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.

2026 Program Dates

Online Program Sessions: January 20, 2026-April 11, 2026

  • Week 1: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

  • Week 2: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

  • Week 3: Tuesday, February 3, 2026

  • Week 4: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

  • Week 5: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

  • Week 6: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

  • Week 7: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

  • Week 8: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

  • Week 9: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

  • Week 10: Tuesday, March 24, 2026

  • Week 11: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

  • Week 12: Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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

  • Opening Ceremony: Thursday, January 15, 2026 (Location TBD)

  • Hands-On Healthcare Experience: Saturday, February 14, 2026 (Location TBD)

  • Latino Medical Student Association Northeast Regional Conference: Date TBD, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo, 955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203

  • Research Expo: Saturday, April 11, 2026 (Location TBD)

Important Note: In 2026, 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.

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 12/1/2025

Application Timeline: Important Dates

Please review the important dates below to ensure you remain on track throughout the admissions process:

  • 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 2026)

    • Demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in medicine, research, or an allied health profession

  • Register online for one of our upcoming sessions.

    • Lancaster-based students are encouraged to attend in-person at the PRW Headquarters 100 S Queen St. Lancaster PA 17603.

    • Students seeking to apply to join the the MA cohort or in the greater northeast region may join via Zoom; meeting credentials will be provided after registration.

  • All application materials, including transcripts and short answer responses, must be submitted by Wednesday, December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM ESt. Late submissions will not be considered.

  • Selected applicants will be invited to participate in interviews between December 1 and December 20, 2025. Interviews allow our program team to learn more about each student’s academic interests, career aspirations, and motivation to participate in the program.

  • The official list of students accepted into the 2026 Pipeline Dreams: High School cohort will be released on Monday, January 5, 2026.

    • 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 13, 2025.

    Student will have one week between January 5 throughJanuary 12, 2026 to accept their spot in the program. If they have not accepted their spot by January 12, 2025 their spot will be given to a student on the waitlist.

  • Students will either accept or deny their admission and attend their cohort’s Opening Ceremony event on Wednesday, January 15, 2026.

    During the ceremony, students will meet program leaders, mentors, peers, and receive their official Pipeline Dreams Welcome Box with 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