, WHILE UTILIZING MORE SUSTAINABLE CLOUD COMPUTING VENDORS AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PRINCIPLES. PENN'S WORKDAY HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, NEXT GENERATION STUDENT SYSTEM, IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, DATA WAREHOUSE PLATFORM, GIVING SYSTEM, AND NUMEROUS SECURITY CONTROLS HAVE ALL UNDERGONE DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATIONS AND PROGRESS. TOGETHER, THEY REPRESENT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PORTFOLIO OF TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS IN SUPPORT OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, RESEARCHERS, AND ALUMNI IN THE LAST 30 YEARS. AND THEY WERE ALL ACCOMPLISHED WHILE MEETING THE INCREMENTAL DEMANDS PLACED ON IT@PENN, STAFF, AND LEADERSHIP BY COVID AND THE GREAT RESIGNATION. SPECIFIC FY 2022 SERVICE METRICS INCLUDE: NEARLY 50,000 CLIENT SUPPORT TICKETS HANDLED BY ISC'S CLIENT CARE AND HIREIT TEAMS; 65% OF ~16,000 PENNNET PHONE #'S MIGRATED TO VONAGE CLOUD; 6M PARTICIPANTS IN ZOOM AND TEAMS MEETINGS; DATA CENTER & PENNNET MAINTAINED 100% AND 99% AVAILABILITY; AND TWO-STEP VERIFICATION INSTALLED ON 21K+ PENN O365 ACCOUNTS. GOALS: IN THE COMING YEARS, ISC WILL BUILD UPON OUR FOUNDATIONAL WORK, DELIVERING HIGHLY EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND RELIABLE CORE SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS. UTILITIES AND OPERATIONS: ACHIEVEMENTS: 47% NET REDUCTION OF BUILDING-RELATED EMISSIONS IN FY 2023 WHEN COMPARED TO FY 2009 AND 46% REDUCTION IN NET TOTAL CAMPUS EMISSIONS IN FY 2023 WHEN COMPARED TO FY 2009. IN FY 2020, THE UNIVERSITY SIGNED A SOLAR POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO COVER 70% OF THE UNIVERSITY AND HEALTH SYSTEM'S ELECTRICITY LOAD THEREFORE REDUCING PENN'S CARBON LOAD; IT IS PROJECTED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL BY THE START OF FY 2025. GOALS: REDUCE PENN'S BUILDING-RELATED CARBON EMISSIONS BY 40% BY 2024, USING 2009 AS THE BASELINE YEAR. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: ACHIEVEMENTS: IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE PENN'S LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY PRACTICES, PENN LAUNCHED THE ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE STEWARDSHIP PLAN (ELSP) TO HELP ENSURE OUR CAMPUS EMBRACES ITS ROLE AS AN URBAN, ECOLOGICAL HAVEN. 93% OF THE ACTION ITEMS ARE IN PROGRESS OR COMPLETED AS OF FY 2023. PENN ALSO HAS 35 GREEN ROOFS ACROSS 9 BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS THAT REDUCE URBAN HEAT ISLAND IMPACTS AND CAPTURE STORMWATER WHILE PROVIDING HABITAT TO BIRDS AND INSECTS. TO IMPROVE CAMPUS DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT, PENN HAS COMPLETED 49 LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL (LEED) PROJECTS, WITH EIGHT UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND SIX IN DESIGN IN FY 2023. A STUDENT ECO-REP GROUP WORKING WITH FACILITIES & REAL ESTATE SERVICES AND PENN MEDICINE DESIGNED OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE BIRD-FRIENDLY PRACTICES ON PENN'S CAMPUS TO HELP IMPROVE EDUCATION AROUND PENN'S SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES. THE GROUP RECRUITED 22 REAL ESTATE BUILDINGS, 14 COLLEGE HOUSES AND ONE PENN BUILDING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIGHTS OUT PROGRAM, ENCOURAGING LIGHTS TO BE TURNED OFF AT NIGHT TO REDUCE MIGRATING BIRD STRIKES. GOALS: UPDATE CAMPUS DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND INTEGRATE OCCUPANT HEALTH AND WELLNESS INTO PENN'S BUILDING STANDARDS; IMPROVE PENN'S LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY PRACTICES AS WELL AS WATER USE AND MANAGEMENT ON CAMPUS; AND IMPROVE EDUCATION AROUND PENN'S PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS, RESILIENCY, AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE. WASTE MINIMIZATION AND RECYCLING: ACHIEVEMENTS: INCREASING MATERIAL DIVERSION AND REDUCING THE WASTE SENT TO LANDFILL AND WASTE-TO-ENERGY INCINERATORS CONTINUE TO BE PRIORITIES FOR PENN. TOGETHER WITH OUR WASTE VENDOR, PENN HAS REDUCED SOLID WASTE BY 21.5% PERCENT IN FY 2023 COMPARED TO OUR 2009 BASELINE YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, PENN EXPANDED ITS WASTE DIVERSION ON CAMPUS BY PROVIDING GREEN2GO CONTAINERS TO ON-CAMPUS STUDENTS, PROVIDING RECYCLING BINS IN ALL RESIDENTIAL ROOMS, AND SCHEDULING REGULAR WASTE AUDITS OF PENN'S LARGEST BUILDINGS TO IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. GOALS: INCREASE PENN'S OVERALL WASTE DIVERSION, MINIMIZE WASTE SENT TO LANDFILL, AND SUPPORT REGIONAL WASTE GOALS. TRANSPORTATION: ACHIEVEMENTS: THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HAS LONG BEEN A LEADER IN SUSTAINABLE, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY COMMUTING. ACCORDING TO A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY PENN PRAXIS THAT CAPTURED RESPONSES FROM OVER 4,000 PENN STAFF AND FACULTY, THE PENN COMMUNITY COMMUTES ON TRANSIT SEVEN TIMES THE AVERAGE PHILADELPHIA COMMUTER, BIKES THREE TIMES THE AVERAGE, AND WALKS ALMOST TEN TIMES THE AVERAGE. - THE UNIVERSITY CONTINUES TO WORK WITH INDEGO BIKE SHARE AND ENJOYS A TOTAL OF SIX BIKE SHARE STATIONS ON CAMPUS. DURING FY 2023, 101,130 INDEGO TRIPS STARTED AND ENDED AT SIX LOCATIONS ON OR AROUND CAMPUS, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 10% OF ALL SYSTEM TRIPS. - PENN SUPPORTS 12 EV CHARGING STATIONS AT THREE CAMPUS LOCATIONS. - PENN CURRENTLY HAS 35 ELECTRIC VEHICLES, FOUR GASOLINE-ELECTRIC HYBRID VEHICLES, AND SEVEN VEHICLES FUELED BY A BIODIESEL BLEND FUEL. - PREFERRED PARKING IS DESIGNATED IN UNIVERSITY GARAGES FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES. - THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS AWARDED PENN "SILVER" RECOGNITION AS A BICYCLE FRIENDLY UNIVERSITY. GOALS: CREATE A CAMPUS SUPPORTED BY AN EFFICIENT, EASY-TO-ACCESS, INTEGRATED MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; ENABLE AN ACCESSIBLE AND SAFE CAMPUS FOR BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS; AND IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES. OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT: ACHIEVEMENTS: THIS YEAR, PENN HOSTED ITS FOURTH ANNUAL CLIMATE WEEK IN COLLABORATION WITH STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF CLIMATE WEEK WERE TO UNDERSCORE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BIODIVERSITY CRISES AND THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY; INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE ON CAMPUS; AND MOTIVATE THE PENN COMMUNITY TO TAKE CLIMATE ACTION. A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SET OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND CENTERS PARTICIPATED BY DESIGNING OVER 30 UNIQUE EVENTS. PENN SUSTAINABILITY AGAIN COLLABORATED WITH PHILADELPHIA PARKS & RECREATION'S TREEPHILLY PROGRAM FOR THE SPRING CREATING CANOPY EVENT, DISTRIBUTING OVER 140 TREES TO STAFF AND FACULTY. 13 DIFFERENT TREE TYPES WERE GIVEN AWAY, INCLUDING FRUIT TREES SUCH AS APPLE, FIG, AND PAWPAW, AND LARGER SPECIES LIKE WHITE OAKS AND AMERICAN HOPHORNBEAMS. GOALS: EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN EXISTING OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND ENGAGE PENN'S LEADERSHIP TO SERVE AS SUSTAINABILITY CHANGE AGENTS. A DOWNLOADABLE AND PRINTABLE COPY OF THE PENN CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN 3.0 IS AVAILABLE ON THE NEWLY REDESIGNED PENN SUSTAINABILITY WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.SUSTAINABILITY.UPENN.EDU/ABOUT/OUR-PLAN PROCUREMENT: ACHIEVEMENTS: IN ITS SECOND YEAR OF OPERATION, PENN COLLECTED $191,454 THROUGH ITS CLIMATE IMPACT OFFSET CHARGE AND WILL OFFSET THE 53,732,321 DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MILES FLOWN IN FY 2023. PENN IS A LEADER IN THE IVY LEAGUE BY SETTING A UNIVERSITY-WIDE AIR TRAVEL OFFSET POLICY AND PROGRAM. SUSTAINABLE FOOD DISTRIBUTOR THE COMMON MARKET RECOGNIZED THE UNIVERSITY FOR ITS 2022 SUPPORT OF 16 MID-ATLANTIC FARMS, WHILE INVESTING OVER $230,000 IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY, AND PURCHASING OVER 100,000 POUNDS OF LOCAL FOOD. PENN CURRENTLY OFFERS 12 EV CHARGING STATIONS AT 3 LOCATIONS AND 4 OF PENN TRANSIT'S PASSENGER VANS ARE NOW FULLY ELECTRIC. GOALS: BROADLY COMMUNICATE THE CATERING@PENN PLATFORM TO ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE, DIVERSE, LOCAL FOOD SERVICE; ESTABLISH LOW- OR ZERO- EMISSION VEHICLE POLICY; ADMINISTER THE NEWLY IMPLEMENTED POLICY ON AIR TRAVEL SUSTAINABILITY WHILE SUPPORTING OFFSET FUNDING PROCESSES; CONTINUE EXPANSION OF SUSTAINABLE OFFICE EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, OPTIONS, STANDARDS, AND TECHNOLOGY; AND INCREASE IMPACT IN THE AREA OF SUPPLIER DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. THE UNIVERSITY ENCOURAGES ITS STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND ALUMNI TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXTENSIVE OUTREACH THAT SUPPORTS PHILADELPHIANS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SURROUNDING PENN, TO LEAD HEALTHY, GAINFUL LIVES. EACH YEAR, PENN PARTICIPATES IN SEVERAL JOB FAIRS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO CREATE AWARENESS OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES, RECRUITMENT SERVICES & TALENT ACQUISITION TEAM COORDINATED EFFORTS WITH OUR TEMPORARY STAFFING PROVIDER, APPLEONE, TO ENSURE THAT WE ATTEND A WIDE RANGE OF JOB FAIRS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. THROUGH APPLEONE, PENN CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY PROVIDING TRAINING ON THE USE OF VIDEO AND WEB CONFERENCING/INTERVIEWING. THIS INCLUDED MOCK VIRTUAL INTERVIEWING SESSIONS. SHARING INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF LOCAL RESIDENTS IN POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSITY. PENN RECRUITMENT SERVICES TAKES PART IN MONTHLY FIRST THURSDAY COMMUNITY MEETINGS FOR WEST AND SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS. FOLLOWING UP ON REQUESTS AND DESIRES FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, JOB READINESS TRAINING, MOCK INTERVIEWS, AND ONE-ON-ONE COACHING ARE PROVIDED TO LOCAL RESIDENTS THROUGH OUR THIRD-PARTY VENDOR APPLEONE. |
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WE CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN JOB FAIRS BOTH VIRTUALLY AND ONSITE. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE PARTICIPATED IN AN INCREASING NUMBER OF JOB FAIRS, SUCH AS THE PNGAS (PA NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION) VIRTUAL JOB FAIR, NEIGHBORHOOD JOB FAIR & RESOURCE VILLAGE, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY JOB FAIR, CAREERLINK JOB FAIR, GRAYS FERRY JOB FAIR (HOSTED BY CHARLES REEVES AND RESIDENT ACTION COMMITTEE II), NETWORK TECH JOB FAIR, REPRESENTATIVE KRAJEWSKI SECOND ANNUAL JOB FAIR, AND PHILLY BEST HIRE JOB FAIR. PENN HOSTED AN ON-CAMPUS JOB AND CAREER FAIR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM, AIMED AT DIVERSE CANDIDATES FOR POSITIONS RANGING FROM ENTRY TO MID-LEVEL. IN FY 2023, PENN'S NETTER CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORTED 73 ACADEMICALLY BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE COURSES, ENGAGING APPROXIMATELY 1,800 PENN GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN COLLABORATIVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEM-SOLVING OPPORTUNITIES WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THESE COURSES WERE TAUGHT ACROSS 10 OF PENN'S 12 SCHOOLS. THE NETTER CENTER ALSO SUPPORTED 398 PENN STUDENTS TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH WORK-STUDY POSITIONS AND INTERNSHIPS, AS WELL AS OVER 300 REGULAR VOLUNTEERS. THE NETTER CENTER'S UNIVERSITY-ASSISTED COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN FY 2023 FOCUSED ON SEVEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN WEST PHILADELPHIA, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 3,700 K-12 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL-DAY PARTNERSHIPS, AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING, AND EVENING PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES. THE NETTER CENTER ENGAGES PARTNERS FROM ALL 12 OF PENN'S SCHOOLS IN UNIVERSITY-ASSISTED COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. THESE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE BEEN CREDITED WITH VISIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ATTENDANCE, AND STUDENT AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT (E.G., FOR IMPACT AT ROBESON HIGH SCHOOL, SEE: HTTPS://PENNTODAY.UPENN.EDU/NEWS/PENN-NETTER-CENTER-SCIENCE-AND-SERVICE). THE NETTER CENTER COLLABORATES WITH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA (CHOP) AND ITS HEALTHIER TOGETHER INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP A PLACE-BASED COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL WELLNESS IN UNIVERSITY-ASSISTED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND STAFF; PROGRAMMING WAS EXPANDED IN FY 2023 TO INCLUDE COMEGYS, HAMILTON, AND LEA K-8 SCHOOLS AND SAYRE AND WEST PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOLS. PENN STUDENTS IN MASTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SCHOOL & MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, AND MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAMS ARE INVOLVED. THE NETTER CENTER ALSO WORKED WITH PENN FAMILY MEDICINE TO PILOT SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CLINICS IN FY 2023 THAT PROVIDED PHYSICALS, VACCINATIONS, AND IMMUNIZATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. YOUNG QUAKERS COMMUNITY ATHLETICS (YQCA), A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE NETTER CENTER AND PENN ATHLETICS, CREATES MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PENN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC TEAMS AND WEST PHILADELPHIA STUDENTS IN GRADES 4-8 FROM UNIVERSITY-ASSISTED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. IN FY 2023, THE PROGRAM ENROLLED 258 YOUNG QUAKERS (WEST PHILADELPHIA STUDENTS) AND 163 BIG QUAKERS (PENN ATHLETES) FROM PENN TRACK & FIELD, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S LACROSSE, AND MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES ON-FIELD AND OFF-FIELD SKILLS AND MENTORING, AS WELL AS REGIONAL COMPETITIONS, WITH ACTIVITIES HELD BOTH AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AT PENN'S WORLD-CLASS ATHLETIC FACILITIES. NONPROFIT CONNECT IS A NETTER CENTER STUDENT-LED PROGRAM THAT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE WHARTON UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION TO DEVELOP MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PENN STUDENTS AND LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROGRAM MOBILIZES UNIVERSITY RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, TO OFFER GENERAL CONSULTING, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO LOCAL NONPROFITS. IN FY 2023, THE PROGRAM ENGAGED 60 WHARTON STUDENTS TO WORK IN TEAMS ON PRO BONO CONSULTING PROJECTS FOR 12 LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. MANY OF THE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS ARE PAST PARTICIPANTS OF THE NETTER CENTER'S NONPROFIT INSTITUTE, A BIANNUAL EVENT HOSTED BY PENN VIPS (DESCRIBED BELOW) THAT PROVIDES FREE WORKSHOPS FOR MEMBERS OF LOCAL NONPROFITS AND FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE DAYS; APPROXIMATELY 50 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE ANNUALLY IN THE NONPROFIT INSTITUTE. ANOTHER ONE OF THE NETTER CENTER'S OUTREACH INITIATIVES IS PENN VIPS (VOLUNTEERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE). THIS INITIATIVE ENGAGES STAFF, FACULTY, AND ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS AND INCLUDES EACH YEAR: SEVEN NON-TUITION COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO WEST PHILADELPHIA STUDENTS; THE ADOPTION OF APPROXIMATELY 50 LOCAL FAMILIES BY 45 PENN DEPARTMENTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS; DONATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,000 GIFTS AND TOYS, 100 WINTER COATS, AND 600 NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS DURING THE HOLIDAYS; AS WELL AS A UNIVERSITY-WIDE SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE THAT BENEFITS APPROXIMATELY 17 FAMILIES, LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH PENN VIPS, PENN VOLUNTEERS ALSO MENTOR LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN TO PROVIDE EXPOSURE TO COLLEGE CAMPUSES, EXPLORE THE IMPORTANCE OF AN EDUCATION, AND HELP STUDENTS GAIN EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF CAREERS. ADDITIONALLY, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO AREA BUSINESSES AND CAREERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PENN ALUMNI CLASS OF 80. PENN VIPS WORKS UNIVERSITY-WIDE TO SHARE UNIVERSITY EXCESS OFFICE SUPPLIES, FURNITURE, TELEVISIONS, AND COMPUTERS, WITH NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS AND LOCAL AGENCIES. FOCUSING ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION, CIVIC HOUSE OVERSEES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. THE PENNCORP PRE-ORIENTATION PROGRAM INTRODUCES 40 INCOMING STUDENTS TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE WEST PHILADELPHIA TUTORING PROJECT, SOME 300 PENN STUDENTS SUPPORT LOCAL K-12 SCHOOL YOUTH IN LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ON CAMPUS, AND THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, STUDENTS WORK YEAR-ROUND WITH COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ON A VARIETY OF INITIATIVES. THE VOLUNTEER-BASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (CEP) IS A STUDENT-FACILITATED PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS PENN STUDENTS WITH OTHER PHILADELPHIA-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHILE PROVIDING A SPACE FOR REFLECTION AND EDUCATION. ALL 50 STUDENTS INVOLVED IN CIVIC HOUSE'S CIVIC SCHOLARS PROGRAM VOLUNTEER WITH LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS, AND SEVERAL OF THEM PARTICIPATED IN PUBLIC INTEREST INTERNSHIPS OVER THE SUMMER. THE PENN ALTERNATIVE BREAKS PROGRAM INVOLVED TWO DOZEN STUDENTS IN VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES WITH PHILADELPHIA BASED ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO, THROUGH SEVERAL DOZEN OTHER STUDENT-LED ORGANIZATIONS COMPRISED OF SOME 1,500 VOLUNTEERS, PENN STUDENTS WORK ON A RANGE OF OTHER ISSUES IN PHILADELPHIA AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION. Https://Civichouse.Upenn.Edu/Penncorp/ HTTP://UPENNWPTP.WEEBLY.COM/ Https://Civichouse.Upenn.Edu/Cei/ Https://Civichouse.Upenn.Edu/Cep/Aboutcep/ Https://Civichouse.Upenn.Edu/Civicscholars/ Https://Civichouse.Upenn.Edu/Pennalternativebreaks/ THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOSTERS RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT THE CONDUCT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION AND ACTIVITIES RESULTS IN MEANINGFUL IMPACT AND ENGAGEMENT IN PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS AND BEYOND. THE OFFICE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS CO-SPONSORS THE PHILADELPHIA MINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK CONFERENCE, WHICH PROVIDES CRITICAL INFORMATION TO FOSTER THE GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE MINORITY BUSINESS COMMUNITY; AND WXPN PRODUCES CHOIR CONCERTS IN LOCAL CHURCHES THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA. PENN'S EMPHASIS ON SERVICE AS ESSENTIAL TO ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION IS EXEMPLIFIED BY A HOST OF SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY, AS WELL. SELECT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION PENN GSE PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES, POLICYMAKERS, AND BUSINESSES TO UNLOCK EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND GLOBALLY. THE SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHES THIS MISSION THROUGH ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, RESEARCH, AND SERVICE TO ITS VARIED CONSTITUENCIES. IN 2022, PENN GSE WAS AGAIN NAMED THE NUMBER ONE RANKED GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION BY US NEWS & WORLD REPORT, CLIMBING THE RANKINGS FROM THE 13TH POSITION OVER THE LAST DECADE. PROGRAMMATICALLY, GSE OFFERS MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMS IN SPECIALIZATIONS THAT ARE HOUSED IN FOUR ACADEMIC DIVISIONS. THE SCHOOL IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXPERTISE IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY/HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY STUDIES, TEACHER PREPARATION, EDUCATION POLICY, CULTURAL STUDIES, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH AND EVALUATION METHODOLOGY. GSE IS A LEADER IN INNOVATIVE EXECUTIVE-FORMAT DEGREE PROGRAMS FOR PRACTICING EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS, WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY WIDENS THE SCHOOL'S REACH. WITH AROUND 1,400 STUDENT FTES, GSE IS THE FIFTH LARGEST SCHOOL AT PENN IN ENROLLMENT. |
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THE CURRENT RESEARCH PORTFOLIO INCLUDES OVER $46 MILLION IN AWARDS AND ROUGHLY $11 MILLION IN ANNUAL EXPENDITURES GRANTS FROM BOTH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND A WIDE VARIETY OF FOUNDATIONS. GSE'S SERVICE COMMITMENT IS STRONG AND SUPPORTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS ACROSS THE REGION AND NATION, A STRONG AND DEEPENING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WITH STUDENT PLACEMENTS CIRCLING THE GLOBE. THE INNOVATION HUB CATALYST AND CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ARE EXPANDING ACCESS TO PENN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. PENN ENGINEERING FOR OVER 150 YEARS, THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE (SEAS) HAS BEEN A VIBRANT AND COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY OF INNOVATION AT THE UNIVERSITY. PENN ENGINEERING ENCOURAGES DIVERSITY OF REPRESENTATION, THOUGHT, AND EXPERIENCE WITH THE BELIEF THAT DIVERSITY FOSTERS CRITICAL THINKING AND INNOVATION. ITS WORLD-ACCLAIMED FACULTY, STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH LABORATORIES, AND A HIGHLY INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULA OFFER STUDENTS AN UNPARALLELED LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT PREPARES THEM TO BE INNOVATORS AND LEADERS IN TECHNOLOGY-BASED FIELDS. THIS UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT CATALYZES TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND FUNDAMENTAL DISCOVERY WITH A FOCUS ON GLOBAL CHALLENGES IN HEALTH, CLIMATE, ENERGY, FOOD, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, AND EDUCATION. SEAS OFFERS THE DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING (BSE), BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE (BAS), MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING (MSE), MASTER OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (MB), MASTER OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MCIT), MASTER OF INTEGRATED PRODUCT DESIGN (MIPD), AND THE PHD. GRADUATES LEVERAGE THEIR INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION TO SHAPE THE FUTURE IN ENGINEERING, INDUSTRY, AND COMMERCE WORLDWIDE. PENN DENTAL COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PENN DENTAL MEDICINE'S (PDM) CURRICULUM. THROUGH PHILANTHROPY AND INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES, PDM HAS EXPANDED ITS REACH WITHIN THE PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY WITH THE ADDITION OF A NEW COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PENN MEDICINE, PHMC PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPUS ON CEDAR. PDM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FULL TIME, 5-DAY-PER-WEEK COVERAGE WITH DENTAL FACULTY AND STUDENTS AND PROVIDE CARE WITH APPROXIMATELY 6,000 PATIENT VISITS IN THE 2023 ACADEMIC YEAR IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS. PENNSMILES MOBILE DENTAL PROGRAM CONTINUES TO SERVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA PROVIDING BOTH PREVENTIVE AND RESTORATIVE CARE FOR STUDENTS AT THEIR SCHOOLS THIS ACADEMIC YEAR. PDM PROVIDES MORE THAN $3.6 MILLION IN UNDER AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE TO THE COMMUNITY. WHILE PENN DENTAL MEDICINE (PDM) IS NOT ONE OF THE LARGEST SCHOOLS AT THE UNIVERSITY, ITS LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL IMPACT IS SUBSTANTIAL, AND THE PDM TEAM WORKS DILIGENTLY TO EXECUTE ITS MISSION. PDM HAS AN ENORMOUSLY INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE, RANKING IN THE TOP THREE AMONG DENTAL SCHOOLS IN EXTRAMURAL FUNDING. THE SCHOOL'S IMPACT IN THE PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY IS PROFOUND, WITH MORE THAN 30,000 PATIENTS RECEIVING 165,000 TREATMENT VISITS ANNUALLY. THE PENN DENTAL FAMILY PRACTICE (PDFP) IS THE DENTAL CARE HOME FOR MANY PENN EMPLOYEES. PDM OFFERS A DOCTOR OF DENTAL MEDICINE (DMD) DEGREE, NINE GRADUATE DENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND FIVE POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMS. PENN NURSING THE SCHOOL OF NURSING CONTINUES TO ADVANCE AND ELEVATE ITS EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. PENN NURSING'S EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS IS EVIDENCED BY ITS 8TH CONSECUTIVE FIRST-PLACE RANKING BY QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS AND ITS FIRST-PLACE RANKING IN THE US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RANKING OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS. THE FIRST COHORT OF THE LEONARD A. LAUDER COMMUNITY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM ENROLLED IN FY 2023, SUPPORTED BY LAUDER'S HISTORIC $125 MILLION GIFT. THIS PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND REALIZE ITS MISSION TO BE A LEADING FORCE IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND EQUITY. RESEARCH REMAINS A STRENGTH OF THE SCHOOL, AND PENN NURSING IS MAKING SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES IN ITS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, IN PART DUE TO SHIFTING ENROLLMENTS AND NEW ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS. THE SCHOOL CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE PROVIDING RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS AND THAT INTEGRATE SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL'S MISSION. PENN VET THE SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (PENN VET) TRAINS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS TO ADVANCE HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES AND ACCESS; ENSURE GLOBAL HEALTH; BOLSTER SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; CREATE AND SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY CAREER PATHS; AND FOSTER DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE VETERINARY PROFESSION. AS ONE OF THE MOST ACCESSED AND TRUSTED MEDICAL PROFESSIONS, VETERINARIANS ARE UNIQUELY WELL-POSITIONED TO CONTRIBUTE SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES IMPACTING LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES TODAY, INCLUDING FOOD SECURITY, BIOSECURITY, BIODIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND HEALTHCARE ACCESS FOR UNDERSERVED AREAS. SINCE HIS ARRIVAL AT THE SCHOOL IN 2018, DR. ANDREW HOFFMAN, THE GILBERT S. KAHN DEAN OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, HAS CREATED A VISION FOR A CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND INCLUSION WHILE BROADENING PENN VET'S SOCIAL IMPACT ON A GLOBAL SCALE. A DISTINGUISHING FEATURE OF THE SCHOOL'S VMD PROGRAM IS THE AVAILABILITY OF FIRST-OF-THEIR-KIND DUAL DEGREES WITH PARTNER SCHOOLS ACROSS PENN DESIGNED TO TRAIN GLOBAL PROBLEM-SOLVERS THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTER-PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. VETERINARIANS WITH THESE DUAL CREDENTIALS WILL BE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO SERVE UNDERSERVED AREAS WITH RESPECT TO HEALTHCARE, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. PENN VET'S TWO CAMPUSES OFFER STUDENTS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES IN VIRTUALLY EVERY ASPECT OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. RYAN HOSPITAL ON THE PHILADELPHIA CAMPUS HANDLES MORE THAN 34,000 COMPANION ANIMAL PATIENT VISITS PER YEAR AND IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH THE SHELTER MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM. DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 40,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ACROSS THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA AND REACHED OVER 800 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH MULTIPLE PATHWAY INITIATIVES. NEW BOLTON CENTER IN KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA, HANDLES MORE THAN 6,000 LARGE ANIMAL PATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 18,000 PATIENTS TREATED AT LOCAL FARMS. PENN VET RECENTLY RAISED THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO BEGIN PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE $17 MILLION GAIL P. RIEPE CENTER FOR ADVANCED VETERINARY EDUCATION AND THE COMMONWEALTH-FUNDED $71.3 MILLION VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY ON THE NBC CAMPUS. THE SCHOOL'S ROBUST RESEARCH PROGRAM INCLUDES BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL DISCOVERY TO ADDRESS COMPLEX PROBLEMS FACED BY ANIMALS, HUMANS, AND THE PLANET. AREAS OF STUDY INCLUDE CANCER, IMMUNOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND MORE. IN FY 2022, PENN VET LAUNCHED THE INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES, WHICH REPRESENTS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY 'ONE HEALTH' SUCCESS INCLUDING VACCINE DEVELOPMENT TO PREVENT FOOD ANIMAL DISEASES. THIS FALL, PENN VET WILL LAUNCH A CENTER FOR STEWARDSHIP AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY TO BUILD UPON EXPERTISE IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL WELFARE, FOOD SECURITY, AND PENN VET'S COMMITMENT TO REDUCE NET CARBON EMISSIONS. SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (SAS) IS THE INTELLECTUAL CORE OF THE UNIVERSITY, PROVIDING LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION FOR ALL PENN UNDERGRADUATES AND SUPPORTING GRADUATE STUDIES, BASIC RESEARCH, AND LIFELONG LEARNING ACROSS THE HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND NATURAL SCIENCES. THE SCHOOL'S EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE IN 27 DEPARTMENTS, 24 INTERDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS, 31 GRADUATE GROUPS, AND 28 RESEARCH CENTERS, IN PROGRAMS LEADING TO THE BA, BAAS, AM, MS, PHD, AND EIGHT PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S DEGREES. THE SCHOOL'S MAJOR EDUCATIONAL UNITS ARE THE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE, THE GRADUATE DIVISION, AND THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (LPS). OUR FOUNDATIONS AND FRONTIERS: A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PENN ARTS AND SCIENCES, WHICH REFLECTS THE VISION OF PENN COMPACT 2022, CONTINUES TO GUIDE PROGRAMMATIC PRIORITIES AND INVESTMENTS THAT STRENGTHEN A FOUNDATIONAL CORE OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS AND ADVANCE INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE THROUGH A SERIES OF EIGHT ACADEMIC THEMES. IT IS COMPLEMENTED BY A SERIES OF INCLUSION AND ANTI-RACISM INITIATIVES ISSUED IN 2020. |
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WEITZMAN SCHOOL OF DESIGN THE STUART WEITZMAN SCHOOL OF DESIGN CURRENTLY PROVIDES GRADUATE EDUCATION TO MASTER'S STUDENTS IN ARCHITECTURE, CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING, FINE ARTS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, AND URBAN SPATIAL ANALYTICS, AS WELL AS PHD STUDENTS IN ARCHITECTURE AND CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING. THE SCHOOL ALSO TEACHES COURSES LEADING TO A BA, WITH A MAJOR IN ARCHITECTURE, FINE ARTS, OR DESIGN FROM SAS OR A MINOR IN LANDSCAPE STUDIES. WHARTON BUSINESS SCHOOL THE WHARTON SCHOOL SUPPORTS A WORLD-LEADING ARRAY OF BUSINESS EDUCATION AND SCHOLARLY PROGRAMS THROUGH ITS FOUR ACADEMIC DIVISIONS AND TEN ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS. DEAN ERIKA JAMES HAS INTRODUCED "THE WHARTON WAY: A ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE" AS A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE SCHOOL. THE WHARTON WAY IS ANCHORED IN THE SCHOOL'S MISSION-TO FOSTER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE-AND HAS FOUR AREAS OF FOCUS: ELEVATING THE IMPACT OF BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP, BRIDGING ACADEMIC DIVIDES THROUGH BUSINESS, INNOVATING IN EDUCATIONAL PEDAGOGY AND CONTENT, AND FOSTERING DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS. CAREY LAW SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL, EACH STUDENT COMMITS TO PROVIDING AT LEAST 70 HOURS OF PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICE AS PART OF THEIR EDUCATION. OVER 92% OF THE LAW SCHOOL'S GRADUATES EXCEED THE 70-HOUR PRO BONO REQUIREMENT. SOME IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS WORK: CUSTODY AND SUPPORT ASSISTANCE CLINIC (CASAC) SAW A LARGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHILADELPHIA LEGAL ASSISTANCE, 32 STUDENT ADVOCATES ASSISTED A RECORD 385 CLIENTS WITH FAMILY LAW CONCERNS INCLUDING CUSTODY, SUPPORT, PATERNITY, AND PROTECTION FROM ABUSE MATTERS IN THE PHILADELPHIA FAMILY COURT SYSTEM. FINANCIAL LITERARY PROJECT (FLP) CONDUCTED NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS AROUND THE CITY. FLP HOSTED FINANCIAL LITERARY WORKSHOPS WITH ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATION, CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY ASSISTANCE PROJECT, ON DEBT, BUDGETING, AND FINANCIAL WELLNESS AROUND THE CITY AND HELPED FILE OVER 150 TAX RETURNS FOR LOW-INCOME PHILADELPHIANS. OVER 120 DEMOCRACY LAW PROJECT (DLP) VOLUNTEERS STAFFED ELECTION PROTECTION HOTLINES, MONITORED POLLS, AND ASSISTED WITH A DESIGNATED VOTER AGENT PROGRAM FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS PHILADELPHIA. DIRECT PARTNERSHIPS: IN ADDITION TO OUR 24 INTERNAL PRO BONO PROJECTS, TPIC HAS DIRECT PRO BONO PARTNERSHIPS WITH MANY KEY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH EXPUNGEMENT CLINICS, LAW STUDENTS ASSISTED 39 CLIENTS, 11 OF WHICH WERE SENIORS, TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR A CRIMINAL RECORD EXPUNGEMENT AND THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES, LAW STUDENTS ASSISTED 23 CLIENTS IN UTILITY CLINICS WHERE STUDENTS ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY TO LOWER MONTHLY UTILITY BILLS AND ENROLL CLIENTS IN ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS IN PHILADELPHIA. SCHOOL OF SOCIAL POLICY AND PRACTICE THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL POLICY AND PRACTICE (SSPP) CONTRIBUTES TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF MORE EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND HUMANE SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN PURSUIT OF THIS MISSION, THEORY-BASED MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN SOCIAL WORK, SOCIAL WELFARE, NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP, AND SOCIAL POLICY ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO THINK AND WORK ACROSS DISCIPLINARY LINES AS WELL AS ACROSS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES AND CULTURES. THE PURSUIT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IS AT THE HEART OF THE SCHOOL'S KNOWLEDGE-BUILDING ACTIVITIES. INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS REINFORCE THE SCHOOL'S VISION OF ACTIVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING AND IN COLLABORATION WITH SOCIAL AGENCIES ORGANIZED AT THE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL LEVELS. SSPP FACULTY MEMBERS ADDRESS ISSUES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, MENTAL ILLNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GERONTOLOGY, HEALTH EQUITY, HOMELESSNESS, NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP, PRISONER RE-ENTRY, POLICY ANALYSIS, RACIAL DISPARITIES, AND PHILANTHROPY. STUDENTS ARE EDUCATED IN FIVE DEGREE PROGRAMS: A MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK(MSW), A PHD IN SOCIAL WELFARE, A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP(NPL), A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL POLICY(MSSP), AND A DOCTORATE IN CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK(DSW). THE NPL AND DSW DEGREES HAVE WELL-ESTABLISHED ONLINE PROGRAM OPTIONS. MASTER'S DEGREES CAN BE EARNED AS DUAL DEGREES WITHIN SSPP AS WELL AS THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, PENN LAW, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, SAS, WEITZMAN SCHOOL OF DESIGN, AND SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. STUDENTS CAN ALSO PURSUE SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS WITHIN SSPP IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PENN SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND GLOBALLY BASED INSTITUTIONS. ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION THE ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION REMAINS AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN PARADIGM-SHIFTING RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TEACHING ON MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF LINKING RIGOROUS ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP TO VALUABLE POLICY AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. ASC OFFERS A PHD IN COMMUNICATION AS WELL AS AN UNDERGRADUATE COMMUNICATION MAJOR THROUGH THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. THIS YEAR, ASC HAS ALSO LAUNCHED THE SCHOOL'S FIRST EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL POLICY AND PRACTICE. PENN ATHLETICS THE DIVISION OF RECREATION AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (DRIA) IS A BROAD-BASED DIVISION COMPRISED OF 33 VARSITY INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAMS, 37 CLUB SPORT TEAMS, AND EXPANSIVE INTRAMURAL SPORT AND CAMPUS RECREATION PROGRAMS, ALL TAKING PLACE WITHIN 22 ATHLETICS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF ARE ALSO SERVED THROUGH MEMBERSHIP-BASED ACCESS TO THE POTTRUCK HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTER AND THE FOX FITNESS CENTER-WHICH COMBINED PROVIDE MORE THAN 125,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE FOR RECREATIONAL USE-AND ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF SHARED FACILITIES. THE FACILITIES ARE CONTAINED WITHIN A CONTIGUOUS 24-ACRE FOOTPRINT AT THE EASTERN END OF CAMPUS AND COMMONLY THOUGHT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST ATHLETICS INFRASTRUCTURES AMONG URBAN CAMPUSES, WITH ASSETS SUCH AS FRANKLIN FIELD, THE PALESTRA, AND PENN PARK. THE DIVISION ALSO HOSTS THE PENN RELAYS EACH APRIL, WHICH DRAWS MORE THAN 20,000 COMPETITORS AND 90,000 SPECTATORS ANNUALLY TO FRANKLIN FIELD. PENN ATHLETICS TEAMS WON FIVE REGULAR-SEASON IVY LEAGUE OR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2022-23 (BASEBALL, MEN'S SOCCER, WOMEN'S GOLF, WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS, WOMEN'S LACROSSE) AND TWO IVY LEAGUE TOURNAMENT TITLES (BASEBALL, WOMEN'S LACROSSE). WOMEN'S ROWING AND FENCING EACH FINISHED SIXTH NATIONALLY, WHILE MEN'S SOCCER AND WOMEN'S LACROSSE WON NCAA FIRST ROUND GAMES. BASEBALL ADVANCED TO THE NCAA REGIONAL FINAL. MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SQUASH, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S LACROSSE, WRESTLING, AND MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FENCING WERE ALL RANKED IN THE TOP 25 NATIONALLY AT SOME POINT DURING THE YEAR. CAMPUS RECREATION CONTINUES TO SERVE THE FITNESS AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY AT THE POTTRUCK AND FOX FITNESS CENTERS, AND STUDENTS ARE ACTIVE THROUGH CLUB AND INTRAMURAL SPORTS. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NETTER CENTER, THE YOUNG QUAKERS COMMUNITY ATHLETICS PROGRAM IS POSITIVELY IMPACTING LOCAL YOUTH IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S LACROSSE, TRACK & FIELD, AND BASKETBALL TEAMS. LIKEWISE, THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WHARTON SCHOOL, THE PENN ATHLETICS WHARTON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PROVIDES LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO STUDENT-ATHLETES AND COACHES. PENN LIBRARIES THE PENN LIBRARIES CONTINUES TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS. RETRIEVAL OF COLLECTIONS HAS BEEN SIMPLIFIED WITHIN THE LIBRARIES' INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE, LOWERING BARRIERS TO ACCESS. USAGE OF EBOOKS HAS INCREASED 18% SINCE 2020 WITH THE ADDITION OF 241,000 EBOOK VOLUMES TO COLLECTIONS. INVESTMENTS IN DIGITIZATION ARE MAKING PENN COLLECTIONS AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE. THE PENN LIBRARIES CONTINUES TO NEGOTIATE WITH PUBLISHERS FOR INNOVATIVE OPEN ACCESS AGREEMENTS THAT PROVIDE PENN RESEARCHERS WITH GREATER REACH FOR THEIR PUBLISHED JOURNAL ARTICLES, A MOVE MADE MORE CRITICAL AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO REQUIRE THAT FEDERALLY-FUNDED RESEARCH RESULTS BE MADE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE IMMEDIATELY UPON GRANT COMPLETION. THE PENN LIBRARIES CONTINUES TO EXPAND STAFF EXPERTISE. NEW STAFF POSITIONS CONTRIBUTE TO MAKING DISCOVERABLE AND AVAILABLE "HIDDEN COLLECTIONS" THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY NOT CATALOGUED. POSITIONS IN AREAS SUCH AS AFRICANA STUDIES, DATA SCIENCE, AND MEDICAL RESEARCH FOCUS ON EMERGING AREAS OF SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH. AN INAUGURAL CURATOR FOR THE BARBARA BATES CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF NURSING IS BEING RECRUITED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH PENN NURSING, ENSURING LONG-TERM PRESERVATION, ACCESS, AND USE OF THAT UNIQUE COLLECTION. |
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THE PENN LIBRARIES HAS EXPANDED THE PENN COMMUNITY'S ACCESS TO TOOLS THAT SUPPORT THE RESEARCH WORKFLOW. THESE TOOLS INCLUDE SOFTWARE PLATFORMS THAT FACILITATE COLLABORATION AND MAKE RESEARCH MORE EFFICIENT AND IMPACTFUL. SUBSCRIPTIONS ALSO INCLUDE POINT-OF-CARE TOOLS UTILIZED IN CLINICAL SETTINGS TO ASSIST WITH DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. PENN LIBRARIES STAFF WORK BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM TO SUPPORT THE STUDENT AND FACULTY EXPERIENCE. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIANS BRING RARE MATERIALS INTO CLASSROOM SETTINGS. LIBRARIANS THAT SUPPORT SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES TEACH COURSES AND WORK CLOSELY WITH FACULTY TO ENHANCE THEIR RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP. REGULAR WORKSHOPS INTRODUCE FACULTY AND STUDENTS TO LIBRARY-SUPPORTED RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS TOOLS AS WELL AS PUBLICATION GUIDANCE AND WRITING ETHICS. THE CREATION OF THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL COLLECTIONS LAST SUMMER, WHICH BUILDS ON THE PENN LIBRARIES AREA STUDIES COLLECTIONS, WILL DISTINGUISH THE PENN LIBRARIES AS AN INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURES AND SOCIETIES AROUND THE WORLD. PENN'S CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS ALSO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR WIDE-RANGING ENRICHMENT AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES. THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY THE PENN MUSEUM CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGE A DIVERSE GROUP OF VISITORS BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON. THE MUSEUM'S K12 PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE SIGNATURE UNPACKING THE PAST PROGRAM FOR TITLE I SCHOOLS, OFFERED CURRICULUM-BASED PROGRAMS IN ANCIENT HISTORY TO APPROXIMATELY 4,000 STUDENTS FROM 100 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. MANY OF THESE SCHOOLS WERE TITLE I, WITH LIMITED RESOURCES WHO WERE SERVED AT NO COST TO THEM. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM'S VIRTUAL PROGRAMS ALLOWED LEARNERS OF ALL AGES TO PARTICIPATE ONLINE SERVING OVER 2,000 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS LEARNING FROM THEIR LOCATIONS AROUND THE US AND CANADA. THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, PENN MUSEUM ENCHANTS ALMOST 10,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY WITH PROGRAMS ABOUT CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES, DANCE, MUSIC, AND LECTURE PROGRAMS. THE MUSEUM'S SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM SERVES FIVE 13-YEAR-OLDS IN 8 WEEKS OF ACTIVITIES AND INCLUDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PHILADELPHIA FAMILIES. INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART (ICA) HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AS A PREEMINENT VENUE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART AND CULTURE. ICA IS A LAUNCHPAD FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, RESEARCH, AND IDEAS, AND IS A LABORATORY WHERE EXPERIMENTATION AND RISK-TAKING ARE PART OF ITS DNA. IN A CHANGING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, ICA IS AT A CRITICAL MOMENT IN ITS HISTORY. ICA RECENTLY CONDUCTED A STRATEGIC VISIONING PROCESS TO HELP CREATE A RENEWED VISION FOR AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT AND TO DEFINE AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR THIS WORK AT ICA. ICA SEEKS TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION AS A HUB OF ART AND IDEAS THAT SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS AND ENCOURAGE COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS ON SOCIETY'S KEY ISSUES. THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO THREE CORE TENETS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE VISIONING PROCESS THAT ARE CRITICAL FOR ICA'S MISSION: STRENGTHENING IMPACT, DEEPENING ENGAGEMENT, AND RAISING VISIBILITY. IT IS THESE KEY PRINCIPLES THAT WILL GUIDE ICA'S EFFORTS TO GROW AND BUILD COMMUNITIES FOR ITS WORK AT PENN, IN PHILADELPHIA, AND BEYOND AND TO MAINTAIN ITS POSITION AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NATION. MAJOR NEW INITIATIVES THAT WILL ENABLE ICA TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS INCLUDE: - I IS FOR INQUIRY - LAUNCHING IN 2024, THIS RESEARCH PLATFORM WILL BE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND RESEARCH TEAM THAT CONNECTS ICA WITH PENN'S MISSION OF KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION AND MAKES CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ARTISTS, FACULTY, AND OTHERS, CATALYZING INQUIRY, COLLABORATION, LEARNING, AND CULTURAL PRODUCTION. - BUILDING AND GROWING DIGITAL CAPACITY, BOTH ONLINE AND IN ICA'S GALLERIES. - A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF HOW TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF ICA'S BUILDING. DURING FY 2023, ICA PRESENTED THREE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED EXHIBITIONS. COMPLEMENTING THE CURATORIAL WORK, ICA PRESENTED THREE EXHIBITION PUBLICATIONS AND 43 FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS, 19 OF WHICH WERE INITIATED BY PENN STUDENTS AND FACULTY. PENN LIVE ARTS! PENN LIVE ARTS, HEADQUARTERED AT THE ANNENBERG CENTER, SERVES PENN AND THE WEST PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY THROUGH SPECIAL CAMPUS-BASED AND COMMUNITY-FOCUSED TICKETING PROGRAMS, ALLOWING PENN FIRST PLUS STUDENTS AND LOWER-INCOME RESIDENTS TO ATTEND WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES AT A FRACTION OF THEIR COST. PENN LIVE ARTS HAS CONTINUED ITS LONG TRADITION OF HOSTING STUDENT AND COMMUNITY-ORIENTED EVENTS, CONVOCATIONS, COMMENCEMENTS, PERFORMANCES, AND LECTURES. IT ALSO DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING WITH THE OLDEST CONTINUALLY RUNNING CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL IN THE NATION AND THROUGH THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STUDENT DISCOVERY SERIES. IN TOTAL, PENN LIVE ARTS SERVES OVER 10,000 CHILDREN IN THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA PER SEASON, OFTEN PROVIDING THEIR ONLY ACCESS TO THE PERFORMING ARTS. IN ADDITION TO THE UNIVERSITY'S NUMEROUS INITIATIVES, PENN MEDICINE IS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO IMPROVING LIVES AND HEALTH THROUGH A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE TRIPARTITE MISSION OF THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (PSOM) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM (UPHS)-TOGETHER, PENN MEDICINE-INTEGRATES PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND PATIENT CARE TO SUSTAIN INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE ERA OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. THROUGH UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, BROAD RANGING GRADUATE, RESIDENCY, FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSES, THE SCHOOL TRAINS THE FUTURE LEADERS OF AMERICAN MEDICINE. AMBITIOUS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, CARRIED OUT IN 28 BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS AND IN NUMEROUS MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTERS AND INSTITUTES, IS CLOSELY LINKED TO TEACHING AND PATIENT CARE, CONTRIBUTING TO OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN ALL THREE MISSION AREAS AND TO PENN MEDICINE'S PREEMINENCE AS AN INTEGRATED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER. WHILE UPHS IS KNOWN FOR ADVANCED TREATMENTS THAT DRAW PATIENTS INTERNATIONALLY, THE HEALTH SYSTEM ALSO SERVES THOUSANDS OF LOW-INCOME PHILADELPHIANS. IN FY 2023, UPHS PROVIDED $392.8 MILLION IN CHARITY AND UNDERFUNDED CARE FOR MEDICAID FAMILIES. THIS INCLUDES COVERING $17.8M IN UNREIMBURSED CARE IN OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, AND $11.2M IN UNREIMBURSED COSTS OF CARE AT THE HUP HELEN O. DICKENS CENTER FOR WOMEN, WHICH SERVES MAINLY MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND UNINSURED PATIENTS AND OFFERS UNCOMPENSATED AND UNDERCOMPENSATED CARE FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY, BASED ON FINANCIAL COUNSELING. PENN MEDICINE PROVIDES INFRASTRUCTURE TO MANAGE CARE FOR OVER 500 SICKLE CELL ANEMIA PATIENTS. THIS IS AMONG THE LARGEST PROGRAMS IN THE NATION, PROVIDING CARE MANAGEMENT TO HALF OF THE SICKLE CELL PATIENTS IN PHILADELPHIA, WHO ARE PREDOMINANTLY INSURED BY MEDICAID. IN ADDITION, $93 MILLION HAS BEEN INVESTED TO CAPITALIZE AND OPERATE THE PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPUS OPERATIONS AT HUP CEDAR, IN THE HEART OF WEST PHILADELPHIA (INCLUDING AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND CRISIS RESPONSE CENTER AT THE FACILITY). THE PHMC PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPUS ON CEDAR, WHICH OPENED IN MARCH 2021, TRANSITIONED THE BUILDING FROM THE FORMER MERCY PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL INTO A CAMPUS OFFERING EMERGENCY AND INPATIENT CARE AS WELL AS PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOCIAL SUPPORT. THIS FUNDING ALLOWS CLINICAL CARE TO REMAIN AT A FACILITY THAT WAS AT RISK OF CLOSURE. IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, UPHS, IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, COMPLETED ITS FOURTH COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) - THROUGH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, INCLUDING FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS - TO IDENTIFY THE MOST PRESSING HEALTH NEEDS IN OUR SERVICE AREA AND DETERMINE HOW BEST TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS. THE PHILADELPHIA HOSPITALS OF UPHS, PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL, PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER, AND HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDING THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AT CEDAR, CONDUCTED A JOINT CHNA DUE TO THE SIMILAR SERVICE AREAS. OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (CHIP) IS AN OUTGROWTH OF THE CHNA PROCESS AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AND INVESTMENTS PENN MEDICINE CURRENTLY MAKES TO ADDRESS HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA AND ACTS AS A GUIDE FOR INVESTMENT IN FUTURE PROGRAMS. GOOD HEALTH IS DETERMINED BY MORE THAN THE CLINICAL CARE IN OUR HOSPITALS, AND SO THE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES OUTLINED IN OUR CHIP FOCUS ON OUR WORK OUTSIDE OF OUR HEALTH SYSTEM WALLS AND IN THE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE WE LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. PENN MEDICINE IS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO CREATING HEALTHIER, FAIRER, AND MORE JUST COMMUNITIES THROUGH BROAD, INSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE FUND FOR HEALTH, PENN MEDICINE CARES GRANT PROGRAM, CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY AND ADVANCEMENT, AND ACCELERATE HEALTH EQUITY, AND THROUGH NUMEROUS, PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS FOCUSED ON 12 HEALTH PRIORITY AREAS OF THE CHNA, AS OUTLINED IN OUR CHIP. |
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BEGINNING IN SUMMER OF 2021, THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PENN MEDICINE AND THE WHARTON SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVE, THE FUND FOR HEALTH PUSHED FOR MEASURABLE PROGRESS IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT CAN HAVE LIFELONG EFFECTS, BY BEGINNING A $5 MILLION INVESTMENT THAT HAS CONTINUED THROUGH 2023. INVESTING AND SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE, FORWARD-THINKING VENTURES HAVE MADE GREAT STRIDES TOWARD MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON OUR CITY'S HEALTH, WHILE HELPING TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE COMPANIES IN THE REGION THAT PROVIDE PATHS TO JOBS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE CITY RESIDENTS. THE ACTION FOR CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (ACT) INITIATIVE, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN THE SUMMER OF 2020, HAS CATALYZED FORMATION OF A STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES FOR ENDURING CHANGE. GUIDED BY THE OFFICE OF INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, AND EQUITY (OIDE), SIX WORK GROUPS (FOCUSED RESPECTIVELY ON CLINICAL, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, CULTURE, AND PEOPLE) ARE DRIVING BROAD-BASED CHANGE. OVER 70 ACTION ITEMS WERE SUGGESTED BY FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND STAFF AS BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. TO DATE, THREE-QUARTERS OF THESE HAVE BEEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED. A FLAGSHIP AMONG PENN MEDICINE'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT, THE PENN MEDICINE CARES GRANTS SUPPORT EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERISM, PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND IMPROVE HEALTH. SINCE 2012, MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS HAS FUNDED OVER 1,000 SERVICE INITIATIVES. EACH GRANT PROVIDES MONETARY AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HEALTH AND ERADICATING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH NOT ONLY IN PENN MEDICINE'S SERVICE AREA, BUT ALSO GLOBALLY. THE CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY AND ADVANCEMENT (CHEA) IS THE CORNERSTONE AT PENN MEDICINE FOR ADVANCING HIGH QUALITY PATIENT AND FAMILY-CENTERED CARE FOR ALL, REGARDLESS OF PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, SUPPORTING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO TACKLE BARRIERS TO ACHIEVING OPTIMAL HEALTH FOR ALL COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, AND PROVIDING EQUITABLE HEALTHCARE WITHIN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND STUDENT BODY. IN ORDER TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR AND ALIGN MUTUALLY REINFORCING EQUITY INITIATIVES ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE, PENN MEDICINE INCORPORATES ITS CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY ADVANCEMENT BLUEPRINT FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION WITHIN THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVE AREAS: CARE TRANSFORMATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WORKFORCE, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING. THE PENN MEDICINE CENTER FOR DIGITAL HEALTH AND THE PENN CENTER FOR HEALTH INCENTIVES AND BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS WORKED STRATEGICALLY WITH LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, PAYORS, AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA TO LAUNCH THE ACCELERATE HEALTH EQUITY PROGRAM IN 2020. THIS BROAD INITIATIVE DEPLOYS TOOLS FROM BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS, DIGITAL HEALTH, INNOVATION SCIENCE, URBAN HEALTH, COMMUNICATIONS SCIENCE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH TO ADDRESS PHYSICAL, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CLINICAL BARRIERS TO SUSTAINABLE HEALTH EQUITY. PRIORITY AREA #1: MENTAL HEALTH PENN MEDICINE RECOGNIZES THAT HIGH-QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH CARE IS THE TOP HEALTH NEED IN PHILADELPHIA. MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE SERIOUS AND WIDESPREAD AND HAVE WORSENED IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO THE ISOLATION AND STRESS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. PENN MEDICINE IS COMMITTED TO CREATING MORE ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY, INTEGRATED MENTAL HEALTH CARE, PARTICULARLY FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. PENN MEDICINE STRIVES TO INCREASE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE CAPACITY AND DIVERSITY, EMPHASIZING A CULTURALLY FOCUSED APPROACH TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY UTILIZATION OF SERVICES. o HALL-MERCER COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL IS DEDICATED TO ENRICHING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PROVIDING A RANGE OF SERVICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO ADULTS. THE CENTER HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN BROADENING ACCEPTANCE AND ADVANCING CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS IN NEED. AS PART OF PHILADELPHIA'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM, IT IS ONE OF 11 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS IN THE CITY. o THE STEVEN A. COHEN MILITARY FAMILY CLINIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA DELIVERS CONFIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES AT NO COST. THE CLINIC USES TELEHEALTH TO BRING PENN MEDICINE'S WORLD-CLASS TREATMENT AND CARE TO VETERAN AND MILITARY COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE REGION. THE CLINIC SPECIALIZES IN PERSONALIZED, EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CARE THAT IS PROVEN TO RESULT IN LONG-TERM OUTCOMES. THE CLINIC OFFERS EARLY MORNING AND EVENING HOURS, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, AND TELEHEALTH TO HELP VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS, AND MILITARY FAMILIES EASILY ACCESS THE CARE THEY DESERVE. o PRIMARY CARE SERVICE LINE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: IN 2018, THE PENN MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE SERVICE LINE PARTNERED WITH THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE'S DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE CALLED THE COLLABORATIVE CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (CCBH) PROGRAM. CCBH PUTS LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS SPECIALLY TRAINED IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE INTO PRIMARY CARE OFFICES. FIVE SOCIAL WORKERS WORK IN EIGHT PENN MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES IN WEST PHILADELPHIA AND CENTER CITY AND ARE AVAILABLE TO MORE THAN 100,000 PATIENTS. THESE EXPERTS WORK WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND A PSYCHIATRIST TO ASSESS AND TREAT PATIENTS AS NEEDED DURING OR AFTER THEIR PRIMARY CARE APPOINTMENTS. SERVICES RANGE FROM SCREENING FOR DEPRESSION TO SUPPORTING THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. o PENN MEDICINE INVESTS IN THE PENN CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY TRAUMA RESPONSE AND RECOVERY, WHICH PROVIDES A RANGE OF INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAUMA. AS THE ONLY PROVIDER IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA THAT OFFERS EFFECTIVE EARLY INTERVENTION FOR YOUTH, THE CENTER IS AN ESSENTIAL POINT OF ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. o PENN PSYCHIATRY'S FELLOWSHIP IN COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY: THIS IS A 1-YEAR NON-ACGME TRAINING PROGRAM RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, PENN PSYCHIATRY CONTRACTS OUT THE SERVICES OF UP TO FOUR COMMUNITY FELLOWS TO PARTNERING COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES. COMMUNITY FELLOWS ARE BOARD-ELIGIBLE PSYCHIATRISTS THAT HAVE COMPLETED THEIR ADULT PSYCHIATRY TRAINING, AND THUS PROVIDE ATTENDING-LEVEL PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TO THESE COMMUNITY AGENCIES DURING THEIR 1-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM. o PUENTES DE SALUD WORKS TO ENSURE THE WELLNESS OF THE LATINO IMMIGRANT POPULATION IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA BY OFFERING MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT PUENTES DE SALUD AIM TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL ISSUES. o UNITY HEALTH CLINIC IS A FREE CLINIC PRIMARILY SERVING UNINSURED INDONESIAN IMMIGRANTS OF CHINESE DESCENT. MEDICAL STUDENT VOLUNTEERS ASSIST AND SHADOW PENN FACULTY AND RESIDENTS. EACH WEEK, UNITY HEALTH CLINIC SEEKS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, CULTURALLY COMPETENT MEDICAL CARE TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED ADULTS, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE. THE CLINIC OFFERS FREE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE SERVICES, FREE OR REDUCED-COST MEDICATIONS, AND FREE INTERPRETER SERVICES. o PHILADELPHIA HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC THE PHILADELPHIA HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC (PHRC) IS A STUDENT-RUN ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE NO-COST PSYCHIATRIC AND PHYSICAL EVALUATIONS OF SURVIVORS OF PERSECUTION SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS IS NOT A PENN ORGANIZATION; HOWEVER, PENN MEDICAL STUDENTS ARE PART OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM; AND THE FOUNDER AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE CLINIC IS ON PENN PSYCHIATRY'S FACULTY. o PENN MEDICINE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IMPACT: COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) ARE UNIQUELY POISED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS' MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND SUPPORT CONNECTIONS WITH HEALTH CARE. THE PENN MEDICINE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS' EVIDENCE-BASED IMPACT MODEL CHWS ARE SKILLED IN SYSTEM NAVIGATION AND CONNECTING WITH PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX HEALTH AND SOCIAL NEEDS. PRIORITY AREA #2: ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE PENN MEDICINE STRIVES TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE ACCESS ACROSS THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO PROVIDE LINKS BETWEEN MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AND THE COMMUNITY. OUR CARE IS DISTINGUISHED BY A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO TREATING THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND ADDRESSING THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. PENN MEDICINE RECOGNIZES THE STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRIMARY CARE ACCESS AND IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES AND IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL HOME FOR PATIENTS THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA. |
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THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC EXACERBATED PATIENT ACCESS, WITH LONGER WAIT TIMES AND GAPS IN BASIC SERVICES BECOMING MORE ACUTE. GIVEN THESE CHALLENGES, PENN MEDICINE IS CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATING AND CREATING NEW ACCESS POINTS FOR PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ELIMINATE DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO CARE. WE ENGAGE IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TO INFORM STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND FACILITATE CARE CONNECTIONS. THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE PARTNERSHIPS WITH FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHC) AND OTHER SAFETY NET PROVIDERS THAT PROVIDE A KEY STRATEGIC PATHWAY. o THROUGH PENN'S NEW HOSPITAL FACILITY, THE PAVILION, WHICH OPENED IN 2021, PENN MEDICINE IS INCREASING ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE FOR PATIENTS AND ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATIVE CARE DELIVERY. WE HAVE TRANSFORMED HOW WE ORGANIZE AND DELIVER CARE, USING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY AND NEW WAYS OF THINKING TO ENSURE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE IS AT THE VERY CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO. WITH INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE HEART OF ITS DESIGN, THE HOSPITAL IS EQUIPPED TO DELIVER BOTH THE TREATMENTS OF TODAY AND THE MEDICAL ADVANCES OF TOMORROW. o FOR EXAMPLE, THE "REINVENTED" EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WAS DESIGNED TO DECREASE WAIT TIMES, SPEED DIAGNOSIS, AND IMPROVE THE CARE EXPERIENCE. FURTHER, CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY HELPS ADVANCE TELEMEDICINE FUNCTIONALITY, WHICH ALLOWS FOR MORE REMOTE MONITORING AND CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN PATIENTS-INCLUDING THOSE WHO FACE TRANSPORTATION OR SIMILAR BARRIERS-AND THEIR CARE TEAMS. o THE PENN MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE SERVICE LINE (PCSL) WAS CREATED TO ADVANCE PENN MEDICINE-WIDE COLLABORATION BETWEEN FAMILY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINICAL SERVICES. o PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIP: THE DIVISION OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE FACULTY AND RESIDENTS PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE AT TWO OF THE CITY'S AMBULATORY HEALTH CENTERS IN WEST PHILADELPHIA. THIS UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP INCREASES THE POOL OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS WHO ARE ABLE TO SERVE PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE STATUS OR THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. o FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) PRENATAL CARE PARTNERSHIP: THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH FACULTY AND RESIDENTS PROVIDE PRENATAL CARE AT FOUR LOCAL WEST PHILLY FQHCS AND THESE PATIENTS DELIVER AT THE FAMILY MEDICINE SERVICE CENTER AT OUR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. THIS INNOVATIVE MODEL OF CARE EXPANDS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY CARE, ENSURES CONTINUITY OF CARE, AND IMPROVES HEALTH OUTCOMES. FACULTY FROM FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PROVIDE PRIMARY AND PRENATAL CARE AT SEVERAL SITES THAT ARE PART OF THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA HEALTH ACTION FQHC SYSTEM. o PUENTES DE SALUD AIMS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING NOT ONLY BY PROVIDING IMMEDIATE SERVICES, BUT ALSO BY RECOGNIZING AND CHALLENGING SOCIAL INEQUITIES AND INJUSTICES. PUENTES DE SALUD WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LOCAL AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. PENN MEDICINE PHYSICIANS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS PARTNER WITH PUENTES DE SALUD TO PROVIDE CLINICAL SERVICES INCLUDING ADULT PRIMARY CARE AND WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES. ON A MONTHLY BASIS, PENN ALSO OFFERS SPECIALIZED CARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: CARDIOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, PHYSIOTHERAPY, AND PODIATRY AT PUENTES. o STDS CLINIC AT HEALTH CENTER #1: ALONG WITH THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PENN DERMATOLOGY FACULTY AND RESIDENTS STAFF A FREE, BIWEEKLY STD CLINIC. THE CLINIC ACCEPTS WALK-INS AND PROVIDES TESTING AND TREATMENT SERVICES AT NO COST. o PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE COMMUNITY CLINICS: PENN MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND STAFF PROVIDE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE ACCESS IN A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED, STUDENT-LED CLINICS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA. THESE CLINICS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES THAT FACE SIGNIFICANT ACCESS BARRIERS TO CARE INCLUDING GEOGRAPHY, CITIZENSHIP STATUS, AND LANGUAGE. - THE CENTER FOR SURGICAL HEALTH (CSH) IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTER, HOUSED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. CSH PROVIDES A NEW ACCESS POINT INTO SUSTAINABLE, HIGH-VALUE SURGICAL CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO TYPICALLY RELY ON THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. THE CSH PROVIDES SURGICAL AND CARE NAVIGATION SERVICES TO PATIENTS, MANY REFERRED THROUGH PUENTES DE SALUD AND THE UNIVERSITY CITY HOSPITALITY COALITION AND WILL GROW THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS SERVED AS THE CSH EXPANDS. WITH PENN MEDICINE NOW MANAGING THE INPATIENT CLINICAL SERVICES AT HUP CEDAR, PATIENTS FROM WEST AND SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL ACCESS POINT TO RECEIVE CARE THROUGH CSH. - UNITED COMMUNITY CLINIC (UCC) IS A FREE HEALTH CLINIC COORDINATED WEEKLY BY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, NURSING, AND SOCIAL WORK. IT COLLABORATES WITH RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH NEEDS, WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING A STRONGER AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. SERVICES INCLUDE HEALTH PHYSICALS, ACUTE CARE, DENTAL CARE, EYE CARE, SOCIAL WORK RESOURCES, AND HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE. THIS PAST YEAR, UCC EXPANDED TO A SECOND CLINICAL SITE IN SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA SERVICING COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN DIASPORA. - ICNA RELIEF'S SOCIAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICE CLINIC (SHAMS CLINIC) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN PHILADELPHIA. IN 2022 PHYSICIANS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH BEGAN TO PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES AT THE SHAMS CLINIC WEST PHILADELPHIA LOCATION, EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE FOR THAT COMMUNITY. - THE REFUGEE CLINIC AT THE PENN CENTER FOR PRIMARY CARE IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE PRIMARY CARE AND GLOBAL HEALTH TRACKS OF THE INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN PENN MEDICINE, AND OUR PARTNER RESETTLEMENT AGENCY, HIAS PENNSYLVANIA. THE PENN MEDICINE REFUGEE CLINIC IS A MEMBER OF THE PHILADELPHIA REFUGEE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE (PRHC), A REGIONAL COALITION CONSISTING OF PHILADELPHIA'S THREE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES AND EIGHT REFUGEE HEALTH CLINICS. THE CORE MISSION OF THE COLLABORATIVE IS TO CREATE AN EQUITABLE SYSTEM OF REFUGEE HEALTH CARE IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION THAT ENSURES A CONSISTENTLY HIGH STANDARD OF CARE FOR ALL NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES. EACH YEAR, PRHC PROVIDES DOMESTIC HEALTH SCREENINGS, PRIMARY CARE (INCLUDING NEWBORN, PEDIATRICS, ADULT MEDICINE, GERIATRIC, OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGIC CARE) AND ACCESS TO LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY, AND SUBSPECIALTY SERVICES TO 800 NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES. PRHC ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING PRIMARY CARE AND WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES TO ESTABLISHED REFUGEE PATIENTS. THE PENN MEDICINE REFUGEE CLINIC CURRENTLY OPERATES EVERY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH OVER 20 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AND SEES OVER 75 NEW ARRIVALS EACH YEAR. FIVE ATTENDING PHYSICIANS PRECEPT IN THE CLINIC, ALL OF WHOM ARE EXPERIENCED IN GLOBAL HEALTH, TRAVEL MEDICINE OR INFECTIOUS DISEASES. OVER THIRTY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN IN CLINIC BY REFUGEE POPULATIONS FROM BHUTAN, BURMA, ERITREA, LIBERIA, DARFUR, SOUTH SUDAN, RUSSIA, UKRAINE, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, AND MANY OTHER COUNTRIES. THE CLINIC HOSTS A ONCE-MONTHLY WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINIC SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON THE HEALTH NEEDS OF REFUGEE WOMEN AND A WEEKLY LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION (LTBI) CLINIC, RUN BY A PHARMACIST AND PHARMACY STUDENTS, FOCUSING ON LTBI DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. o ACCESS TO CANCER CARE: PREVENTATIVE SCREENINGS CAN SAVE LIVES. THIS IS WHY ABRAMSON CANCER CENTER FOCUSED ITS EFFORTS ON ELIMINATING BARRIERS AND ENSURING OUR COMMUNITY TAKES ADVANTAGE OF SCIENCE'S BEST TOOLS FOR CANCER PREVENTION AND EARLY DIAGNOSIS. ADDITIONALLY, IF CANCER IS DIAGNOSED WITHIN COMMUNITY SCREENINGS, THE TREATMENT IS COVERED. PRIORITY AREA #3: CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT THE US CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION DEFINES A CHRONIC DISEASE AS A CONDITION THAT LASTS AT LEAST ONE YEAR AND REQUIRES ONGOING MEDICAL ATTENTION, LIMITS DAILY ACTIVITIES, OR BOTH. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE HEART DISEASE, CANCER, STROKE, DIABETES, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)-CONDITIONS THAT ARE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE PENN MEDICINE SERVICE AREA. PHILADELPHIA COUNTY HAS A SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER RATE OF PREMATURE CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH AND ABOVE-AVERAGE RATES OF CANCER MORTALITY WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHER COUNTIES IN THE SERVICE AREA. FOR MANY REASONS, CHRONIC DISEASE CAN BE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE-DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF MEDICAL AND LIFESTYLE CHANGE REGIMENS AND THE RELATED DAY-TO-DAY CHALLENGES. THESE CHALLENGES ARE EVEN MORE CONCERNING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, RESOURCES, AWARENESS, AND SUPPORT. |
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THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE EXEMPLARY INITIATIVES AT PENN MEDICINE THAT HAVE HELPED PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PREVENT AND/OR MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASES. THIS LIST IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE, AND THERE ARE MANY MORE RELEVANT PROGRAMS ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM. o COMMUNITIES CONQUERING CANCER: BLACK INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE HIGHEST INCIDENCE OF AND MORTALITY FROM MANY OF THE MOST COMMON CANCERS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF COMMUNITIES CONQUERING CANCER (C3) IS TO INCREASE CANCER SCREENINGS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITIES OF WEST PHILADELPHIA BY DECENTRALIZING CANCER SCREENINGS OUT OF THE CLINICS AND INTO COMMUNITIES. THIS IS DONE BY OFFERING NO-COST CANCER SCREENINGS TO SCREENING ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS AND NAVIGATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH POSITIVE SCREENINGS TO DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE C3 TEAM DISPERSED 293 FECAL IMMUNOCHEMICAL TESTS (FIT) - USED AS A SCREENING TEST FOR COLON CANCER. 89 WERE RETURNED, 6 WITH POSITIVE RESULTS. 602 INDIVIDUALS WERE EDUCATED ABOUT COLON CANCER AND PREVENTABLE MEASURES. o PENN MEDICINE BREAST HEALTH INITIATIVE: IN RECOGNITION OF THE BARRIERS THAT CAN EXIST FOR WOMEN SEEKING BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT, PENN MEDICINE OFFERS BREAST SCREENINGS AS WELL AS DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED AND UNINSURED WOMEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN NONPROFITS AND CLINICS IN THE REGION. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2014, THE INITIATIVE HAS PROVIDED FREE MAMMOGRAMS TO MORE THAN 4,500 WOMEN. OF THESE, 50 PERCENT OF THE WOMEN WERE LATINA, 28 PERCENT WERE BLACK, AND 57 PERCENT DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. TO DATE, 99 CASES OF BREAST CANCER HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND TREATED THROUGH THE INITIATIVE. o PENN MEDICINE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM: THIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING NAVIGATION PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE BREAST SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE WOMEN WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. o THE CUT HYPERTENSION PROJECT: THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM TURNS THE CORNER BARBERSHOP- WELL-KNOWN AS INFORMAL GATHERING PLACES IN MANY BLACK AND LATINO COMMUNITIES-INTO A HEALTH HUB AS WELL AS A SOCIAL HUB. IN LOCAL BARBERSHOPS, PHILLY CUTS VOLUNTEERS CONDUCT BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AND SPREAD INFORMATION ON HOW TO COMBAT HYPERTENSION IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. PROJECT LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON HEALTHY DIETING AND EXERCISE, AND THIS YEAR BEGAN HANDING OUT COVID-19 TESTS AT THE BARBERSHOP. THE PROGRAM NOT ONLY HELPS ADDRESS HYPERTENSION BUT BUILDS TRUST BETWEEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND THE BLACK RESIDENTS OF WEST PHILADELPHIA. o CAN PREVENT CANCER: PENN MEDICINE OFFERS AN ANNUAL, COMMUNITY-BASED CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON SPREADING KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF CANCER, INCLUDING KIDNEY, PROSTATE, NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS, MELANOMA, AND LUNG CANCERS. THIS YEAR, 5,125 PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT. o STROKE COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM: IN RECOGNITION THAT STROKE IS THE NUMBER-ONE PREVENTABLE CAUSE OF DISABILITY, PENN MEDICINE OFFERS COMMUNITY-BASED, STROKE-RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT EVERY HOSPITAL IN THE SYSTEM. RISK FACTORS ARE IDENTIFIED THROUGH A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WITH PROGRAM STAFF STRIVING TO HELP RESIDENTS COMBAT ANY RISK FACTORS THAT EMERGE, WHILE WORKING TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF STROKE AND ITS SYMPTOMS. o WALK WITH A FUTURE DOC: WWFD AIMS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WELL-BEING IN PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS, FOCUSING ON USING EXERCISE TO BETTER MANAGE OBESITY, HYPERTENSION, AND DIABETES. THE PENN CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH , IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, CREATED ONE OF THE FIRST WWFD CHAPTERS IN THE COUNTRY. EACH BIWEEKLY WALK STARTS WITH A SHORT TALK FROM A MEDICAL STUDENT ON A RELEVANT HEALTH TOPIC, FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF Q&A SESSION. AN INFORMAL, ONE-HOUR WALK FOLLOWS, WITH TALKS ON CHRONIC DISEASE AND OTHER RELEVANT HEALTH TOPICS CONTINUING DURING THE WALK. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FACULTY MENTORS PROVIDE OVERSIGHT FOR ALL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT. o BASSER CENTER FOR BRCA: THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO SEE A WORLD FREE OF THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF BRCA-RELATED CANCERS. MEN AND WOMEN WITH MUTATIONS IN EITHER THE BRCA1 OR BRCA2 GENES ARE AT HEIGHTENED RISK FOR CERTAIN CANCERS, INCLUDING BREAST, OVARIAN, PROSTATE, AND PANCREATIC CANCERS. THESE GENE MUTATIONS CAN BE PASSED ON TO CHILDREN BY EITHER MEN OR WOMEN. THE BASSER CENTER CONDUCTS CUTTING-EDGE REPORTS AND ALSO CONDUCTS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN COMMUNITIES. THE BASSER CENTER IS A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN TURN FOR EDUCATION AND GENETIC COUNSELING. THE CENTER AND ITS LEADERS ARE DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO SAVE LIVES AND PROVIDE OPTIONS TO THOSE AFFECTED BY A BRCA MUTATION. THE CENTER'S EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FOCUS ON RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA, INCLUDING TARGETED OUTREACH TO BLACK, LATINO, AND LGBTQ POPULATIONS. o HEART HEALTH BRIDGE TO CARE: HEART HEALTH BRIDGE TO CARE CLINIC PROVIDES LONG-TERM CARE TO UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS IN THE PARKSIDE SECTION OF PHILADELPHIA. UNDER FACULTY SUPERVISION, MEDICAL, NURSING, PHARMACY, AND SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP CARE PLANS FOR PATIENTS WITH HEART DISEASE. SERVICES INCLUDE FREE MEDICATIONS, SUPPORT FOR DIET AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES, PATIENT EDUCATION, AND REGULAR FOLLOW-UP VISITS. o NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM (NDPP): THIS YEAR-LONG, RESEARCH-BASED PROGRAM USES CURRICULUM PUBLISHED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION TO PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING TYPE 2 DIABETES. PROVIDED AT MOST PENN MEDICINE DIABETES EDUCATION CENTERS, THE NDPP ENCOURAGES HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO DELAY OR PREVENT A DIAGNOSIS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES. o DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS (DSMES): DIABETES IS A COMPLEX CONDITION THAT INVOLVES MANY DAILY SELF-MANAGEMENT HABITS. DSMES PROGRAMS PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DIABETES WITH THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORAL, EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL, AND MENTAL ASPECTS OF DIABETES MANAGEMENT. THESE SKILLS CAN HELP PEOPLE WITH DIABETES ENHANCE THEIR DAILY SELF-CARE, DECREASE COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES, AND IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH OUTCOMES. IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, OVER 500 INDIVIDUALS HAVE ATTENDED DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SESSIONS OFFERED AT THE ACCREDITED PENN MEDICINE DIABETES EDUCATION CENTERS, INCLUDING PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL. o LAZAREX CANCER FOUNDATION REIMBURSES FOR CANCER TRIALS PARTICIPANTS: THE LAZAREX FOUNDATION WORKS TO IMPROVE CANCER HEALTH OUTCOMES AND DIVERSITY IN CLINICAL TRIALS. THE ABRAMSON CANCER CENTER TAKES PART IN THE FOUNDATION'S PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES LOWER-INCOME PEOPLE WITH SLIDING-SCALE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS, SUCH AS TRAVEL AND LODGING, WHICH ARE OFTEN VIEWED AS BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATING IN CANCER CLINICAL TREATMENT TRIALS. PRIORITY AREA #4: SUBSTANCE USE AND RELATED DISORDERS THE OPIOID CRISIS CONTINUES TO TAKE ITS TOLL ON PHILADELPHIA, WITH AN ALARMING IMPACT DURING COVID-19, INCLUDING A 30 PERCENT INCREASE IN OVERDOSE DEATHS THROUGHOUT PENN MEDICINE'S PHILADELPHIA SERVICE AREA, AND A 30 PERCENT INCREASE IN OVERDOSE DEATHS SPECIFICALLY AMONG BLACK PATIENTS IN THE CITY, BOTH SINCE 2019. PENN MEDICINE IS WORKING TO CHANGE THOSE STATISTICS, PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO THOSE IN NEED, WORKING IN HARD-HIT NEIGHBORHOODS TO HELP PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION, ADVOCATING FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, AND TRAINING PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN ADDICTION MEDICINE. PENN MEDICINE PROGRAMS FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND RELATED DISORDERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: o PENN MEDICINE CENTER FOR ADDICTION MEDICINE AND POLICY FOUNDED IN 2019, CAMP IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY INITIATIVE THAT HELPS ADVANCE PENN MEDICINE AS A LEADER IN ADDICTION MEDICINE EDUCATION AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AND RESEARCH. A RANGE OF PROFESSIONALS, FROM NURSING TO SOCIAL WORK TO SURGERY, WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RECOVERY SPECIALISTS TO IMPROVE EVIDENCE-BASED AND STIGMA-FREE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE AND/OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. CAMP STAFF WORK TO RAISE AWARENESS THAT OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) IS TREATABLE, WHILE STRATEGIZING TO FACILITATE ENHANCED CARE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, PRIMARY CARE, AND HOSPITAL SETTINGS. CAMP ALSO PROVIDES HARM REDUCTION AND OVERDOSE EDUCATION AND RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. |
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o PRIMARY CARE MEDICATION FOR MOUD: PRIMARY CARE IS A CRITICAL PART OF ANY RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS FROM THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE'S DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DIVISION OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE LED EFFORTS TO BUILD AND EXPAND ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDERS (MOUDS) AND HARM REDUCTION SERVICES AT PENN MEDICINE. INCORPORATING MOUD CARE INTO PRIMARY CARE HAS DECREASED STIGMA, EXPANDED ACCESS, EMPHASIZED HARM REDUCTION, AND PROVIDED CRITICAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES. FIVE PENN MEDICINE PRACTICES IN DOWNTOWN PHILADELPHIA OFFER HIGH-QUALITY MOUD CARE WITHIN THEIR CLINICAL OPERATIONS. IN COMBINATION, MORE THAN 440 PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS PASSED THROUGH THEIR DOORS THE LAST YEAR. o PREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA (PPP) IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATION PROVIDING HARM REDUCTION SERVICES TO PHILADELPHIA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. PENN MEDICINE HAS CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING COUNSELING SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, NEEDLE EXCHANGES, LEGAL SERVICES, AND OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND REVERSAL TRAINING. FACULTY AND RESIDENTS FROM THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE'S DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ARE PART OF THE CARE TEAM AT PPP AND HAVE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. o PERINATAL RESOURCE FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER: THROUGH ITS PROUD INITIATIVE, PENN FAMILY CARE IN DOWNTOWN PHILADELPHIA PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE TO PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF OPIOID USE DISORDER DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY. PATIENTS ARE SEEN IN DEDICATED SESSIONS BY PROVIDERS TRAINED IN MANAGING OPIOID USE DISORDERS AS WELL AS PRENATAL/INTRAPARTUM/POSTPARTUM CARE. THE PROUD TEAM ALSO INCLUDES CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALISTS, A CLINICAL PHARMACIST, AN HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS SPECIALIST, AND ACCESS TO PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. o MOBILE OVERDOSE SURGE BUS PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH PREVENTION POINT PHILADELPHIA AND THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES, EXPERT CAREGIVERS DELIVER SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO OVERDOSE. THIS INCLUDES DISTRIBUTING NARCAN, DELIVERING TRAININGS ON HARM REDUCTION AND OVERDOSE REVERSAL, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND COVID-19 VACCINES, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. THE PROJECT PAIRS HARM REDUCTION SERVICES WITH MOBILE MOUD TREATMENT IN OVERDOSE "HOTSPOTS" IN PHILADELPHIA. MANY OF THESE PATIENTS ARE THEN REFERRED TO PENN MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE SITES FOR ONGOING TREATMENT, THUS CREATING A CRITICAL LINK FOR MANY PATIENTS WHO HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY ACCESSED CARE. o PHILLY RESPOND TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF OVERDOSE PREVENTION, PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS PARTNERED WITH EXPERTS FROM PENN'S CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES AND THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER TO FORM PHILLY RESPOND, A PROJECT THAT USES COMMUNITY STORYTELLING, VISUAL IMAGES, AND DATA ANALYSIS TO SHIFT SOCIAL NORMS AND REDUCE THE STIGMA SURROUNDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO REDUCE THE TOLL OF THE OVERDOSE CRISIS BY EMPOWERING PHILADELPHIA CITIZENS TO CARRY NALOXONE, A DRUG THAT CAN REVERSE AN OPIOID OVERDOSE. PHILLY RESPOND MAINTAINS A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE CALENDAR OF NALOXONE TRAININGS, MAINTAINS AN FAQ PAGE ON NALOXONE, AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON WHERE TO GET NALOXONE. THE PROJECT ALSO FEATURES STORY SLAM, A SERIES OF STORYTELLING EVENTS WHERE PARTICIPANTS SHARE STORIES ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH NALOXONE IN PHILADELPHIA, WITH THE GOAL OF ENCOURAGING PHILADELPHIANS TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY'S EFFORTS TO HALT OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE CITY. o PENN MEDICINE OPIOID TASK FORCE: THE PENN MEDICINE OPIOID STEWARDSHIP TASK FORCE IS A HEALTH-SYSTEM WIDE INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO SIGNIFICANTLY STANDARDIZE AND IMPROVE PATIENT CARE FOR ALL IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR CULTURE OR BACKGROUND, REDUCE OPIOID-RELATED HARM TO PATIENTS, DECREASE RATES OF LEAVING AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE (AMA) IN PATIENTS WITH OUD, AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNUSED OPIOIDS IN THE COMMUNITY. o CENTER FOR OPIOID RECOVERY AND ENGAGEMENT: CORE PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PEER SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH OPIOID USE, AS WELL AS THEIR LOVED ONES. THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT ALL PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY AND REMOVE BARRIERS FOR PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE PENN HEALTH SYSTEM. o SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ADDICTION MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP: THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE'S DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WAS APPROVED TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR TWO FELLOWSHIP POSITIONS IN ADDICTION MEDICINE. TWO CLINICIANS WILL BE TRAINED ANNUALLY IN ONE-YEAR POSITIONS TO BECOME CLINICAL EXPERTS IN ADDICTION MEDICINE. THIS FELLOWSHIP WILL CREATE AN ADDICTION MEDICINE CONSULTATION SERVICE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO CLINICIANS TREATING PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE FELLOWSHIP WILL ADD TO THE PIPELINE OF PROVIDERS WHO CAN PROVIDE CLINICAL ADDICTION SERVICES AND EDUCATION IN PHILADELPHIA. o CARE CONNECT WARM LINE THIS TELEHEALTH ADDICTION BRIDGE SERVICE IS AN INNOVATION DESIGNED TO IMPROVE SAME-DAY ACCESS TO TREATMENTS. THE PROJECT EMERGED FROM THE EARLY PHASES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHEN THE NEED FOR SAFER, REMOTE SOLUTIONS LIKE TELEHEALTH LED TO A SWIFT TRANSFORMATION OF MANY ASPECTS OF OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT CARE. o PEER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALISTS (CRS): THE CRS IS AN IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL IN ADDICTION AND RECOVERY CARE TEAMS. PENN MEDICINE PROVIDES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CRS ON IMPROVING PATIENT TRANSITIONS FROM ACUTE CARE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. PRIORITY AREA #5: HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH RESOURCES NAVIGATION PENN MEDICINE RECOGNIZES THAT BARRIERS TO NAVIGATING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONTRIBUTE TO INEQUITIES AND POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, CLINICIANS, STUDENTS, AND A HOST OF OTHER PENN MEDICINE PROFESSIONALS ARE HELPING PATIENTS MORE EASILY NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM. PENN MEDICINE IS A PART OF A REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE THAT INVESTS IN RESOURCE CONNECTS AND WORKS TOGETHER TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH RESOURCE NAVIGATION FOR PHILADELPHIA. THE BELOW PROGRAMS WORK TO LINK PATIENTS DIRECTLY TO HEALTH RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, COORDINATING OFFICE VISITS, AND HEALTH RELATED SOCIAL NEED RESOURCES. o PENN CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (PCCHW): FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, THIS NATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE HAS CONDUCTED, APPLIED, AND DISSEMINATED IMPORTANT RESEARCH ON COMMUNITY HEALTH WORK AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. THE CENTER'S CORNERSTONE INITIATIVE IS IMPACT, WHICH HELPS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND CLINIC. COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS INTEGRATE WITH OTHER CARE TEAMS TO OPTIMIZE PROCESSES AROUND PATIENT REFERRALS, DATA INFRASTRUCTURE, TEAM INTERACTION, AND COMMUNICATION VIA THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD. SKILLED IN SYSTEM NAVIGATION AND PROBLEM-SOLVING, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS ASSIST CLIENTS WITH EVERYTHING FROM FINDING THE RIGHT CARE TO BATTLING EVICTION NOTICES. o PHMC PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPUS ON CEDAR ANCHORED BY THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - CEDAR AVENUE, THE PHMC PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPUS ON CEDAR WAS FOUNDED ON THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COMMUNITY-INFORMED, PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF THE FACILITY'S WEST AND SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORS. THE COALITION'S GOALS FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPUS FOCUS ON HEALTH EQUITY AND AIM TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, EMERGENCY SERVICES, ACUTE CARE SERVICES, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, AND OTHER SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. PHMC PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPUS ON CEDAR IS A PARTNERSHIP CONSISTING OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (PHMC) AS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE PROPERTY, WITH PENN MEDICINE MANAGING THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, INPATIENT SERVICES, AND HOSPITAL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING AS A REMOTE LOCATION FOR THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (HUP), KNOWN AS HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - CEDAR AVENUE. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA (CHOP) AND THE INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS FOUNDATION JOIN PHMC AND PENN MEDICINE AS COALITION PARTNERS FOR THE TRANSFORMATION. o COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONNECTS: WHEN PENNCHART'S HEALTH SCREENER IDENTIFIES SOMEONE WITH POTENTIALLY UNMET SOCIAL NEEDS, PENN MEDICINE TAKES ACTION, WORKING WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ENTITIES LIKE FIND HELP, A CLOSED-LOOP REFERRAL NETWORK FOR SOCIAL SERVICES. PENN MEDICINE PROVIDERS AND STAFF CAN THEN CONNECT THE PATIENT WITH RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP THEM AFTER THEY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL. |
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o SOCIAL NEEDS RESPONSE TEAM (SNRT): THIS PROGRAM WAS CREATED BY THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY ADVANCEMENT, IN ORDER TO ENSURE ALL PENN MEDICINE PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE SAFE AND WELL. SNRT IS A VIRTUAL CALL CENTER ESTABLISHED IN APRIL 2020 THAT SUPPORTS PENN PATIENTS AND THE WIDER PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL NEEDS. SNRT IS A CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER-SUPERVISED VIRTUAL INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF GRADUATE-LEVEL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (MEDICINE, NURSING, SOCIAL WORK) WHO ADDRESS PATIENT SAFETY, DISTRESS, AND A MYRIAD OF OTHER UNMET SOCIAL NEEDS IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY MITIGATE THEIR COMPOUNDING NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON HEALTH. PENN MEDICINE WILL GROW THE SNRT WITH A FULL-TIME LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER TO OVERSEE THE GROWTH OF THE TEAM. o PENN MEDICINE CONTACT CENTER: THE PENN MEDICINE CONTACT CENTER (1-800-789-PENN) PROVIDES HEALTH SYSTEM NAVIGATION SERVICES TO NEW AND ESTABLISHED PATIENTS WHO ARE SEEKING CLINICAL CARE AT PENN MEDICINE. THE CONTACT CENTER EMPLOYS CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AND REGISTERED NURSES WHO ARE AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. CONTACT CENTER AGENTS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE COMPLETE SCOPE OF PENN MEDICINE CLINICAL CARE, INCLUDING PHYSICIANS, DEPARTMENTS, PROGRAMS, CENTERS, SERVICES, AND LOCATIONS. AGENTS HELP CALLERS FIND AN APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER BASED ON THE CALLER'S NEEDS, SYMPTOMS, OR DIAGNOSIS. ONCE APPROPRIATE CARE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, SCHEDULING SPECIALISTS HELP CALLERS SET UP THEIR APPOINTMENT. ANNUAL CONTACT CENTER VOLUME CURRENTLY AVERAGES APPROXIMATELY 800,000 CALLS. o GOVAXX PHILLY IS A TEAM CREATED WITH FUNDING THROUGH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH TO BUILD COVID-19 VACCINE OUTREACH INFRASTRUCTURE. SPECIFICALLY, THIS TEAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AMBASSADORS PROVIDES CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION TO WEST AND SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA, WHICH ARE AMONG THE NEIGHBORHOODS HARDEST HIT BY COVID-19. THROUGH DOOR-TO-DOOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, GOVAXX AND ITS AMBASSADORS PROVIDE LONGITUDINAL SUPPORT TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO VACCINE ACCESS, VACCINE HESITANCY, ESTABLISHING TRUST, AND ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY. GIVEN RECENT DISEASE OUTBREAKS LIKE MONKEYPOX AND POLIO IN ADDITION TO COVID-19, PENN MEDICINE WILL SUPPORT AN EXPANDED SCOPE OF WORK FOR ITS VACCINE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AMBASSADORS. o PUENTES DE SALUD WORKS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF UNINSURED SPANISH SPEAKERS IN PHILADELPHIA THROUGH PROVISION OF CARE AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX HEALTH NEEDS AND HELPS THEM NAVIGATE THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BY ASSISTING WITH FINDING APPROPRIATE CARE AND SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. PRIORITY AREA #6: RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE PENN MEDICINE IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING EQUITY AND ELIMINATING RACISM FOR ITS EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS ALIKE. RACISM IS AN URGENT HEALTH CRISIS DRIVING POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES. DISTRUST IN HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS AND PROVIDERS, AND SYSTEMIC RACISM WITHIN THESE SYSTEMS LEAD TO INCREASED MORTALITY. THERE ARE HUGE GAPS IN CARE AND CARE OUTCOMES FOR POORER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHEN COMPARED WITH MORE RESOURCED AREAS. IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S 2020 HEALTH OF THE CITY REPORT, BLACK AND HISPANIC/LATINO COMMUNITIES WERE MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE THEIR HEALTH AS "FAIR"POOR" COMPARED TO THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS. THE DISPARITIES ARE WELL-DOCUMENTED AND ONLY WORSENED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. DURING THE PANDEMIC, BLACK COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCED HIGHER RATES OF COVID-19 INFECTION, HOSPITALIZATION, AND MORTALITY. PENN MEDICINE IS COMMITTED TO ELIMINATING STRUCTURAL INJUSTICE ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO ACHIEVE A VISION FOR THE FUTURE: PENN MEDICINE IS UNITED AS AN ANTI-RACIST, EQUITABLE, DIVERSE, AND INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION. o DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION FORUMS: THE ACTION FOR CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (ACT) STRATEGY IDENTIFIED A NEED TO DESIGN FORUMS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF PENN MEDICINE DEDICATED TO DIVERSITY, EQUALITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI)-AND TO ENSURING EMPLOYEES AND LEADERS ARE ENGAGED IN DEI LEARNING AND DEEPENING UNDERSTANDING. THE FORUMS FOSTER ANTI-RACIST TRAINING, LEARNING MODULES INCLUDING THOSE PROVIDED TO NEW HIRES, PARTICIPATION IN SURVEYS AND TOWN HALLS, DEI GROUPS, AND OTHER RESOURCES LIKE BOOK CLUBS. o THE HUP CLINICAL NURSE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM PAIRS CLINICAL NURSES WITH HUP NURSE LEADERS IN A YEARLONG MENTORSHIP. LEADERS SEEK TO GUIDE AND SHAPE CLINICAL NURSE MENTEES BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT, AND IDEAS. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, MENTORS AND MENTEES READ A LIST OF RECOMMENDED READINGS INCLUDING ARTICLES AIMED TO FOCUS ON CREATING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSIVITY. o PENN-CHOP ALLIANCE OF MINORITY PHYSICIANS BRINGS TOGETHER FACULTY, RESIDENTS, FELLOWS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS BOTH INSTITUTIONS FOR SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE VISITING CLERKSHIP FOR URIM MEDICAL STUDENTS AS A PIPELINE PROGRAM FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL TO MEDICAL RESIDENCY, A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND SOCIAL EVENTS. o ACTION FOR CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (ACT) IS PENN MEDICINE'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND COMMITMENT TO ANTI-RACISM. ACT'S MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE STRUCTURAL INJUSTICE ACROSS PENN MEDICINE AND THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. ACT'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES SPAN ALL INSTITUTIONAL FUNCTIONS AND TOUCHPOINTS, INCLUDING CLINICAL CARE, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, CULTURE, AND PEOPLE. SINCE ACT'S CREATION IN 2020, MORE THAN 5,500 VOICES IN A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS PRODUCED A STRATEGIC ROADMAP, GOVERNANCE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE. PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED 71 'JUST DO ITS,IMMEDIATE ACTION STEPS TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC ISSUES OF BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION. SINCE 2020, ACT ENGAGED 44,000 EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND TRAINEES IN UNCONSCIOUS BIAS EDUCATION. o LIFT EVERY VOICE IS AN ANONYMOUS DIGITAL PLATFORM DESIGNED TO COLLECT EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS OF RACISM IN THE HEALTH CARE WORKPLACE AND PROVIDE LEADERS WITH THE ON-THE-GROUND INFORMATION THEY NEED TO DISMANTLE RACISM. LIFT EVERY VOICE ALSO LEVERAGES THE POWER OF STORIES TO SPARK CONVERSATION. PENN MEDICINE STAFF SUBMIT STORIES TO THE PLATFORM, WHICH ARE THEN REVIEWED, ILLUSTRATED, AND POSTED PUBLICLY. DEPARTMENTAL LEADERS REGULARLY REVIEW SUBMISSIONS AND DEVELOP ACTION PLANS. SPECIAL SECTION: ADDRESSING MATERNAL MORTALITY WITHIN RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE FOR YEARS, PENN MEDICINE HAS BEEN TAKING BOLD STEPS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY. AS MATERNAL MORTALITY WAS IDENTIFIED AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITY IN THE PREVIOUS CHNA, IT REMAINS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO TACKLE RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE HEALTH CARE ENTERPRISE-ONE OF PENN MEDICINE'S HEALTH PRIORITIES. THE DEATH OF A NEW OR EXPECTANT MOTHER BECAUSE OF COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO PREGNANCY OR CHILDBIRTH IS ONE OF THE GREATEST TRAGEDIES A FAMILY AND A COMMUNITY CAN FACE. IN PHILADELPHIA AS IN MUCH OF THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, THESE DEVASTATING EVENTS AFFECT BLACK WOMEN AND NEIGHBORHOODS OF COLOR MOST ACUTELY. A STUDY FROM THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH ANALYZED 110 PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED DEATHS, FOUND THAT 73 PERCENT OF THESE DEATHS OCCURRED AMONG BLACK WOMEN, EVEN AS BLACK WOMEN ACCOUNTED FOR LESS THAN HALF OF ALL LIVE BIRTHS. BLACK WOMEN ALSO ARE MORE LIKELY THAN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS TO EXPERIENCE POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGING, WHICH CAN REQUIRE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS OR EVEN A HYSTERECTOMY TO CONTROL. AS PART OF A MULTI-STEP APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THIS PRIORITY, PENN MEDICINE SET AMBITIOUS SYSTEM-WIDE HEALTH EQUITY GOALS AND UNDERTAKING EFFORTS TO ENSURE OUR PEOPLE ARE ACCOUNTABLE AND EMPOWERED TO HELP WOMEN IN NEED AND REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY AND PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS IN PHILADELPHIA. WE ARE ACHIEVING IMPORTANT CLINICAL BREAKTHROUGHS, CARING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN ACROSS THE CITY REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. |
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AS PART OF A MULTI-STEP APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THIS PRIORITY, PENN MEDICINE SET AMBITIOUS SYSTEM-WIDE HEALTH EQUITY GOALS AND UNDERTAKING EFFORTS TO ENSURE OUR PEOPLE ARE ACCOUNTABLE AND EMPOWERED TO HELP WOMEN IN NEED AND REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY AND PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS IN PHILADELPHIA. WE ARE ACHIEVING IMPORTANT CLINICAL BREAKTHROUGHS, CARING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN ACROSS THE CITY REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. PRIORITY AREA #7: FOOD ACCESS FOOD SECURITY IS DEFINED AS HAVING RELIABLE ACCESS TO ENOUGH AFFORDABLE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD. FOOD INSECURITY OCCURS WHEN COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE CHALLENGES OBTAINING ENOUGH FOOD. THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES BROUGHT ON BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAVE LED TO HIGHER RATES OF FOOD INSECURITY ACROSS THE PENN MEDICINE SERVICE AREA-AND, BY EXTENSION, A GREATER NEED FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE. NEARLY A QUARTER OF PHILADELPHIA HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS. BLACK, HISPANIC/LATINO, AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS OLDER ADULTS, ARE ALL DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY FOOD INSECURITY. THROUGH FOOD PANTRIES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND ITS OWN NUTRITION POLICIES, PENN MEDICINE IS PUSHING TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY WITHIN PHILADELPHIA AND SERVING AS A POSITIVE EXAMPLE FOR HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. o THE AGASTON URBAN NUTRITION INITIATIVE WAS CREATED TO HELP BUILD AND SUSTAIN HEALTHY COMMUNITIES IN WEST PHILADELPHIA. THE INITIATIVE STRIVES TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE GOOD NUTRITION AND EXERCISE PRACTICES AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH PENN MEDICINE'S STUDENT-RUN HEALTH CLINICS AND HUP CEDAR'S FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER. OTHER PARTNERS INCLUDE PENN FARM AS PART OF THE PENN FOOD AND WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE. o HUP HARVEST (FORMERLY HUP FOOD PANTRY) BEGAN IN MAY 2020, SHORTLY AFTER THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CREATED AND LED BY HUP NURSING STAFF, AND WITH GUIDANCE FROM HOSPITAL NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS, PANTRY VOLUNTEERS ASSEMBLE BAGS OF FOOD TO FEED A FAMILY OF FOUR FOR A DAY. BAGS ARE DISTRIBUTED EVERY WEDNESDAY. MANY RECIPIENTS ARE PENN MEDICINE EMPLOYEES, WHO MAY RECEIVE ONE BAG OF FOOD WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. HUP HARVEST PARTNERS WITH PHILABUNDANCE TO RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF 500 POUNDS OF FOOD EACH WEEK. THE PROGRAM HAS SINCE EXPANDED, OFFERING BAGS OF FOOD TO FOOD-INSECURE, DIABETIC PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM PATIENTS AT PENN'S HELEN O. DICKENS CENTER FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH. LEADERS HAVE ALSO WORKED TO EXPAND HUP HARVEST TO HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - CEDAR AVENUE. o HUNGRY HARVEST IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT "RESCUES" FRESH PRODUCE THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN FARM WASTE AND DISTRIBUTES IT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. CURRENTLY HUNGRY HARVEST BRINGS FRESH FRUIT AND PRODUCE BOXES TO FOOD-INSECURE POSTPARTUM PATIENTS AT THE DICKENS CENTER FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH. o CHOSEN 300 DISTRIBUTES HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS SIX DAYS PER WEEK AT THREE PHILADELPHIA LOCATIONS. PENN MEDICINE SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION BY DONATING $6,000 PER YEAR AND COORDINATING DINNER SERVICE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S WEST PHILADELPHIA LOCATION ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AND AT THE SPRING GARDEN LOCATION EVERY WEDNESDAY. BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS ARE OFFERED ON NIGHTS OF SERVICE, ALONG WITH INFORMATION ON HOW AND WHERE TO ACCESS PRIMARY CARE, INCLUDING WITHIN THE PENN MEDICINE SYSTEM. o HALL MERCER FOOD PANTRY IS A NON-PERISHABLE FOOD PANTRY ESTABLISHED EIGHT YEARS AGO TO SERVE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND, STARTING IN 2020, ITS EMPLOYEES. THE PANTRY WAS ESTABLISHED AND IS MAINTAINED BY TWO EMPLOYEES: DONNA CAMPO AND MAUREEN DECARLO. PATIENTS ARE REFERRED TO THE PANTRY THROUGH CASE MANAGERS, WHO WORK WITH THE INDIVIDUAL TO IMPROVE HIS OR HER FOOD SECURITY. o FOLLOWING A MAJOR INITIATIVE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PENN MEDICINE MADE SEVERAL INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES AIMED AT TRANSFORMING ITS HOSPITAL FOOD ENVIRONMENTS BY LAUNCHING THE GOOD FOOD, HEALTHY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE: POLICY AND OPERATIONAL CHANGES INCLUDE: - REMOVAL OF ALL SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES FROM VENDING MACHINES. - VENDING MACHINE POLICIES HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW HEALTH REQUIREMENTS AND OFFER HEALTHIER SNACK OPTIONS. - CATERING SERVICES POLICY CONTAINS HEALTHY RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGAR-FREE BEVERAGE RULES. o FOOD ACCESS SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY (FAST) APP IS A CENTRALIZED ONLINE PLATFORM CONNECTING FOOD-INSECURE PATIENTS WITH PANTRIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES. CREATED BY THE PENN MEDICINE CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY AND ADVANCEMENT, THE FAST APP HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING ANOTHER HEALTH SYSTEM. PRIORITY AREA #8: CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES ACCORDING TO CENSUS DATA, NEARLY 10% OF PHILADELPHIAN'S SPEAK ENGLISH LESS THAN "VERY WELL." IN THE PENN MEDICINE SERVICE REGION, THIS RANGES FROM 5% UP TO 14% OF THE POPULATION. MANY OF THESE ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. THERE IS A NEED IN PHILADELPHIA FOR HIGH-QUALITY, WIDELY AVAILABLE ORAL AND WRITTEN TRANSLATIONS, INCLUDING INTERPRETATION SERVICES. IN A HEALTH CARE SETTING, LANGUAGE SERVICES STRENGTHEN ACCESS TO CARE AND THE QUALITY OF THAT CARE, AS EFFECTIVE CLINICIAN-PATIENT COMMUNICATION IS CRITICAL FOR SUCCESS. BEYOND LANGUAGE, PATIENTS' IDENTITIES, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS NORMS ALSO INFLUENCE INDIVIDUAL BELIEFS ABOUT HEALTH AS WELL AS EXPERIENCES IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. PENN MEDICINE IS WORKING TO ENSURE EVERY PATIENT WHO WALKS THROUGH PENN MEDICINE'S DOORS RECEIVES CARE IN A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE WAY THAT INCLUDES AND VALUES ALL ASPECTS OF A PATIENT'S IDENTITY, EXPERIENCES, AND BACKGROUND. o MY ACCESSIBLE REAL-TIME TRUSTED INTERPRETER (MARTTI): CLINICIANS AND STAFF ACROSS PENN MEDICINE ARE ABLE TO USE MARTTI UNITS FOR QUICK AND EFFECTIVE INTERPRETATION IN A RANGE OF LANGUAGES. THE EASY-TO-USE MOBILE TABLETS ARE HIPPA-APPROVED AND CREATE A VIRTUAL CONNECTION BETWEEN PATIENTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICAL INTERPRETERS. ALONG WITH NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS, MARTTI CAN SERVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING. SPANISH, ARABIC, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, AND RUSSIAN-FOUR OF THE MOST COMMONLY SPOKEN NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES AMONG HOSPITAL PATIENTS-ARE READILY AVAILABLE, BUT USERS CAN ACCESS A NUMBER OF OTHER LANGUAGES THROUGH THE TOOL. o THE REFUGEE CLINIC AT PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES INITIAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR REFUGEES UPON ARRIVAL TO THE CITY, AS WELL AS FOLLOW-UP HEALTH SERVICES FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE. THE CLINIC PROVIDES CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CARE BY PARTNERING WITH REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES, TRANSLATORS, AND PHYSICIANS FAMILIAR WITH REFUGEE HEALTH. o THE LGBTQ HEALTH PROGRAM IS PENN MEDICINE'S PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO CARE, QUALITY OF CARE, AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE FOR LGBTQ+ PATIENTS ACROSS THE SYSTEM. CARE IS DELIVERED BY COMPASSIONATE AND SKILLED PROVIDERS ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM WHO OFFER CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE IN A JUDGMENT-FREE SETTING. THE PROGRAM ALSO WORKS TO SUPPORT CHANGE TO POLICIES, WORKFLOWS, AND OPERATIONS TO AFFIRM LGBTQ+ PEOPLE. THE PROGRAM ALSO RUNS THE TRANSGENDER PATIENT ADVOCATE PROGRAM WHICH CONNECTS PATIENTS IDENTIFYING ANYWHERE ALONG THE TRANSGENDER SPECTRUM TO FACILITATE OUTPATIENT OR SPECIALTY CARE AT PENN MEDICINE. ADVOCATES HELP PEOPLE FIND APPROPRIATE PROVIDERS, MAKE IT TO APPOINTMENTS, AND COMMUNICATE GENDER IDENTITY AND PRONOUNS IN USE TO STAFF AND PROVIDERS. o PENN MEDICINE PASTORAL CARE AND EDUCATION: AVAILABLE AT ALL DOWNTOWN HOSPITALS, PASTORAL CARE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF PENN MEDICINE'S HEALING MISSION. CHAPLAINS, AS A VALUED PART OF THE HEALTH CARE TEAM, HELP PATIENTS DRAW UPON SPIRITUAL RESOURCES, VALUES, AND TRADITIONS TO COPE WITH ILLNESS AND TRAGEDY. CARE IS CULTURALLY COMPETENT, FOLLOWING AN INTERFAITH MODEL AND RESPECTING THE FULL RANGE OF PATIENT FAITHS AND SPIRITUAL EXPRESSIONS. PENN MEDICINE PASTORAL CARE AND EDUCATION IS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED THROUGH ACPE, AN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR SPIRITUAL CARE PROFESSIONALS OF ANY FAITH AND IN ANY SETTING. o PENN MEDICINE DIETARY SERVICES PROVIDES CUSTOM DIETARY OPTIONS THAT RESPECT RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. THIS INCLUDES KOSHER, HALAL, VEGETARIAN, AND OTHER OPTIONS, ALL OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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PRIORITY AREA #9: COMMUNITY VIOLENCE THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC IN THE PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY AND THE STATISTICS ARE UNPRECEDENTED. VIOLENT INJURY AND HOMICIDE RATES DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES PENN MEDICINE SERVES. IN A SINGLE YEAR (2022), PHILADELPHIA LOST 516 PEOPLE TO GUN VIOLENCE. FIREARM HOMICIDE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR BLACK MEN AGES 15-43 AND HISPANIC/LATINO MEN AGES 15-31. RISING RATES OF VIOLENCE AFFECT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND OUR CITY AS A WHOLE. DIRECT AND INDIRECT EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE CONTRIBUTES TO DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, PTSD, SUICIDE, ABUSE, AND NEGLECT. MANY SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE ENCOUNTER BARRIERS TO FOLLOW UP CARE AND RECOVERY. WITHOUT SOMEONE TO HELP NAVIGATE, THE LABYRINTH OF SYSTEMS CAN SEEM AN IMPOSSIBLE HURDLE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE MUST COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO PREVENT VIOLENT INJURY IN THE FIRST PLACE. BECAUSE THE ROOT CAUSES OF VIOLENCE INCLUDE STRUCTURAL RACISM AND SYSTEMATIC UNDERINVESTMENT IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PENN MEDICINE AS AN EMPLOYER AND AN ANCHOR INSTITUTION IS ESSENTIAL. WE MUST ALSO EXPAND OUR COLLABORATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE USING EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO INTERRUPT VIOLENCE AND TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE. o AS A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER TREATS OVER 3,000 INJURED PATIENTS ANNUALLY. APPROXIMATELY 33% ARE THE VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. IN ADDITION TO CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACUTE CARE FOR INJURED INDIVIDUALS, THE MISSION OF PENN MEDICINE INCLUDES BOTH SUPPORTING HOLISTIC HEALING OF THOSE INJURED THROUGH VIOLENCE AND PREVENTING VIOLENT INJURY IN THE FIRST PLACE. TO IMPROVE HEALING FROM VIOLENCE, PENN MEDICINE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH CARE READILY AVAILABLE TO SURVIVORS OF VIOLENT INJURY AND TO MEMBERS OF COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE. HOSPITAL-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS (HVIPS) PROVIDE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO RECOVERING PATIENTS, BUT OFTEN STRUGGLE TO REACH PATIENTS IN NEED DUE TO LIMITED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. PENN MEDICINE CAN DIRECTLY SUPPORT THESE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND CAN ALSO ADVOCATE FOR SUSTAINABLE SOURCES OF FUNDING AT THE MUNICIPAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL. THE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES IS EVIDENT. HOWEVER, WE SHOULD NOT FORGET THAT THE COMMUNITY ALSO INCLUDES THOSE WHO WORK WITHIN PENN MEDICINE. BY ADDING ADDITIONAL LAYERS OF SUPPORT BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY, WE CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE. o PENN TRAUMA VIOLENCE RECOVERY PROGRAM: THE PENN TRAUMA VIOLENCE RECOVERY PROGRAM AIMS TO ACCELERATE AND OPTIMIZE HOLISTIC RECOVERY FROM VIOLENT INJURY. HOSPITAL-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ARE MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN CLINICAL TEAMS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND TRAINED VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROFESSIONALS WHO BUILD CONNECTIONS WITH INJURED PATIENTS, PROVIDE PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, AND HELP PATIENTS NAVIGATE THE HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES LANDSCAPES. TWO DECADES OF EVIDENCE SHOW THAT THESE PROGRAMS CAN IMPROVE OUTCOMES, PREVENT RE-INJURY, AND SAVE COSTS. OUR NEW PROGRAM BEGAN ENROLLING PATIENTS IN AUGUST 2021, AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED. THIS PROGRAM WORKS TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR INVOLVEMENT WITH VIOLENCE TO KEY RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS. THIS INTERVENTION ALSO HELPS THESE VICTIMS BETTER MANAGE THEIR HEALTH, WORK, HOUSING, AND OTHER BARRIERS. THIS GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY (PCCD) AND THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THE TRAUMA PROGRAM ALSO RECEIVED SMALL GRANTS TO FUND TRAUMA INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMING WHICH INCLUDED EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON SAFE GUN HANDLING AND IN SOME CASES PROVIDED GUN LOCKS TO PROMOTE SAFE STORAGE. o PENN COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM: PRIMARILY GRANT FUNDED BY PCCD, THIS NEW PROGRAM AIMS TO DEVELOP A COLLECTIVE IMPACT PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-ENGAGED, EVIDENCE-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN WEST/SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA. TO DO THIS, WE WILL CONVENE A NETWORK OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PHIGHT NETWORK (PHILADELPHIA'S HUB TO REDUCE INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, GUN VIOLENCE, HOMICIDE AND TRAUMA) TO PROVIDE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES; IDENTIFY A COHORT OF 40-65 ADULTS AND YOUNG ADULTS AT HIGHEST RISK FOR FUTURE INVOLVEMENT IN GUN VIOLENCE FOR FOCUSED INTERVENTION; AND IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE TRAUMA-INFORMED VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION SERVICES AND TAILORED SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING SHORT- AND LONG-TERM CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND TAILORED SUPPORT. THIS IS A COMMUNITY-RELEVANT EXPANSION AND ADAPTATION OF THE GLOBAL CURE VIOLENCE MODEL. o STOP THE BLEED (STB) TEACHES COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING TEACHERS AND YOUTH, TO ADMINISTER HEMORRHAGE CONTROL. RESIDENTS WITH NO FORMAL TRAINING LEARN TO APPLY PRESSURE TO WOUNDS-AND MAYBE SAVE A LIFE-UNTIL FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVE. MAKING THESE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT FOR EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION, MORE READILY AVAILABLE, EVEN EXPANDING INTO SCHOOLS, HELPS INCREASE THE SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS OF UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. SINCE JANUARY 2023, PENN TRAUMA HAS TRAINED 576 INDIVIDUALS IN STB; 240 OF THESE PARTICIPANTS ARE NOW INSTRUCTORS THEMSELVES. 245 CLASS PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED EITHER FULL BLEEDING CONTROL KITS OR TOURNIQUETS. AN ADDITIONAL 393 RECEIVED HANDS ON SKILLS ONLY AT A TABLING EVENT. o PENN INJURY SCIENCE CENTER (PISC): FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, THE PENN INJURY SCIENCE CENTER BRINGS TOGETHER UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO DEVELOP INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR INJURIES AND VIOLENCE. THE CENTER PROMOTES AND PERFORMS THE HIGHEST-QUALITY RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND TRANSLATION OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES INTO PRACTICE AND POLICY FOR PEOPLE IN PHILADELPHIA AND AROUND THE WORLD. o ADMINISTRATORS FOR PENN MEDICINE CARES GRANT UNDERSTAND THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF VIOLENCE ON COMMUNITIES. CONTINUING FROM FISCAL YEAR 2022, HIGHEST PRIORITY WAS GIVEN TO PROJECTS THAT AIMED TO CURB VIOLENCE WITHIN PHILADELPHIA. PROJECTS THAT IMPROVED NEIGHBORHOOD REC CENTERS, GREENED VACANT LOTS, AND OUTSIDE COMMUNITY SPACES, AND MENTORED AND ENGAGED YOUTH AFTER SCHOOL AND ON WEEKENDS WERE FUNDED. PRIORITY AREAS #10 & #12: HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS SAFE, STABLE HOUSING AND LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE INDISPENSABLE TO PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. ACCORDING TO A 2020 STUDY FROM PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS, 40 PERCENT OF PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS REPORTED DIFFICULTY PAYING THEIR MORTGAGE OR RENT. CITYWIDE, 54 PERCENT OF RENTERS ARE COST-BURDENED, MEANING THEY SPEND MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME ON HOUSING. AMONG RESIDENTS EARNING LESS THAN $30,000 PER YEAR, THAT FIGURE JUMPS TO 88 PERCENT, WITH WEST, SOUTHWEST, AND NORTH PHILADELPHIA HAVING PARTICULARLY HIGH RATES OF HOUSING COST BURDEN. FURTHER, ACCESS TO OUTDOOR GREENSPACES AND RECREATION AREAS LIKE PARKS AND TRAILS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. BUT THESE AMENITIES ARE LESS FAMILIAR IN HIGH-POVERTY AREAS, WHERE ABANDONED HOMES AND VACANT LOTS ARE MORE THE NORM. NEIGHBORHOOD BLIGHT HAS BEEN LINKED TO INCREASED COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, WHICH IN TURN HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS YOUTH AVOID GOING OUTSIDE TO EXERCISE DUE TO FEARS OF VIOLENCE. WITH ITS WIDE BREADTH OF PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE HOUSING AND MAKE NEIGHBORHOODS MORE LIVABLE, PENN MEDICINE HAS COMMITTED SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE ACROSS THE CITY AND MEET THESE PRESSING AND COMPLEX PROBLEMS HEAD ON. o DEEPLY ROOTED IS A COMMUNITY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATIVE LED BY PENN URBAN HEALTH LAB THAT USES THE HEALING POWER OF NATURE TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN BLACK AND OTHER MINORITY PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS. THE COLLABORATION IS FORGED BETWEEN HEALTH SYSTEMS, NON-PROFITS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AND IS DRIVEN BY A $6 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM PENN MEDICINE AND CHOP. AMONG ITS FUNCTIONS, DEEPLY ROOTED: - EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES TO CREATE NEW GREEN SPACE INCLUDING PLANTING TREES, GREENING VACANT LOTS, AND BUILDING COMMUNITY GARDENS AND MINI PARKS. - PROVIDES GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENTS TO PUT ON EVENTS AND RUN ACTIVITIES IN PARKS AND OTHER GREENSPACES. - CREATES CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH, FORMERLY INCARCERATED CITIZENS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND NATURE-BASED JOB TRAINING. - ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS THAT PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN PHILADELPHIA'S NEIGHBORHOODS. |
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o CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY (CEET): THE CEET IS A REGIONAL RESOURCE AND THE ONLY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES CORE CENTER IN PENNSYLVANIA, THOUGH IT ALSO SERVES DELAWARE, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WASHINGTON, DC. THE CENTER WORKS DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, THEN MOBILIZES ITS RESEARCH EXPERTISE TO RESOLVE THOSE QUESTIONS. ONE COMMON AND IMPORTANT THEME IN THE CENTER'S WORK IS AIR POLLUTION AND LUNG HEALTH. CEET TEAM MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS TAKING ACTION IN THIS AREA. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CENTER WORKED WITH DAY-CARE FACILITIES IN PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITIES TO DECREASE AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE BY MAPPING THE RELEASES OF AIRBORNE TOXINS WITH AIR MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROFESSIONALS. TO FURTHER CEET IMPACT, PENN MEDICINE'S OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUPPORT ADVOCACY EFFORT WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATORS AND LEGISLATORS. PRIORITY AREA #11: SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE PENN MEDICINE RECOGNIZES THAT PEOPLE LIVING AT OR NEAR THE POVERTY LINE FACE POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. POVERTY RATES ARE NEARLY FOUR TIMES HIGHER IN PHILADELPHIA THAN ITS NEIGHBORING SUBURBS, ALTHOUGH POCKETS OF POVERTY EXIST ACROSS ALL FIVE COUNTIES IN THE PENN MEDICINE SERVICE AREA. RATES IN WEST AND SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA, WHICH COMPRISE PENN MEDICINE'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA, ARE 32.8% AND 29.6% RESPECTIVELY - SIGNIFICANTLY EVEN HIGHER THAN THE CITY'S 23.1%. AS A LEADING EMPLOYER AND ACADEMIC MEDICAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTION, PENN MEDICINE IS COMMITTED TO ELIMINATING ECONOMIC INJUSTICE AND INEQUITY ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE THROUGH EDUCATION, SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC INCLUSION, AND EFFICIENT PATHWAYS TO RESOURCES. o BRIDGING THE GAPS (BTG) LINKS THE PROVISION OF HEALTH-RELATED SERVICE FOR UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WITH THE INTER-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS. STARTING AT PENN IN 1991, WITHIN 5 YEARS, BTG HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN ALL PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS AND HAS SINCE BEEN ADOPTED AS A PROGRAM MODEL IN ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA AND IN NEW JERSEY. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, 46 HEALTH SERVICE STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY FROM PENN PROVIDED 1,152 DAYS OF SERVICE TO OVER 25 COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS. o DROSOPHILA IS A HIGH SCHOOL-LEVEL, CLASSROOM-BASED NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BASHAW LAB AT PENN MEDICINE. STUDENTS GO THROUGH A RANGE OF EXPERIMENTS, INCLUDING FLIES ON ICE, WHICH USES THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND NEUROSCIENCE PRINCIPLES TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF COLD TEMPERATURES ON FRUIT FLIES. ANNUALLY, FIVE PENN MEDICINE LAB MEMBERS COLLECTIVELY VOLUNTEER NEARLY 100 HOURS OF TIME. IN 2023, A FULL-TIME OUTREACH STAFF MEMBER JOINED THE TEAM TO MEET THE HIGH DEMAND AND DELIVER THE PROGRAM TO OVER 750+ PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. o PATHWAY PROGRAM ASSOCIATES: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PENN'S NETTER CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, THE WEST PHILADELPHIA SKILLS INITIATIVE (WPSI), AND JEVS HUMAN SERVICES, THE PENN MEDICINE PATHWAYS PROGRAM CREATES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES WITH A FOCUS ON RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. PENN MEDICINE HAS IDENTIFIED FULL-TIME ROLES WITHIN ITS SYSTEM WHERE ASSOCIATES CAN GAIN EMPLOYMENT, RECEIVE CAREER TRAINING, DEVELOP A CAREER PATHWAY, AND ENJOY COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGES. AS OF OCTOBER 2023, 2 COHORTS HAVE GRADUATED. o PATHWAYS TO PROMOTION: FACILITATING CAREER ADVANCEMENT FOR INTERNAL FRONTLINE STAFF WHILE WORKING TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY IN SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT ROLES. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM'S FIRST COHORT HAS COLLECTIVELY RECEIVED 15 OFFERS FOR ADVANCEMENT. A TOTAL OF 25 EMPLOYEES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE SECOND COHORT, WHICH BEGAN IN SPRING 2022. COHORT 4 IS UNDERWAY WITH GRADUATION SET FOR DECEMBER 2023. WHEN GRADUATION OCCURS, 100 EMPLOYEES WOULD HAVE COMPLETED THIS PROGRAM. o PENN FUTURES: IDENTIFYING PENN MEDICINE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE HIGH POTENTIAL BUT ARE NOT CURRENTLY IN A MANAGEMENT OR SUPERVISORY ROLE. THE PROGRAM GUIDES PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY STRENGTHS AND PLAN THEIR OWN CAREER DEVELOPMENT. o HUP GATEWAY PROGRAM: NEW-TO-PRACTICE NURSES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE PAID WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AN ACCELERATED, IMMERSIVE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE THAT PREPARES THEM FOR HIGHER-LEVEL SURGICAL AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING ROLES. o PROJECT BIOEYES IS A K-12 SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS BECOME THE SCIENTIST, NOT JUST LEARN FROM OR ABOUT THEM. DURING WEEKLONG EXPERIMENTS, STUDENTS USE LIVE ZEBRAFISH TO STUDY LIFE CYCLES, HABITATS, GENETICS, AND THE MANY BENEFITS OF RESEARCH. BIOEYES IS DESIGNED TO INCORPORATE TEACHER EMPOWERMENT AND PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS AND A CO-TEACHING EXPERIENCE WITH TRAINED SCIENCE CONSULTANTS, CALLED OUTREACH EDUCATORS. IN 2023, 3,652 STUDENTS BECAME SCIENTISTS IN THEIR VERY OWN CLASSROOMS. o PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER STERILE PROCESSING CANDIDATE PIPELINE: STARTING IN 2018, THIS MEDICAL CENTER HAS WORKED WITH THE JAMES INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING AND CENTRAL SOURCE TO DEVELOP AND PLACE STUDENTS IN JOBS IN THE STERILE PROCESSING FIELD. STUDENTS RECEIVE THE INSTRUCTION AND INTERNSHIPS NEEDED TO BECOME A CERTIFIED REGISTERED CENTRAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN (CRCST), AS WELL AS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES IN A BUSY HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT. o PENN ACADEMY FOR REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCE (PARS) IS A WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LED BY CLINICIANS, SCIENTISTS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS. THE FREE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTH CARE AND MEDICINE, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCE. THE ACADEMY RUNS TWICE PER YEAR FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE SATURDAYS AND INVOLVES HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION OF A MOUSE EGG. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS SESSIONS DEDICATED TO COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, RESUMES, AND NETWORKING. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2010, PARS HAS EDUCATED 274 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. o PENN ACADEMY FOR SKIN HEALTH (PASH) IS A FREE PROGRAM OFFERED TO PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN DERMATOLOGY. OVER FOUR SATURDAYS, PASH TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT THE SCIENCE BEHIND THEIR SKIN. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2017, PASH HAS EDUCATED 81 STUDENTS FROM PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. o OFFICE OF OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: THIS OFFICE WAS CREATED TO HELP PARS AND PASH ALUMNAE CONTINUE THEIR STEM CAREER PATHS THROUGH ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION AND EVEN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2023, PENN MEDICINE HIRED 25 ALUMNAE ACROSS FIVE PENN MEDICINE DEPARTMENTS, AS TEMPORARY RESEARCHERS. ALL STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH PENN MEDICINE MENTORS, WITH 28 GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POST-DOCS VOLUNTEERING OVER 210 HOURS EACH TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS. o AS PART OF PENN'S ECONOMIC INCLUSION INITIATIVES, THE PENN MEDICINE CAMPUSES CONTINUE TO FIND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS. OPPORTUNITIES COVER VARIOUS EMPLOYMENT TYPES, FROM CONSTRUCTION TO PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES. CURRENTLY, PENN MEDICINE HOLDS $40.7 MILLION IN VALIDATED CONTRACTING AGREEMENTS - IN PARTICULAR, SERVICE AGREEMENTS - WITH MINORITY-, WOMAN-, AND DISABLED-OWNED BUSINESSES WITH A GOAL OF A 3% INCREASE. o VENDOR FRIDAYS: LAUNCHED BY HUP FOOD SERVICES CONTRACTOR, THIS EVENT SERIES FEATURES LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES. MANY PARTICIPANTS COME FROM THE DORRANCE H. HAMILTON CENTER FOR CULINARY ENTERPRISES AT THE ENTERPRISE CENTER, A LONGSTANDING MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR IN WEST PHILADELPHIA. o PENN MEDICINE COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDARS: THIS TOOL LINKS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH PENN MEDICINE EMPLOYEES SEEKING TO DONATE THEIR TIME OR OTHER SUPPORT TO CHARITABLE EFFORTS OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL WALLS. IN FISCAL 2023, THE CALENDAR FEATURED 98 EVENTS, REPRESENTING 573 EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERING ALMOST 2,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN PHILADELPHIA. |
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o COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONNECTS: WHEN PENNCHART'S HEALTH SCREENER IDENTIFIES SOMEONE WITH POTENTIALLY UNMET SOCIAL NEEDS, PENN MEDICINE TAKES ACTION, WORKING WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ENTITIES LIKE FIND HELP, A CLOSED-LOOP REFERRAL NETWORK FOR SOCIAL SERVICES. PENN MEDICINE PROVIDERS AND STAFF CAN THEN CONNECT THE PATIENT WITH RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP THEM AFTER THEY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL. o REGIONAL HEALTH EQUITY DASHBOARD: THIS WEB-BASED TOOL CENTRALIZES AND BENCHMARKS CRITICAL METRICS ACROSS KEY HEALTH CARE NEED AREAS SUCH AS MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY, CANCER SCREENING AND PREVENTION, ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, HELPING TO INFORM A WIDE VARIETY OF PROJECTS AND INQUIRIES. THE COUNTY HOSPITALS OF UPHS ALSO CONDUCTED CHNAS FOR THEIR SPECIFIC SERVICE AREAS AND LIKEWISE, CREATED THEIR OWN CHIPS SHOWING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO ASSIST IN MEETING THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THESE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINKS: o PENN MEDICINE PRINCETON HEALTH: HTTPS://WWW.PRINCETONHCS.ORG/COMMUNITY o PENN MEDICINE CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL: HTTPS://WWW.CHESTERCOUNTYHOSPITAL.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSM ENT o PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL: HTTPS://WWW.LANCASTERGENERALHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-LANCASTER-GENERAL-HEALTH/CARI NG-FOR-OUR-COMMUNITY/NEEDS-ASSESSMENT-AND-IMPROVEMENT-PLAN/COMMUNITY-IMPRO VEMENT-DASHBOARDS |
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BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF ITS OPERATIONS AND AFTER APPROPRIATE REVIEW, THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (THE "UNIVERSITY") MAY OCCASIONALLY TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH PERSONS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED ON FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 28. IN THIS REGARD, THE UNIVERSITY ADHERES TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ANY SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE CONDUCTED AT AN ARMS-LENGTH BASIS. -------------------- |
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FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS RECEIVED FROM OUR TAX CONSULTING FIRM, PWC US TAX LLP ("PWC"), ON APPROXIMATELY MARCH 15TH OF THE FILING YEAR AND IS REVIEWED BY THE EXUCUTIVE ASSOCIATE COMPTROLLER AND THEIR STAFF. THE FORM 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO VARIOUS SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THE COMPTROLLER, CFO OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM, AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND TREASURER PRIOR TO MEETING WITH PWC AND THE EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE COMPTROLLER AND THEIR STAFF TO DISCUSS AND FINALIZE THE FORM. A "FINAL" DRAFT COPY OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THE FILING DEADLINE. THE FINAL COPY OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS POSTED TO THE TRUSTEES' WEB SITE FOR DISTRIBUTION AND REVIEWED BY ALL TRUSTEES PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL FILING DEADLINE. -------------------- |
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH COVERED PERSON* ANNUALLY SHALL COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND SHALL UPDATE SUCH QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPTLY AS NECESSARY TO REFLECT CHANGES DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. FORMER BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT TRUSTEE EMERITI ARE ENCOURAGED, BUT NOT REQUIRED TO, COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE DURING THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THEIR TERMS. COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY SUCH OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL, AS WELL AS BY ANY OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL AND/OR AUDITORS WHO MAY BE APPOINTED TO ADVISE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTED TO OVERSEE THIS POLICY. COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ALSO SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY ANY BOARD MEMBER. *COVERED PERSONS INCLUDE: (1) VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (INCLUDING CHARTER TRUSTEES, TERM TRUSTEES, ALUMNI TRUSTEES, AND COMMONWEALTH TRUSTEES); (2) TRUSTEE EMERITI WHO HAVE SERVED IN THAT CAPACITY FOR FIVE YEARS OR LESS; (3) OTHER FORMER VOTING TRUSTEES FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE END OF THEIR TERM AS SUCH; (4) OFFICERS AS DEFINED IN THE STATUTES; (5) MEMBERS OF THE INVESTMENT BOARD; AND (6) KEY EMPLOYEES. EACH COVERED PERSON (EXCEPT FORMER BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT TRUSTEE EMERITI) SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, NOT LESS THAN ANNUALLY, THAT HE OR SHE HAS READ AND IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. ---------------------- |
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COMPENSATION PROCESS THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 5 DISINTERESTED, VOTING MEMBERS, OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY BOTH FOR PROVIDING OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROCESS, OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW OF THE ACTUAL COMPENSATION DECISIONS, AND FOR REVIEWING ACTUAL AND PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING TRUSTEES AND STATUTORY OFFICERS ACCORDING TO GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY'S CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE COMMITTEE ADOPTS AND IMPLEMENTS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PRINCIPLES, AND IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARRANGEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND HER DIRECT REPORTS, THE STATUTORY OFFICERS, SENIOR ACADEMIC OFFICIALS, DEANS, OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES, AND ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE POTENTIALLY DISQUALIFIED PERSONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS LEGISLATION. THE COMMITTEE MAY PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED INDIVIDUALS, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT DEEMED TO EXERCISE "SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE" OVER THE UNIVERSITY. THE COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE (CREATED TO CONFORM TO CERTAIN PROCEDURES IN DOCUMENTING REASONABLE SALARIES FOR THE OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY), MEETS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR TO REVIEW APPROPRIATE DATA, INCLUDING COMPARABLE SALARIES, IN ORDER TO REPORT ITS CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON OFFICERS' SALARIES FOR FINAL APPROVAL. THE COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY TO SERVE AS A CONSULTANT. -------------------- |
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DOCUMENTS AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC GOVERNING DOCUMENTS - OFFICIAL RECORDS GENERATED OR RECEIVED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC OFFICES OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE CONDUCT OF THEIR BUSINESS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THE UNIVERSITY AND MAY BECOME ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. THE ARCHIVED RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND RECORDS CENTER WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.ARCHIVES.UPENN.EDU UNDER UNIVERSITY RECORDS CENTER. FORM 1023 - SINCE THE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1740, THE ORGANIZATION WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A FORM 1023 APPLICATION. INSTEAD, ITS IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS IS GRANDFATHERED BY THE IRS. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES - POLICIES, STATEMENTS, AND GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE OFFICE OF THE AUDIT, COMPLIANCE, AND PRIVACY WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.UPENN.EDU/OACP/ UNDER PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - THE UNIVERSITY'S ANNUAL REPORT IS PRODUCED BY THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND TREASURER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER AND INCLUDES THE UNIVERSITY'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SUMMARY OF ENDOWMENT PERFORMANCE, AND MESSAGES FROM EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. ANNUAL REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED AFTER THE CLOSE OF EACH FISCAL YEAR (JULY 1 TO JUNE 30) AND ARE AVAILABLE ON THE COMPTROLLER WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.FINANCE.UPENN.EDU/COMPTROLLER UNDER FINANCIAL REPORTS. -------------------- |
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DETAIL OF OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS PENSION & OTHER POSTRETIREMENT PLAN ADJ. $184,277,000 ------------ TOTAL $184,277,000 -------------------- |
Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. 
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990,
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.