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University of Virginia Presentation

University of Virginia Presentation. University of Virginia and The Virginia-Nebraska Alliance. UVa Embraces The Alliance. Share with the Alliance a deep interest in increasing the number of under-represented minorities in the health professions

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University of Virginia Presentation

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  1. University of VirginiaPresentation

  2. University of Virginia and The Virginia-Nebraska Alliance

  3. UVa Embraces The Alliance • Share with the Alliance a deep interest in increasing the number of under-represented minorities in the health professions • Joining the Alliance was in line with President John Casteen’s”Embracing Diversity in Pursuit of Excellence” initiative-- Collaboration with HBCUs a major goal • SOM initiatives to increase numbers of minority students, with support and encouragement of then Dean of SOM and Provost of the university, Arthur Garson, M.D., MPH

  4. UVa Embraces The Alliance • 2006: one student (Tiffani Bell) in summer fellowship; four students from Virginia HBCUs in our SMDEP program; two faculty (VUU, HU) • Seven Students from HBCU member institutions participated in UVa’s SMDEP and in research fellowships at UVa in Summers 2007& 2008 (five from Hampton University and one from Norfolk State University)

  5. HBCU Faculty in UVa SMDEP • Dr. Howard Duncan, Professor of Biology & Pre-Med Advisor, Norfolk State University • Dr. Sunday Adesuyi, Professor of Chemistry, Chair of Natural Sciences, St. Paul’s College • Dr. Peter Agbakpe, Assistant Professor of Physics, Norfolk State University

  6. Visiting Professors • Dr. M. Omar FaisonVirginia State UniversityNeuroscience research • Dr. RavalVirginia Union UniversityMedical Patent research

  7. 2007 Student Interns • Howard MorrisSophomoreHampton UniversityMajor: Biology • Mabatemije OtubuSeniorHampton UniversityMajor: Biology

  8. 2008 Student Interns • Keshia Avant-Rising SeniorHampton UniversityMajor: Biology/Pre-Med • Kelly Ferguson-Rising SeniorHampton UniversityMajor: Biology • Jamie Hardy-Rising SeniorHampton UniversityMajor: Cellular/Molecular Biology • Saskia Patterson-Rising SeniorNorfolk State UniversityMajor: Biology

  9. 2007 Summer Interns

  10. 2008 Summer Interns

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