Local professor elected to National Academy
Mark A.W. Andrews, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Physiology and Director of Examination Management at LECOM – Seton Hill, was recently elected as one of only sixteen total members to the prestigious National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators (NAOME) of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM).
The Academy is a community of outstanding educators who have met rigorous standards of academic excellence. Membership is an earned honor, and members work to mentor and support academic excellence and scholarship throughout the medical education profession.
Dr. Andrews will be inducted in the category of medical education research, having undertaken numerous research projects throughout his career directed towards determining the best techniques for educating and assessing medical students. He has publishing numerous articles in professional and popular media journals. Dr. Andrews is a native of Brownsville, PA, Fayette County, and the son of the late Lester and Virginia Andrews.
He is an alumnus of St. Vincent College, and he now lives in Latrobe, PA, Westmoreland County with his wife Kerri and daughter Mei. They are active members of St. Vincent Basilica Parish, Latrobe, PA. His induction as a Fellow of the Academy will occur at the annual meeting of AACOM, in Washington, DC.