Monday, October 15, 2007

Dr. Rameck Hunt



Dr. Rameck Hunt
Dr. Rameck Hunt was born like many other young men in Newark, New Jersey were the neighborhood either makes you or breaks you. Dr. Hunt found several obstacles on his path to success. Yet he was determined that by the end of his career there would be something positive to look back on. Dr. Hunt, just beginning his career already has a lot to look back on that he has accomplished.
Having always had a gift for speaking, Dr. Hunt has become a master at telling a story. Similar to a reverend, when he speaks he speaks from past experience of lacking structure and direction in his own life. He recalls, "I was in a lot of trouble as a youngster because I had no course for my life. I made many mistakes but eventually learned from them and recognized what I needed to achieve; something different than what I was exposed to-determination and direction." He found that direction in friends, Dr. George Jenkins and Dr. Sampson Davis. On their pursuit to becoming doctors, Rameck and friends learned to strategize and plan for the long term.
Dr. Hunt loves telling his story and wholeheartedly accepts his chosen position as a role model. Contributing his success to not only determination but to the influence and guidance of others Dr. Hunt acknowledges, "My passion exists because others believed in me and if I can trigger that same passion in someone else then I'll try my best to do just that".
Dr Hunt received his Bachelor of Science from Seton Hall University, his Doctor of Medicine from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and completed a residency in internal medicine at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Dr. Hunt is a Board Certified Internist and Medical Director at St. Peter's University Hospital's How Lane Adult Family Health Center, and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Dr. George Jenkins


Dr George Jenkins
As a young boy growing up in Newark, New Jersey, Dr. George Jenkins had a powerful advantage over many of his peers - he had a dream. It was a dream that kept him off his crime-ridden streets and dedicated to his schoolwork. It was a dream that helped him to inspire two friends he made in high school. It was a dream that now helps him inspire countless others. That dream was to become a dentist.
Born on February 6, 1973 Dr. Jenkins lived the kind of life you would expect in one of the nation's poorest cities. But, on a fateful day when he was 13 years old, a routine dental check-up altered his course. Always an inquisitive child, he was fascinated by the tools in his dentist's office. Sensing Dr. Jenkins' curiosity, that dentist spent a little extra time with him, explaining each tool and what it was used for. These few minutes became the catalyst for the young boy's ambition.
Determined to get to dental school, Dr. Jenkins stayed focused on success while attending University high school. Having met Rameck Hunt and Sampson Davis as teenagers, Dr. Jenkins found kindred spirits as the three made a promise to each other that somehow, together, they would make more of themselves than the statistics indicated. Their journey was never easy, and it certainly had its detours, but Dr. Jenkins was a driving force so powerful that he convinced his two friends they should also become doctors.
Together, the three young men attended Seton Hall University's Pre Medicine/Pre Dental Plus program, specifically designed to encourage minority students to pursue medical careers. The social and financial hardships that followed them through high school continued through college, making medical school sometimes seem impossible. But, with deeply rooted strength and a commitment to persevere, the three headed off, still together, to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, one step closer to becoming doctors. Dr. Jenkins is proudly back home in Newark, serving as a faculty member of Community Health at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

Our Objectives

Increase communiities volunteerism and leadership. Improve the quality of life among inner city youth and families. Generate key partnerships with community leaders and peer organizations to maximize program results.

Our Philosophy

We are passionate avout touching the livesof inner city community members so that they become empowered and act as change agents to improve the quality of life for themselves and others. We are commited to promoting respect, diversity and life balance within these communities, acting as role models and advocates for the underprivileged.

Our Vision

Our vision is to serve as a positive model for inner city youth and families across the nation. We will utilize our experience, status and programs as platforms to encourage community devolpment, volunteerism and leadership.

Our Mission Statement

To inspire and create opportunities for inner city communities through education, mentoring and health awareness.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Dr. Sampson Davis


Sampson Davis, M.D


Dr. Sampson was born on January 19, 1973 in Newark, N.J. Davis was the fifth child out of six children. Not was hard to live with five othe3r brothers and sisters, he had to live in a community that was full of drugs, crime and murder. However, he changed his fate and attended a magnet school where he met Rameck Hunt and George Jenkins. While in school the three bonded and made a pact to each other. While high school he went to the Pre- Dental Plus program. He spent next four years at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He later received his degree. The three men later wrote the book entitled “The Pact”.