Dr. Michelle Schmude invited to participate in Tour 4 Diversity panel
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine associate dean will discuss recruitment, retention and graduation of diverse students interested in medicine
Scranton, PA (02/02/2021) — Michelle Schmude, EdD, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's associate dean for admissions, enrollment management and financial aid & associate professor, was invited to be part of a panel discussion for Tour 4 Diversity on Feb. 4.
Conceived by former medical student leaders, Tour 4 Diversity in Medicine (T4D) is a grassroots effort to educate, inspire, and cultivate future minority physicians and dentists. T4D seeks to address the shortage of minority providers by using the experiences and advising of current minority physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and medical students to help high school and undergraduate students along the educational pipeline to health professions school.
The panel will discuss the recruitment, retention and graduation of diverse students interested in medicine, dentistry, podiatric medicine, physician assistant studies and pharmacy. In addition, the panelists will share information about their institutions and engage in a question and answer session with the students.
Dr. Schmude's fellow panelists include:
- Linda Berardi-Demo, EdD, associate dean for admissions, Drexel University College of Medicine
- Michael Borenstein, PharmD, senior associate dean, Temple University School of Pharmacy
- Lai Ara Powell, MA Ed, lead recruiter, Temple University School of Pharmacy
- Amid Ismail, DDM dean, Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University (TU)
- Adrianne Jones, chief admissions officer, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Alisa Lo Sasso, MD, assistant dean for admissions, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
- David Martin, EdD, Dean for Admissions, TU School of Podiatric Medicine
- Christine Mount, PA-C, director, physician assistant program, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
- Jacob Ufberg, MD, associate dean for admissions, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
- Paula Watkins, MA, dean for admissions, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
For more information, visit http://tour4diversity.org/.
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Michelle Schmude, EdD, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's associate dean for admissions, enrollment management and financial aid & associate professor, was invited to take part in a panel discussion for Tour 4 Diversity on Feb. 4.
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