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“The Bryn Mawr postbac program makes an investment in helping its students bring their goals to life. The advisers are dedicated to helping you move forward. I absolutely believe that Bryn Mawr changed my life. I’m not sure that I would be so happy with what I am doing today without having had the support of my adviser at Bryn Mawr.”

 
   
 
Loyola College in Maryland, B.A. Psychology 1994, M.A. Clinical Psychology 1996
Postbac Class of 1997
Temple University School of Medicine, Class of 2001
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Emergency Medicine

 
 

During his residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Brendan joined the board of the Philadelphia chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. He was admitted to Temple University Medical School through Bryn Mawr's consort program.

 
 


"Postbac students are great to work with as a faculty member, because they are so motivated to learn. They are thinking constantly during lectures and synthesizing the information. They want to take the subject to a deeper level of understanding. That's phenomenal."

 
   
 
Assistant Professor of Biology

 
 

Dr. Davis teaches Introductory Biology and Genetics to Bryn Mawr postbac students. Her research, which focuses on the mechanisms of genomic imprinting, has been funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health and published in Science, Genomics and other leading research publications.

 
 


"Advising at Bryn Mawr is a streamlined process. Our adviser was always thinking one step ahead for us. She helped us through the medical school application process, knew what admissions directors wanted to see in our applications, and helped us figure out the best courses to take. We knew she always had our best interests in mind."

 
   
 
Villanova University, B.S. Civil Engineering 1987
Postbac Class of 2002
Dartmouth Medical School, Class of 2006

 
 

After graduating from Villanova, David was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served four years as a platoon commander in the Second Combat Engineer Battalion at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and in the Mediterranean. While at Camp Lejeune, David volunteered at a nearby hospital and completed training as an Emergency Medical Technician. He was admitted to Dartmouth Medical School through Bryn Mawr's consort program.

 
 


"Everyone at Bryn Mawr was supportive and wanted you to succeed in the postbac program. My physics class was marvelous - one of the best courses I ever took. My organic chemistry professor had as much influence on me as anyone in the world. All of my professors were great. They taught me what I needed to know, and never made me feel foolish. That's a great feeling."

 
   
 
Swarthmore College, B.A. Philosophy 1972
Postbac Class of 1973
Dartmouth Medical School, Class of 1978
Residency: Pennsylvania State University, Anesthesiology
Fellowship: University of Washington, Pain Management

 
 

Jonathan is an anesthesiologist and internist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He helped develop and is director of Penn's Symptom Management and Palliative Care Program, which provides interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment of patients' severe pain and other complex end-of-life symptoms. Jonathan has also provided anesthesia for trauma patients at Harborview Medical Center and pain management and palliative care services at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center at the University of Washington, Seattle.

 

 
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