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- EIN 23-2046518
- (267) 257-6500
- 1324 W Clearfield St Philadelphia PA 19132-2423 USA
- www.thedistancelearningcenter.org
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Causes: Health, Medical Disciplines Research
Mission: Distance learning center (dlc) was incorporated in 1990 as a 501 c 3 non-profit corporation to spearhead the stemprep project, a vehicle for producing the next generation of minority researchers in science, technology, engineering, math (stem) and medicine. From the beginning, the dlc designated its target population as being those minority groups who will become the emerging majority in the u. S. By 2050, but who at present are underrepresented in stem disciplines: african-americans, mexican-americans, native americans, native hawaiians and mainland puerto ricans. The original mission of the dlc was to develop innovative training concepts, implement comprehensive programs, and to fund raise to support programs for these underrepresented minority groups. The backbone of the dlc has been its pool of volunteers who have given of their time to create a new training paradigm based on an early start model, a longitudinal training continuum and a multi-institutional mentorship approach
Programs: I. The monetary contributions to the distance learning center (dlc) allowed dlc to support the training activities of the biomedical trainees during the summer as follows: the dlc provides a 10-year internship continuum to minority stem students in order to significantly increase the number of researchers. Accepted trainees begin the 10-year continuum in the summer after the 7th grade. The interns/students work, live and learn at various universities in the us and canada, and at various governmental agencies such as us government laboratories, the nih and various pharmaceutical firms.