He is active in educational research and a nationally recognized leader in that field. As a Director at LECOM-SHU, Professor Andrews works closely with students and faculty to assure quality, integrated basic and clinical science education and testing, and development of lifelong learning skills in the students.

Dr. Darshana Shah completed her postdoctoral research training within the department of pathology at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. She has been a member of the school of medicine faculty since 1997. Her passion for service has led her to attain diverse institutional roles, notably serving as founding editor-in-chief of the Marshall Journal of Medicine (MJM), West Virginia’s first online, openaccess, peer-reviewed journal. The focus of Dr. Shah’s work has been working with institutional leaders in supporting faculty by creating resources, guiding policy-building and contributing to the development of programs and practices that have positively impacted the career advancement of faculty. Her research and scholarship delve deeply into faculty vitality and retention. Dr. Shah has held a number of leadership positions in regional, national and international organizations. She is an invited faculty for Harvard Macy Institute, Leading Innovation in Health Care & Education, an annual program where participants and faculty collaborate to develop strategies and action plans for leading innovation within evolving health care delivery systems and institutions. Dr. Shah currently leads professional development in Team Science for the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI). She also has a special interest in microbiology and immunology.

Machelle Linsenmeyer, Ed.D. is currently the Associate Dean for Assessment and Educational Development and Professor at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. In this capacity, she oversees many activities including testing/assessment/surveying, curriculum mapping, competency tracking, academic technology, faculty development, program evaluation and educational research. Dr. Linsenmeyer’s initiatives encompass the entire span of medical education from undergraduate to graduate medical education. She has over a decade of experience in the medical education profession serving nationally as a fellow in the National Association of Osteopathic Medical Educators (secretary), AACOM EPA Steering Committee (Chair), NBOME Portfolio and Special Assessment Taskforce (member), and previous program planning committee member for both The Generalists in Medical Education and the International Association of Medical Science Educators. She is an associate editor, an author, and both national and international speaker discussing various medical education topics also spanning her broad background.

Paula Smith is the Deputy Director for the MSc in Critical Care programme at the University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Dr Smith has been in continuous academic employment since completing her PhD in 1995, and has been involved in devising, developing, and delivering online education for the past 15 years. As well as teaching medical science degree programmes on-campus and online, she is also responsible for the implementation and evaluation of experiential learning and integrated skills development. Dr Smith conducted seven years of postdoctoral research in biomedical science, including a Wellcome Trust Prize Fellowship at Toronto University, Canada. She held lectureships in Neuropharmacology (UoE) and Biomedical Science &Toxicology (Edinburgh Napier University), before spending nine years as an Academic eFacilitator/Senior Lecturer for Edinburgh Surgery Online, Deanery of Clinical Sciences (UoE). She has taught in industry (Aptuit) and overseas (Université Paul Verlaine-Metz, France; Hong Kong HKU Space), and has been a member of IAMSE since 2013. In 2017, she completed the Edinburgh Teaching Award for Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Paula has been an Associate Editor for Medical Science Educator since 2015.