Ruth Lodoño Alzate and Jhada Black both knew they wanted to pursue careers in medicine from an early age. But as young girls from immigrant families, they didn’t know what that path would look like and what kind of help would be needed to make it to the trail head....
First year psychiatry resident at UChicago Medicine Isaiah Selkridge, MD, has always known he wanted to go into medicine. As the son of a former Olympian and an athlete himself, he spent years focused on a future in orthopedics. But in his last year of medical school,...
The CPASS Foundation is proud to announce LaMenta “Sweetie” Conway, MD, MPH, distinguished physician, educator, mentor, nonprofit founder, and alumna of the Chicago Area Health and Medical Careers Program™ (CAHMCP), as the 2026 recipient of the John Bradley STEM Award...
The CPASS Foundation is proud to announce the selection of the STEMM Scholars Academy Class of 2029, welcoming 39 exceptional rising high school sophomores from across Illinois into the Foundation's flagship STEMM talent development program. This year's incoming class...
The Creating Pathways and Access for Student Success™ Foundation (CPASS) proudly celebrates Tracie Screven, Associate Director of CPASS, on being named the 2026 Play Maker Awardee by Sneakers to Scrubs as part of its Soles of Summer 2026 recognition event. The award...
From summer start to year-end impact, CPASS Scholars built skills, earned college credit, and found a community that’s shaping their futures…
One of the nation’s few pipeline programs harnessing virtual reality to prepare students from historically underrepresented and under-resourced communities in STEMM for the careers of tomorrow. Imagine stepping inside a molecule, dissecting a virtual frog in three...
John Bradley helped transform lives through mentorship, vision, and unwavering belief in students pursuing health and STEMM careers. His impact will continue to…
Coretta C. Patterson DVM, DACVIM-SA, PG Cert Vet Med, has joined the board of the CPASS Foundation. She will be serving a three-year term that began January 1, 2026. As the first veterinarian and professional health dean named to the board, she helps to round out...
The path from undergraduate to medical school is rarely a straight line. Read the stories of Lord Hyeamang and Travette
Daniel for inspiration.
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