BTI graduate Asya Shaheeddavis was recently featured in a blog post from Johns Hopkins Medicine.
“It was like a refresher course for me,” says Shaheeddavis. “We learned the proper techniques and terminology for working in a laboratory. I attended BTI in the morning and worked in the afternoon. They helped me start a new chapter.”
After completing the BTI lab associates program in 2016, Shaheeddavis participated in a 100-hour paid laboratory internship at Johns Hopkins Medicine. She then was hired as a lab technician the next year.
BTI Scientific Director Tim Fawcett, Ph.D., and Executive Director Brandy Carter, Ph.D., were also interviewed.
“We have an 80% graduation rate and we’ve graduated 600 people to date,” says Fawcett. “The average salary for our graduates is more than $20 an hour. They often receive paid vacation, health benefits and life insurance. Our program helps families make livable wages.”
“Johns Hopkins is one of the most well-known medical facilities in the world. To have that relationship and have our participants in a space that innovative is transformative,” Carter says. “It’s representative of what BTI stands for.”
