Thea Cogan-Drew
Assistant Professor
Department: Physician Assistant Studies
Program: Physician Assistant
Phone: (732) 235-4445
Email: tc608@rutgers.edu
Office location:
675 Hoes Lane , 6th Floor
Piscataway, NJ 08854
About
Education
B.A. (Sociology), University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
M.A.,(Photography), Ohio University, Athens, OH
Master of Medical Science (Physician Assistant), Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Doctor of Science in PA Studies (DScPAS), Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA
Professional Achievements
Honors distinction for Master’s Thesis: “Birth Outcomes Among Low Risk Pregnancies Receiving Care from Low- Vs High-Intervention Providers.” Advisor: Jessica Illuzzi, MD, MS. Yale University School of Medicine Physician Associate Program, 2009
Research
Research Interests
Cogan-Drew, T, Giannelli, FR, Carbajal, A and O’Connell, C. “I asked for a reflection, now what do I do?” Physician Assistant Education Association Education Forum, Fall 2022, San Diego, CA.
Giannelli, FR and Cogan-Drew, T. “PA Student Reflections in a Service-Learning Clinic” Rutgers School of Health Professions, Teaching Innovation Work-in-Progress Seminar Series, April 2022, Piscataway, NJ.
Cogan-Drew, T and Wright, M. “Peer to peer feedback: adapting and thriving in skills-based PA education” Rutgers School of Health Professions, Teaching Innovation Work-in-Progress Seminar Series, December 2021, Piscataway, NJ.
Cogan-Drew, T, Gomes, J, Mbadugha, N, Wright, M. “Video-based Peer-to-Peer Assessment and Feedback”, Presentation presented at Physician Assistant Education Association Education Forum, October 2021, online.
“Implicit Bias and You”, PA Faculty Development lecture series, Rutgers Physician Assistant Program, Piscataway, NJ. May 2019.
“Otorhinolaryngology”, 12th Annual Rutgers University PA Program PANCE/PANRE Review Course, Piscataway, NJ. May 2018; May 2019.
“Endocrinology”, 11th Annual Rutgers University PA Program PANCE/PANRE Review Course, Piscataway, NJ. May 2017.
“Make it Happen: Developing a Service Learning Community Clinic”, PAEA Education Forum, Denver, CO. October 2017.
“Beyond the OSCE: Simulation as an Assessment Tool”, Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Education Forum, Minneapolis, MN, October 2016.
Publications
| Title | Authors | Where and When | ||
A Comprehensive Review for the Certification and Recertification Examinations for Physician Assistants, 7th ed. |
O’Connell C, Cogan-Drew T, eds. |
Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2022. |
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Evaluation of Interprofessional Education on Effective Communication Between Pharmacy and Physician Assistant Students. |
Volino LR, Brust-Sisti LA, Patel S, Yeh D, Liu MT, Cogan-Drew T, Parrott JS. |
Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 2022 |
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The Horde |
Cogan-Drew, T. |
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 2018; Aug 31(8):1-2. doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000541486.46987.69. |
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A Comprehensive Review for the Certification and Recertification Examinations for Physician Assistants, 6th Ed., Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer |
O’Connell C, Cogan-Drew T, eds. |
2017 |
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MDM2 polymorphism, survival, and histology in early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer |
Heist RS, Zhou W, Chirieac LR, Cogan-Drew T, Liu G, Su L, Neuberg D, Lynch TJ, Wain JC, Christiani DC |
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 25: 2243-7, 2007 |
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Polymorphisms in ERCC2 and overall survival (OS) in early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) |
Suk R, Park S, Liu G, Cogan-Drew T, Zhou W, Su L, Lynch TJ, Wain JC, and Christiani DC |
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2005 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings, 23: 9524, 2005 |
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