Hear directly from Health Sciences Academy participants, learn more about the day-to-day activities, and just generally enjoy the sounds of teens doing things they love.

The HSA is a pathway program for high school students to learn more about career fields within health professions. In part 1 of a 2 part episode, Kela Cowan-Grant, HSA Director, shares some of the program's goals, and the resources required to achieve them. We can learn a lot from her experiences!

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The HSA is a pathway program for high school students to learn more about career fields within health professions. In part 1 of a 2 part episode, Kela Cowan-Grant, HSA Director, shares some of the program's goals, and the resources required to achieve them. We can learn a lot from her experiences!

The use of advanced mixed reality technology to engage high school students promotes learning and recruitment in higher education STEM fields. HoloAnatomy projects holographic 3D anatomy models that are bigger than life to learn from and gain new knowledge.

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This episode features Maryanne Gathambo, Director of CEL at EVMS, as she explains what the Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) department at EVMS does and how it impacts MD and Health Professions students’ community partnerships and educational experiences.

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Part Three wraps up the volunteerism trip. My travel mate, Kate, who's a sonographer and educator, and I sat down to talk about the week and some of our perceptions of volunteering and privilege. The episode ends with a brief look into how to make volunteering more equitable and diverse.

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Part Two takes us to Honduras, where the team works with Honduran doctors at a small rural hospital. Here, we meet Dr. Javier Shafick Asfura and sit down to get a different perspective on privilege.

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In Part One, I take a look at what privilege and how it impacts volunteerism. Following a meaningful discussion with my husband, I took to the internet to uncover articles concerning privilege and volunteering. My aim was to facilitate introspection and reflection as I prepared for my upcoming medical education trip to Honduras, acknowledging that recognizing our own privileges can be uncomfortable.

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Community partnerships in health professions can learn lessons from direct care practices, particularly in the areas of quality improvement and assurance. Dr. Eric Werner shares more about the PDSA and the continuous improvement cycle.

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The Center for Public Health Practice and Research (CPHPR) at Virginia Tech partners with an interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff, and students at Virginia Tech and community organizations to enhance public health practice and research in the region. Kathy & Sophie describe lessons learned and foundational values for community partnership work in Part 2 of a two-part conversation.

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The Center for Public Health Practice and Research (CPHPR) at Virginia Tech partners with an interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff and students at Virginia Tech and community organizations to enhance public health practice and research in the region. Kathy & Sophie share details about how the CPHPR accomplishes their work in Part 1 of a two-part conversation.

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