Community Programs in the School of Pharmacy

Title: A Bridge to Academic Excellence
Description: A Bridge to Academic Excellence (ABAE) is a collaborative community service project of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. It provides academic support to area middle and high school students through tutoring and mentoring. ABAE targets those middle and high school students who wish to pursue health professional careers, including STEM2 careers, but may have difficulty in their math, science or English classes. The program currently provides tutoring to over 145 middle and high schools students from Baltimore City and the Baltimore/Washington metro area bypairing them with pharmacy, dental, law, medical, nursing, social work and physical therapy students at the university.
Website: http://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/studentorg/ABAE
School(s): Pharmacy
Contacts:
Margaret Hayes, MS
410-706-6586
mhayes@rx.umaryland.edu

Community Served:
Services Provided: Mentoring,Tutoring
Client type: Middle school students,High school students
Physical Location: On Campus
School System Served: Anne Arundel County,Baltimore City,Baltimore County,Harford County,Howard County,Montgomery County,Prince Georges County
Office Location: 20 N. Pine St., Baltimore, MD 21201
Service Location: 110 N.Pine St. Pharmacy Learning Center Baltimore MD 21201
Program Timeframe: Date specific
 Program Timeframe Other: Late Sept. through first Saturday in May, annually
 Health Fairs:
Volunteers: Yes

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