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Health Careers Opportunity Program

The Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) strives to build diversity in the health professions by developing a more competitive applicant pool. The program provides students from disadvantaged backgrounds an opportunity to develop the skills needed to successfully compete for admission to and graduation from health professions schools, allied health professions schools, graduate programs in behavioral and mental health, and programs to train physician assistants.

ALABAMA

TRENHOLM STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE
1225 Air Base Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36108
Elizabeth Allen, Ed. S.
(334) 240-9663
FAX (334) 832-9777
zulucj@aol.com  

OAKWOOD COLLEGE

Huntsville, AL 35896
Karen Benn Marshall, M. S. 1
(205) 726-7117
FAX (205) 726-7111
hcop@oakwood.edu 

TALLADEGA COLLEGE

627 W. Battle Street
Talladega, AL 35160
Marion C. Fintel, Ph. D.
(256) 761-6311
FAX (256) 362-1090
Mfintel954@aol.com 

TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY

Office of the Dean
College of Veterinary Medicine,
Nursing, and Allied Health
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Barbara Diffay, D. V. M.
(334) 727-8026
FAX (334) 727-8177
bcdiffay@hotmail.com   

ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Biological Sciences
915 South Jackson Street
Montgomery, AL 36101-0271
Shiva P. Singh, Ph. D.
(334) 229-4301
FAX (334) 229-4288 
spsingh@asunet.alasu.edu
    

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

College of Health Professions
NAU Box 15095
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-1509
John P. Sciacca, Ph. D.
(520) 523-7029
FAX (520) 523-0148 
John.Sciacca@nau.edu  

ARKANSAS

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES
4301 West Markham, Slot 625
Little Rock, AR 72205
Billy Thomas, Jr., M. D.
(501) 686-7299
FAX (501) 686-7439 
thomasbillyr@exchange.uams.edu
  

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Applied Sciences & Arts
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95172-0130
William Washington, Ph. D.
(408) 924-2900
FAX (408) 924-2901 
williamw@email.sjsu.edu
 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research
550 East Shaw Ave., Suite 210
Fresno, CA 93710
Katherine A. Flores, M. D.
(559) 241-7670
FAX (559) 241-7656 
kflores@medisun.ucsfresno.edu 

STANFORD UNIVERSITY
School of Medicine
851 Welch Road, Room 115
Stanford, CA 94304-5740
Fernando S. Mendoza, M. D.
(650) 725-0403
FAX (650) 725-5538 
fernando.mendoza@forsythe.stanford.edu
 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA @ SAN FRANCISCO

School of Dentistry
513 Parnassus Avenue, S630
San Francisco, CA 94143-0430
Charles Alexander, Ph. D.
(415) 476-1323
FAX (415) 476-4226 
Alexanderc@dentistry.ucsf.edu
  

CONNECTICUT

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER
Office of Health Care Opportunity Programs
School of Medicine
Farmington, CT 06039
Boake L. Plessy, Ph. D.
(860) 679-3483
FAX (860) 679-1875 
plessy@nso1.uchc.edu
  

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY-MEDICAL CENTER
2300 K Street, NW, Room 336
Washington, DC 20037
Lisa M. Alexander, M. P. H.
(202) 994-0659
FAX (202) 994-0895 
lmapa@gwu.edu
 

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
College of Arts and Sciences
800 Florida Avenue, NE, HMB S 457
Washington, DC 20052-3695
Charlene Sorensen, Ph. D.
(202) 651-5205
FAX (202) 651-5792 (care of OSP) 
Charlene.Sorensen@gallaudet.edu
  

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
College of Health
Miami, FL 33199
Susan Himburg, Ph. D.
(305) 348-3233
FAX (305) 348-1996 
himburgs@fiu.edu
  

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

School of Medicine
P. O. Box 016960 (R128)
Miami, FL 33101
Astrid K. Mack, Ph. D.
(305) 243-5998
FAX (305) 243-2938 
amack@mednet.med.miami.edu 

FLORIDA A& M UNIVERSITY

School of Allied Health Sciences 17
103 Ware-Rhaney Bldg., MLK Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32307-3500
Cynthia Hughes Harris, Ph. D.
(850) 599-3819
FAX (350) 561-2502 
Cindy.hughesharris@famu.edu
 

BETHUNE-COOKMAN COLLEGE
Division of Science and Mathematics
640 Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Herbert W. Thompson, Ph. D.
(904) 255-1401 Ext. 461
FAX (904) 239-8316 
thompsoh@cookman.edu
 

MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Medical Center Campus
950 NW 20 th St.
Miami, FL 33127-4693
Carol Miller, Ed. D.
(305) 237-4031
FAX (305) 237-4278 
millec@mdcc.edu
 

ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY

504 College Drive
Albany, GA 31705
Granville E. Wrensford, Ph. D.
(912) 430-4825
FAX (912) 430-4296 
gwrenfo@asurams.edu
 

MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE

Office of Pre Health Professions
643 M. L. K. Dr. NW.
Atlanta, GA 30314
Mustapha A. Durojaiye, Ph. D.
(404) 739-1272
FAX (404) 739-1275 
mdurojai@morrisbrown.edu
 

PAINE COLLEGE
Division of Mathematics and Sciences
1235 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30901
Linda S. James, M. S.
(706) 821-8335
FAX (706) 821-8617 
jamesl@mail.paine.edu  

MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

720 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
Angela L. Franklin, Ph. D.
(404) 752-1651
FAX (404) 752-1512 
Franklin@msm.edu 

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)
1960 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Edwin C. Cadman, M. D.
(808 )956-8287
FAX (808) 956-5506 
cadmane@jabsom.biomed.hawaii.edu
 

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII @ HILO

200 West Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720-4091
Gail M. Makuakane-Lundin, M. S.
(808) 974-7335
FAX (808) 974-7691 
gailml@hawaii.edu
  

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I @ MANOA

2444 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
Doris M. Ching, Ed. D
(808) 956-3466
FAX (808) 956-3472 
ching@hawaii.edu
 

MEDPREP, School of Medicine
Carbondale, IL 62901-4323
Paul Henry, Ph. D.
(618) 453-1560
FAX (618) 453-1919 
medprep@som.siu.edu
 

OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Department of Science and Health Careers
1600 East Golf Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016-1268
Barbara H. Steffey, M. S. N. E.
(847) 635-1686
FAX (847) 635-1764 
bsteffey@oakton.edu
 

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

College of Medicine
1853 West Polk Street,
Room 151 CMW (m/ c 786)
Chicago, IL 60612
Jorge A. Girotti, Ph. D.
(312) 996-4493
FAX (312) 996-3548 
jorgeg@uic.edu
 

DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
2006 S. Ankeny Boulevard
Ankeny, IA 50021
Shirley K. Sorenson, M. A.
(515) 964-6814
FAX (515) 965-7022 
sksorenson@dmacc.cc.ia.us
 

KANSAS

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Health Professions
1845 North Fairmont
Wichita, KS 67260-0043
Peter Cohen, Ph. D.
(316) 978-3600
FAX (316) 978-3025 
cohen@chp.twsu.edu
 

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Department of Speech-Language-Hearing
3031 Dole Center
Lawrence, KS 66045-2181
Diane F. Loeb, Ph. D.
(785) 864-0630
FAX (785) 864-3974 
diane@dole.lsi.ukans.edu
 

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER

3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66170-7700
Iral D. Porter, M. B. A.
913-588-1236
FAX (913) 588-1399 
iporter@kumc.edu
 

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE-RESEARCH FOUNDATION

School of Medicine
Abell Administration Building, Room 502
323 E. Chestnut Street 34
Louisville, KY 40202
Mary Joshua, M. Ed.
(502) 852-7159
FAX (502) 852-8866

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
College of Health Sciences
Dizney 229
521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY 40475-3130 35
Julie Baldwin Brown, M. S.
(606) 622-6336
FAX (606) 622-1140 
insbrown@acs.eku.edu
 

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL CENTER-SHREVEPORT

1501 Kings Highway, Box 33932
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
Shirley M. Roberson, B. S.
(318) 675-5050
FAX (318) 675-4332 
srober1@lsumc.edu  

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-NEW ORLEANS

1901 Perdido Street, Suite 3101
New Orleans, LA 70112-1393
Edward G. Helm, M. D.
(504) 568-8501
FAX (504) 568-6319 
Ehelm@lsumc.edu
  

XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

7325 Palmetto Street 38
New Orleans, LA 70125
Randall V. Schexnayder, M. S. P. H.
(504) 483-7431
FAX (504) 485-7930 
rschexna@xula.edu
 

MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Chemistry
1700 East Coldspring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21251
Santosh K. Mandal, Ph. D.
(443) 885-1665
FAX (410) 319-3778 
smandal@morgan.edu
 

BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION
Boston Area Health Education Center
One Boston Medical Place, NEB #2
Boston, MA 02118
Michelle Urbano, M. P. H.
(617) 534-5258
FAX (617) 534-5761 
michelle_urbano@bphc.org  

BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

250 New Rutherford Avenue
Boston, MA 02129-2991
Susan L. Walling, M. Ed.
(617) 228-2465
FAX (617) 228-2052 
swalling@newman.bhcc.state.ma.us
 

TUFTS UNIVERSITY
School of Medicine
136 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111
Douglas Brugge, Ph. D
(617) 636-0326
FAX (617) 636-4017 
doug.brugge@tufts.edu
  

SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

One Armory Square
Springfield, MA 01105
Raymond W. Blair, M. Ed.
(413) 755-4868
FAX (413) 731-0978 
rblair@stcc.mass.edu   

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Veterinary Medicine
A-136 East Fee Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1416
Patricia Lowrie, M. S.
(517) 355-6521
FAX (517) 432-2391 
lowrie@cvm.msu.edu
 

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Human Medicine
A236 Life Sciences Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1317
Wanda D. Lipscomb, Ph. D.
(517) 355-2404
FAX (517) 355-3305 
Lipscom3@msu.edu45 

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, DULUTH
Center of American Indian & Minority Health
Room 182 Med, 10 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812
Johanna G. Clevenger, M. D.
(218) 726-7235
FAX (218) 726-8948 
jcleveng@d.umn.edu
 

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER
Division of Minority Student Affairs
2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216-4505
Leon Anderson, Jr., D. M. D.
(601) 984-1340
FAX (601) 984-1335 
landerson@minoritysa.umsmed.edu
 

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
Psychology Department
Skaggs Building 143
Missoula, MT 59812-1584
Nabil Haddad, Ph. D.
(406) 243-4521
FAX (406) 243-6366 
haddad@selway.umt.edu
 

CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
M. Roy Wilson, M. D.
(402) 280-2600
FAX (402) 280-2599 
mrw@creighton.edu
 

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER (AHEC)
1094 East Sahara Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89104
Natalie Mazzullo, M. P. H.
(702) 318-8452
FAX (702) 318-8463 
mazzullo@med.unr.edu
 

UMDNJ -NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL
Office of Special Programs
185 South Orange Avenue, MSB, A-550
Newark, NJ 07103-2714
Maria Soto-Greene, M. D.
(973) 972-3762/ 3763
FAX (973) 972-3768 
sotogrml@umdnj.edu
 

DONA ANA BRANCH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Division of Health and Public Service
Box 30001, Dept. 3DA
3400 S. Espina St.
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001
Lois L. Linn, Ph. D.
(505) 527-7630
FAX (505) 527-7575 
lolinn@nmsu.edu
 

NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
921 Paseo de Onate
Espanola, NM 87532
Irene M. Sanchez, Ph. D.
(505) 747-2257
FAX (505) 747-2180 
irenes@nnm.cc.nm.us
 

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK @ BROOKLYN
College of Medicine
450 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098
Constance H. Hill, M. D.
(718) 270-3033
FAX (718) 270-4074 
chill@netmail.hscbklyn.edu 

MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Medical Education
1 Gustave L. Levy Place
Annenberg #5-16, Box 1257
New York, NY 10029-6574
Gary C. Butts, M. D.
(212) 241-8276
FAX (212) 369-6013 
gary.butts@mountsinai.org
 

CUNY MEDICAL SCHOOL
Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
506 Lenox Avenue, WP 619
New York, NY 10037
Adrian Llewellyn, B. A.
(212) 939-2525
FAX (212) 939-2529 
allewellyn@curt.cct.ccny.cuny.edu
 

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
AT STONY BROOK

School of Health Technology and Management
Office of Sponsore d Programs
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8200
Craig Lehmann, Ph. D.
(631) 444-2251
FAX (631) 444-7621 
clehmann@epo.hsc.sunysb.edu
 

WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
Division of Health Sciences
Post Office Box 19510
Winston-Salem, NC 27110
Betty Acey Alexander, Ed. D.
(336) 750-2650
FAX (336) 750-2652 
alexanderb@wssu1.adp.wssu.edu
 

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA @ CHAPEL HILL
Office of Educational Development 59
UNC-CH School of Medicine
Campus Box 7530, Room, 322 MacNider
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7530
Larry Keith, M. S.
(919) 966-7673
FAX (919) 962-2027 
larryk@med.unc.edu  

NORTH DAKOTA

TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Box 340
Belcourt, ND 58316
Larry Henry, B. A.
(701) 477-7876
FAX (701) 477-7807 
lhenry@giizis.turtle-mountain.cc.nd.us   

CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Main Street
Fort Totten, ND 58335
Derrick Dauphinais, B. A.
(701) 766-1325
FAX (701) 766-1345 
dauphind@cankdeska.little-hoop.cc.nd.us
 

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

School of Medicine and Health Sciences
P. O. Box 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Eugene L. DeLorme, J. D.
(701) 777-3037
FAX (701) 777-3277 
Gdelorme@medicine.nodak.edu
 

Ohio

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Speech & Hearing
1899 East 22 nd Street
Cleveland, OH 44114-4344
David A. Metz, Ph. D.
(216) 687-3803
FAX (216) 687-6993 
d.metz@popmail.csuohio.edu
  

OHIO UNIVERSITY

College of Osteopathic Medicine
030 Grosvenor Hall
Athens, OH 45701
Ava Willis McKinney, M. A.
(740) 593-2365
FAX (740) 593-0892 
mckinney@exchange.oucom.ohiou.edu
 


Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Osteopathic Medicine
1111 West 17 th Street
Tulsa, OK 74107-1898
Virginia Whitekiller, M. S. W.
(918) 699-8611
FAX (918) 561-8250 
whiteki@osu-com.okstate.edu
 


Pennsylvania

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA
1700 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Samuel Hirsch, M. A.
(215) 751-8491
FAX (215) 751-8248 
shirsch@ccp.cc.pa.us
 

PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY

8360 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Robert E. Horne, M. S.
(215) 780-1313
FAX (215) 780-1396 
rhorne@pco.edu
 

GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE

P. O. Box 901
Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437
Sister Maureen McCann, Ed. D.
(215) 641-5562
FAX (215) 641-5579 
mccann.m@gmc.edu
 

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER

Schools of Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmacy
3400 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Raul DeLa Cadena, M. D.
(215) 707-3595
FAX (215) 707-3597 
cadena@astro.ocis.temple.edu
 


Puerto Rico

INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
IAU Call Box 5100
San German, PR 00683
Ileana Gonzalez, M. Sc.
(787) 264-1912 Ext. 7474
FAX (787) 892-6350 
ileana@caribe.net
  

Tennessee

MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE

Office of Medical Education
1005 D. B. Todd Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37208
Pamela Williams, M. D.
(615) 327-6413
FAX (615) 327-6493 
pwilliams@mmc.edu
   

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Public and Allied Health
P. O. Box 70,674
Johnson City, TN 37614-0674
Shirley L. Morgan, Ed. D
(423) 439-8207
FAX (423) 439-6491 
morgans@etsu.edu
 


Texas

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH @ GALVESTON
School of Medicine
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-1317
Stanley M. Lemon, M. D.
(409) 772-4793
FAX (409) 772-2684 
smlemon@utmb.edu
 

EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE

P. O. Box 20500
El Paso, TX 79998
Paula R. Mitchell, Ed. D.
(915) 831-4030
FAX (915) 831-4131 
paulam@epcc.edu 

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN

College of Health Sciences & Human Services
1201 West University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539-2999
Esperanza Briones, Ph. D.
(956) 381-2419
FAX (956) 318-5250 
ebriones@panam.edu
 

SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Health Professions
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
Ruth B. Welborn, Ph. D.
(512) 245-3300
FAX (512) 245-3791 
rw0l@swt.edu 

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER @ SAN ANTONIO

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78284-7819
Miguel A. Bedolla, M. D., M. P. H.
(210) 567-2671
FAX (210) 567-3719 
bedolla@uthscsa.edu
 

TEXAS A& M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Health Science Center College of Medicine
Office of Special Programs
104 Joe H. Reynolds Medical Building
College Station, TX 77843-1114
Thomas Bosquez, M. P. A.
(409) 862-4065
FAX (409) 862-4946 
htbosquez@tamu.edu
 

BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY Texas A& M Research Foundation

3302 Gaston Ave. Dallas, TX 75246
Ernestine S. Brooks, D. D. S. (214) 828-8374
FAX (214) 874-4502 
esbrooks@tambcd.edu
 

PRAIRIE VIEW A& M UNIVERSITY

College of Arts and Sciences
Biology Department
P. O. Box 835
Prairie View, TX 77446
George E. Brown, Ph. D.
(409) 857-3911
FAX (409) 857-2224 
george_brown@pvamu.edu    

CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT, INC. (CHPD)
6905 Alamo Downs Parkway
San Antonio, TX 78238-4519
Charlene Doria-Ortiz
(210) 520-8020
FAX (210) 520-9522 
chpd@ix.netcom.com
  

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH @ GALVESTON

301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-1028
Kenneth J. Ottenbacher, Ph. D.
(409) 772-3001
FAX (409) 747-1623 
kottenba@utmb.edu
 


Virginia

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
MCV Campus
P. O. Box 980549
Richmond, VA 23298-0549
Thomas L. Tucker, M. Ed.
(804) 828-4200
FAX (804) 828-1085 
tltucker@gems.vcu.edu
 

Virgin Islands

UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
Division of Science and Mathematics
# 2 John Brewers Bay
St. Thomas, VI 00802-9990
Robert C. Stolz, Ph. D.
(340) 693-1255
FAX (340) 693-1245 
rstolz@uvi.edu
 

Washington 

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Office of Multicultural Affairs Box 357430 88
School of Medicine, T-545 Health Sciences Center
Seattle, WA 98195-7430
D. Daniel Hunt, M. D.
(206) 543-5560
FAX (206) 543-9063 
dhunt@u.washington.edu
 

West Virginia 

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
Chestnut Ridge Hospital
930 Chestnut Road
Morgantown, WV 26506
Paul L. Clausell, M. D.
(304) 293-2411
FAX (304) 293-8724 
pclausell@hsc.wvu.edu
 

Wisconsin 

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
Department of Physical Therapy
P. O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Lawrence G. Pan, Ph. D.
(414) 288-7161
FAX (414) 288-5987 
panl@mu.edu
 

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