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The Learning Community Advisor Program are networks of clinical faculty advisors for medical students. Advisors follow a cohort of students longitudinally beginning in the first-year through the final year, which culminates in the awarding of the Doctor of Medicine degree. 

Houston Campus

The Houston campus is made up of six Squads of 32 students per year or 128 students total. Within the squads there are PRN groups of 8 students that serve a micro community. The PRN groups have a Learning Community Advisor and 2 PRN parents, which are 2 students from the class ahead of them. These mentors work to help establish a strong social network, wellness and help advise students to reach their career goals. The Squad rooms are located on the third floor of the DeBakey Building. 

Temple Campus

The Temple campus has five squads (or PRN groups) of eight students per year and 32 students total. Each squad has a Learning Community Advisor and two PRN parents. The squad rooms are located on the second floor of the Medical Education Building in Temple. 

LCA Program Structure

All students receive individual academic and professional guidance through one-on-one sessions with advisors twice a year throughout medical school. These meetings provide an opportunity to shape and review individualized education plans and discussion of personal and professional challenges and goals. As students progress in their education and identify their desired specialty, advisors help to identify other Baylor faculty members, who can provide focused mentorship, which helps students progress toward their career goals.

The Learning Community Directors

Lee
Eric Ted Lee
M.D., FAAFP
Assistant Professor
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Tran
Connie Khanh Vu Tran
M.D., FASA
Associate Professor
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Satcher
D'Juanna White Satcher
M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
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Suarez
Milena Gould Suarez
M.D., FACG
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Lin
Doris Lin
M.D., M.S.
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Okoh
Jennifer O Okoh
MBBS, MPH, FAAFP
Associate Professor
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Drigalla
Jessica Wallace Drigalla
M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Burgundy Squad Learning Community Advisors

Suarez
Milena Gould Suarez
M.D., FACG
Professor
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Asaithambi
Rathi Asaithambi
Assistant Professor
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Potluri
Vani Potluri
M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Kemere
Kathryn Jordan Kemere
M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Indigo Squad Learning Community Advisors

Okoh
Jennifer O Okoh
MBBS, MPH, FAAFP
Associate Professor
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Joshi
Bharat D. Joshi
M.D., FAAFP, DABOM
Assistant Professor
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Severe
Reginald Paul Dodley Severe
Assistant Professor
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Quadri
Yasmeen Quadri
M.D.
Professor
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Lin
Doris Lin
M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor
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Kulkarni
Prathit Arun Kulkarni
M.D., FACP
Assistant Professor
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Masciale
Marina Angelica Masciale
MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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Sealock
Robert Jay Sealock
M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
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Satcher
D'Juanna White Satcher
M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
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Aggarwal
Anjali Aggarwal
M.D., FAAFP
Professor
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Chen
Sharon Wen-Wen Chen
M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Kupperman
Wyatt Kupperman
D.O.
Assistant Professor
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Orange Squad Learning Community Advisors

Lee
Eric Ted Lee
M.D., FAAFP
Assistant Professor
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Daniel
Catherine Leigh Daniel
M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Rash
Lauren Michael Rash
Assistant Professor
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Fisher
Kathryn Fisher
MD, MS, MHPE
Assistant Professor
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Tran
Connie Khanh Vu Tran
M.D., FASA
Associate Professor
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Scholle
Tahira Scholle
M.D.
Associate Professor
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Swanson
Julian Swanson
M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Schmidt
Rosa Michelle Schmidt
M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
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Temple Campus Learning Community Advisors

Drigalla
Jessica Wallace Drigalla
M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Bicknell, M.D., FA.A.D.
Lindsay Morgan Bicknell, M.D., FA.A.D.
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Learning Community Advisor
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Chitra Kavouspour Hamilton
Faculty
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McNeal
Michael J McNeal
MD, MSc, FACP
Associate Professor
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Sutherlun
Lydia Sutherlun
Hospitalist
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Learning Community Advisor Associates

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Chanel Dang Bich Hai Tran
Assistant Professor
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Sundaresan
Janani Sundaresan
Assistant Professor
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      • Curriculum Committee Members
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