by: Irene Romero
Posted: Oct 13, 2022 / 02:43 PM MDT
Updated: Oct 13, 2022 / 02:43 PM MDT
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Jessica A. Chacon, Ph.D., adjunct prof of immunology and microbiology astatine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso’s Foster School of Medicine, was accepted into the 2022-23 Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators successful Health Professions.
The programme is simply a prestigious nonrecreational improvement people for physicians, scientists and different wellness attraction professionals.
The Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators successful Health Professions enhances the nonrecreational improvement of physicians, scientists and wellness attraction professionals arsenic educators by focusing connected captious challenges of the time and designing innovative solutions.
Dr. Chacon received her B.S. successful Biology from the University of Texas astatine El Paso and completed her postgraduate acquisition astatine the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, earning her Ph.D. successful 2014. Her postdoctoral grooming was past conducted astatine The University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Chacon applied to the programme with her project, “In the Hot Seat with El Paso Health Education and Awareness Team (EP-HEAT): Dispelling Myths successful Health Care.” A autochthonal El Pasoan, Dr. Chacon launched the EP-HEAT programme during the COVID-19 pandemic successful efforts to amended Borderplex residents astir their health.
EP-HEAT creates a level wherever students service arsenic educators and physique stronger relationships with the borderline assemblage portion integrating community-based probe with pupil networking and professionalism.
“I was precise fortunate to instrumentality to my hometown 3 years ago, and as an El Pasoan and Hispanic woman, my extremity is to proceed serving our borderline assemblage arsenic I mentor and bid the adjacent procreation of physicians and scientists,”
said Dr. Jessica Chacon, Ph.DDr. Chacon plans to proceed increasing the EP-HEAT and Promotores de Salud programs astatine TTUHSC El Paso with the assistance of nationalist collaborations astatine the Harvard Macy Institute.
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