SFSU/UCSF/Pacific Dental Reapplicant Program
Barry S. Rothman, Ph.D. - SFSU Director
Dorothy Perry, Ph.D. - UCSF Director
Kathy Candito - Pacific Director
SFSU has recently created the SFSU/UCSF/Pacific Dental Reapplicant Program, a formal, 1- to 1½-year program that replaces the UCSF Dental Post-Baccalaureate Program by shifting admissions and administration from UCSF to SFSU, and by the University of the Pacific joining as an equal partner. This program makes good use of SFSU's close relationships with Schools of Dentistry at UCSF and Pacific. A group of 12 reapplicants chosen from about 60-100 applicants began the program in early June, 2007 and 2008. Similarly, a group of 12 reapplicants will be chosen to begin the program in early June, 2009. We are no longer accepting applications for the 2009-2010 program. Applications for the 2010-2011 program will become available on Jan 1, 2010.
Mission
The SFSU/UCSF/Pacific Dental Reapplicant Program is designed to provide academic support and caring guidance for 12 economically and/or educationally disadvantaged* participants that show promise in gaining entry to a US dental school. An Adjunct Program, located at SFSU, has been designed for 10 participants who are first-time applicants (disadvantaged or not) or no-disadvantaged reapplicants. The immediate goal of our Reapplicant Program is to help participants become more competitive applicants, thereby increasing the number of disadvantaged students and underrepresented minorities gaining entry into US dental schools. Our long-term goal is to lessen health care disparities by better matching the dental provider and dental patient populations, and increasing the number of dentists practicing in underserved areas. The Program is intended for students that have already earned a bachelor's degree, have completed all pre-requisite course work for application to US dental schools, and have been unsuccessful in gaining entry into a US dental school. California residents are given preference, although residents of other states will be considered.
*An individual is considered "disadvantaged" if they: 1) come from an environment that has inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skill, and ability to enroll in and graduate from a health professions school, and/or 2) come from a family with an annual income below a level based on low-income thresholds according to family size, published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in the Federal Register, and adjusted annually for changes in the Consumer Price Index. |
The majority of the funding for the SFSU/UCSF/Pacific Dental Reapplicant Program is provided by the Dental Pipeline II Program of The California Endowment.
