Charleston Crew

Reamer Bushardt and several faculty members attended the Association of Schools of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) conference earlier this month in Charleston, S.C. Bushardt presented two research posters. From the Governor’s Health Sciences Academy at T.C. Williams High School team, he presented “Innovative Public-Private Partnership to Advance Diversity in Health Professions Education and Practice,” first authored by Catherine Golden, associate dean for academic affairs in HS. From the GW HCOP team, he also presented “Academic Success Factors among Health Professions Students from Economically or Educationally Disadvantaged Backgrounds.” Cliff Cymrot presented a poster titled, "An Innovative Summer Program Aimed to Encourage Interest in Health Care with Emphasis in Laboratory Medicine." Yuliya Dobrydneva, Rohini Ganjoo, and Lisa Schwartz made a presentation titled, "Predictors of performance on Medical College Admission test for post baccalaureate pre-medical students: Analysis of educational metrics." Cymrot and Dobrydneva are both assistant professors, Ganjoo is assistant professor and Schwartz is an associate professor, all with BLS. ASAHP is a not-for-profit national professional association for administrators, educators, and others who are concerned with critical issues affecting health professions education. More than 100 academic institutions and four professional associations comprise ASAHP membership, and GW has joined as a new member this year.