Lisa S. Schwartz

Lisa S. Schwartz

Lisa S. Schwartz has over 25 years of experience in the higher education and healthcare industries. Trained as a clinical genetic counselor and higher education administrator, Dr. Schwartz currently serves as Director of Health Professional Advising for the Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences at GW's School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She teaches health professional students in the areas of research, leadership, ethics, and genetics and serves as a mentor to ambassadors of the SMHS Health Career Opportunities Program (HCOP) for pre-health high school, college, and graduate students from disadvantaged backgrounds. She was a Member-at-large of the Executive Committee of the Northeast Association of Advisors in the Health Professions (NEAAHP) from 2018-2021. She has received grant funding and published in the areas of health professional development and team science.

Publications

Handbook of Research on Advising and Developing the Pre-Health Professional Student
Handbook of Research on Advising and Developing the Pre-Health Professional Student
Lisa S. Schwartz, Rohini Ganjoo. © 2022. 390 pages.
Despite significant demand for healthcare professionals in the workforce, admission to health professional graduate programs is highly competitive with less than half of all...
Handbook of Research on Developing Competencies for Pre-Health Professional Students, Advisors, and Programs
Handbook of Research on Developing Competencies for Pre-Health Professional Students, Advisors, and Programs
Rohini Ganjoo, Lisa S. Schwartz. © 2022. 492 pages.
Today, there is a significant need for healthcare professionals across disciplines and sectors as the world faces unprecedented health challenges and adopts innovative healthcare...
Flipping the Script: Leveraging Technology to Enhance the Pre-Health Advising Experience
Flipping the Script: Leveraging Technology to Enhance the Pre-Health Advising Experience
Carl Heng Lam, Michelle Sherman, Lisa S. Schwartz. © 2022. 14 pages.
This chapter explores the intersection of technology and advising students pursuing a health professional program. In consistently serving students, the delivery of the advising...
Teaching Ethics Online to Health Sciences Professionals
Teaching Ethics Online to Health Sciences Professionals
Rohini Ganjoo, Lisa S. Schwartz, Yuliya Dobrydneva, Shawneequa Lauren Callier, Joan T. Butler, Attila J. Hertelendy, Thomas D. Harter, Melissa M. Goldstein, Marcia A. Firmani. © 2021. 19 pages.
Health sciences professionals work on diverse healthcare delivery teams and often face ethical dilemmas. Ethics education in an online environment is one way that such...