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Rutgers Plan to Merge Medical Schools Met with Pushback

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rutgers University's plan to merge New Jersey’s two largest public medical schools, New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has proven controversial, NorthJersey.com reported. Dr. Jonathan Holloway Faculty concerns and disagreements surrounding a potential merger culminated in a Jul.

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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A renowned injury prevention expert and pediatric emergency physician, she will serve as Chief Medical Officer for Safe Kids Worldwide and Associate Division Chief of Academic Affairs and Research at Children's National Hospital. This dynamic reminds us how power operates within academia, just like in the wider world.

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Community College of Vermont and Hospital Pay Students to Take Classes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Facing a national shortage of early childhood educators , the Community College of Vermont (CCV) and the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) have teamed up for an innovative solution: paying students to reduce their hours at their jobs in favor of taking more classes. CCV and SVMC anticipate funding 8-10 applicants.

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Community College Teams Up with For-Profit for Medical Assistant Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Medical assistants are critical to the operation of doctor’s offices, hospitals, and clinics. And we need more of them than ever: the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of medical assistants will grow much faster than the average occupation over the next decade.

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LOIS V. GREENE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Greene has been appointed senior vice president of wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, an academic medical center operated by Rutgers University.

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The Dark Legacy of Elite University Medical Centers

Higher Education Inquirer

(Image: Mass General is Harvard University Medical School's teaching hospital.) For decades, Americas elite university medical centers have been the epitome of healthcare research and innovation, providing world-class treatment, education, and cutting-edge medical advancements.

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The Equity Educator - Dr. Angelica Witcher Walker

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D So, the medical school had an opening, and I applied for the position and got accepted.

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