The PCHC Steering Committee includes representatives from the TH Chan Medical School's Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, the Medicine and the Human Experience curriculum leadership, the UMass-Baystate PURCH program and the UMass-Lahey LEAD program.
PCHC Steering Committee Contact Information
Please direct inquiries to PCHC@umassmed.edu
Raquel Belforti DO M.Ed (she, her), Associate Dean of Education, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate; Raquel.Belforti@baystatehealth.org
Lisa Clinton (she, her), PURCH Student Placement Coordinator, UMMS-Baystate; Lisa.Clinton@umassmed.edu
Polly D. Fraga MD FACP (she, her), Assistant Professor, Vice Chair, Academics, General Internal Medicine and Learner Advocate, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center. Polly.D.Fraga@lahey.org
Heather-Lyn Haley PhD (she, her), Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health and Director, Population and Community Health Clerkship; 508-471-6405; Heather-Lyn.Haley@umassmed.edu
SJ Penniman (she, her), Educational Program Specialist, Office for Undergraduate Medical Education, TH Chan School of Medicine; Sara.Penniman@umassmed.edu
Lauren Knowles, DNP, RN, FNP-BC (she, her), Director of Interprofessional Education, Instructor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School - Lahey; Lauren.K.Knowles@Lahey.org
Domenica Perrone, M.B.A., M.A. (she, her), Director of Community Engagement and Outreach, Collaborative in Health Equity, UMass Chan Office of Health Equity; Domenica.Perrone@umassmed.edu
Trish Seymour, MS MD, FAAFP, FHM (she, her), Associate Professor Family Medicine & Community Health; Assistant Dean Clinical Curriculum, OUME; and UMMMC Medical Staff President Patricia.Seymour3@umassmemorial.org
Hugh Silk MD (he, him), Vice Chair for Community Health, UMass Chan Family Medicine and Community Health, hugh.silk@umassmemorial.org
The PCHC is part of the "Medicine and the Human Experience" block of the Vista curriculum. MHE leadership includes:
Anindita Deb, MD, FAAN, Associate Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery
Susan Hogan, MD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
Ryan Tai, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology
Amber Cahill, PsyD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health