Susan LeLacheur, MPH, DrPH

Susan LeLacheur, MPH, DrPH, is a professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. LeLacheur is a Distinguished Fellow in the American Academy of Physician Assistants. She has more than 35 years of clinical experience in primary care, HIV/AIDS, and infectious disease. She is certified as an HIV Specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine and is among the founding members of the Physician Assistant AIDS Network of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Her clinical practice at Whitman Walker Health in Washington, D.C. includes primary and HIV care. 

Lalit Narayan, MBBS, MA

Lalit Narayan, MBBS, MA, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Dr. Narayan is also a medical educator and health workforce researcher. He teaches Clinical Skills and Reasoning to medical students and adult primary care to internal medicine residents. He leads a team investigating how medical students in India can be better equipped to practice in multi-lingual clinical and educational settings. He is also involved in health workforce projects focusing on post-graduate medical education in sub-Saharan Africa and the teaching of social medicine in the US and abroad.

Maranda C. Ward, Ed.D, MPH

Maranda C. Ward, Ed.D, MPH, is an Assistant Professor and Director of Equity in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Ward is an expert in advancing anti-racism efforts within health sciences education and in designing curricula to enable students and faculty to competently promote health and racial equity in practice. Her research focuses on JEDI and antiracism educational interventions as well as stakeholder-engaged community-focused studies on HIV, Black women's health, and youth identity. As a member of the DC Center for AIDS Research (DC CFAR), she is the principal investigator on "Two in One: HIV and COVID Screening & Testing Model".

We would like to acknowledge the significant contributions of Nikhil Kalita, BS and Sadhana Matheswaran for their roles in researching, compiling, and editing content for this 9-part course series.