Pipeline Dreams: High School
Program Overview
Pipeline Dreams: High School is 12-week hybrid program designed to prepare high school juniors and seniors for future careers in medicine, healthcare, and public health. The program combines interactive online sessions with immersive in-person experiences, providing students with both academic enrichment and professional exposure.
Through a curriculum grounded in health equity and racial justice, students explore over 15 medical and allied health careers while working closely with undergraduate peer mentors.
Weekly online sessions feature Black and brown healthcare professionals across a range of specialties, offering students representation while they begin building their professional network.
In small groups, students learn key public health concepts and collaborate on research proposals that examine racial and ethnic health disparities.
To complement the virtual curriculum, students participate in three in-person experiences: a medical education conference, a Hands-on Healthcare Experience (a full-day clinical simulation event), and the culminating Student Research Expo. Together, these opportunities provide both academic skill-building and insight into the educational and professional pathways that lead to careers in medicine and healthcare.
This initiative directly advances the first pillar of PRW’s mission to increase the pipeline of minority clinicians.
2027 Program Dates
Online Program Sessions: January 19, 2027-April 6, 2027
Week 1: Tuesday, January 19, 2027
Week 2: Tuesday, January 26, 2027
Week 3: Tuesday, February 2, 2027
Week 4: Tuesday, February 9, 2027
Week 5: Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Week 6: Tuesday, February 23, 2027
Week 7: Tuesday, March 2, 2027
Week 8: Tuesday, March 9, 2027
Week 9: Tuesday, March 16, 2027
Week 10: Tuesday, March 23, 2027
Week 11: Tuesday, March 30, 2027
Week 12: Tuesday, April 6, 2027
Students photographed at Saint Joesph’s of Lancaster healthcare after a day at their simulation labs for the Hands-on Healthcare Experience including 5 various clinical stations like Suturing, Intubation, Ultra-Sound, EKG, OR Procedure and more! (Feb 2023)
In-Person Experiences
Thursday, January 14, 2027: Opening Ceremony
PA Cohort - PRW HQ @ Southern Market
MA Cohort - UMass Chan Medical School
Saturday, February 6, 2027: Hands-On Healthcare Experience:
PA Cohort - Saint Joseph’s University in Lancaster
MA Cohort - UMass Chan Medical School
Saturday, March 6, 2027: Latino Medical Student Association Northeast Regional Conference:
Yale School of Medicine
Thursday, April 8, 2027: Student Research Expo
PA Cohort - PRW HQ @ Southern Market
MA Cohort - UMass Chan Medical School
Important Note: In 2027, Pipeline Dreams: High School will continue to serve two cohorts: our flagship program in Lancaster, PA, and a cohort in Worcester, MA. Each cohort will have separate in-person experience dates and locations.
2026 Student Research Expo Projects
Scroll through the nine Research Proposals presented by high school juniors and seniors from our 2026 Cohort below.
Program Admission
The Pipeline Dreams: High School application process is designed to give students ample time to understand the expectations of the program and meaningfully demonstrate their interest in pursuing a career in medicine or healthcare.
12-Week Spring Program
Pipeline Dreams: High School 2026
Tuesdays, 6PM-8PM EST
Applications Due 12/1/2026
Application Timeline: Important Dates
Please review the important dates below to ensure you remain on track throughout the admissions process:
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Once application is live, we encourage all students to review all program eligibility requirements below:
Current enrollment in 11th or 12th grade
Availability for all online sessions (Tuesdays, 6-8pm EST, January-April 2027)
Demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in medicine, research, or an allied health profession
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Students interested or applying to either cohort can register for one of our upcoming online info-sessions sessions.
6PM | Tuesday, Oct 20th
6PM | Tuesday, Nov 17th
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All application materials, including transcripts and short answer responses, must be submitted by Tuesday, December 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM ESt. Late submissions will not be considered.
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Selected applicants will be invited to participate in interviews between December 8 and December 23, 2025. Interviews allow our program team to learn more about each student’s academic interests, career aspirations, and motivation to participate in the program.
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The official list of students accepted into the 2026 Pipeline Dreams: High School cohort will be released on Monday, January 4, 2027.
Accepted students will receive additional instructions to complete the intake process and an invitation to the Program Opening Ceremony for their cohort.
Students placed on the waitlist will be notified of their acceptance by January 11, 2027.
Student will have one week between January 5 through January 11, 2027 to accept their spot in the program. If they have not accepted their spot by January 11, 2025 their spot will be given to a student on the waitlist.
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Students will either accept or deny their admission and attend their cohort’s Opening Ceremony event on Thursday, January 14, 2027.
During the ceremony, students will meet program leaders, mentors, peers, and receive their official Pipeline Dreams Welcome Program Materials.
We are so excited for you to start this journey with us. Patients R Waiting for you!
Karisa Augustine, Director of Pipeline Programs
karisa@patientsrwaiting.com