Dr. Chen is highly committed in using her medical knowledge and clinical/research
experience to educate PCOM students. Since 2008, she has taught in pharmacology courses
for the DO and biomedical sciences programs at PCOM, and since 2013 she has given
biochemistry lectures to biomedical sciences students. Her teaching philosophy is
student-centered and aims to provide students with accurate knowledge while nurturing
them to develop critical thinking skills. She favors classroom dynamics that permit
dialogue and foster student input, and she uses standardized practice questions in
lecture to develop student problem-solving skills and to receive instantaneous feedback.
Teaching also provides her the excellent opportunity to communicate with medical and
graduate students, and to foster research work directed at meeting clinical needs.
Additionally, she takes advantage of faculty strategic training lectures provided
by PCOM to improve teaching skills by adapting to modern medical educational needs.
Dr. Chen has served as thesis advisor or committee member for several biomedical
sciences master's students, and she also provides research training to DO and graduate
work-study students in the lab. Moreover, she has established research collaborations
with internal and external senior researchers, such as Dr. Greene, Dr. Barsotti, Dr.
Young, and Dr. Hatcher at PCOM, and Dr. Weis at Texas Tech University. The collaborations
have led to journal paper publications, abstract/poster presentations at national
scientific meetings, and grant submissions.
