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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The ruling sent medical schools across the nation scrambling to adjust admission standards to abide by the new law of the land. These barriers [to entry] manifest early, prior to even applying to medical school,” says Faiz. Dr. Jessica Faiz. Pacific Islanders and Native Americans combined make up just 0.4% of physicians.

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The Equity Educator - Dr. Angelica Witcher Walker

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After working as a nurse at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Witcher Walker decided to continue her education by applying for a student affairs position at the medical school after her family life took a new course. So, the medical school had an opening, and I applied for the position and got accepted.

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Metaverse explained for University Leaders: What is currently possible within the Metaverse? 2/4

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

In part one of this four-part blog, I explored the definitions of what the Metaverse might be. These include 3D visualisations of the human body for medical purposes, and of engineering and architectural designs that aid a deeper understanding of structure. We don’t have it yet.

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University of Rochester Black Studies Department to Accelerate Cluster-Hiring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And we definitely want to be open to some of the more trans-disciplinary and radically interdisciplinary areas that may not be as salient or evident to us at this present moment." We could be talking about a certain kind of medical humanities that infiltrates Black studies," he said.

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Student engagement and sense of mattering in a large UG course

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Credit: Pixabay In this insightful post, Dr. Celine Caquineau, a Senior Lecturer at Edinburgh Medical School, tackles the formidable challenge of enhancing student engagement within large undergraduate courses. This notion of fit can be problematic, as by definition it will exclude those students who cannot or who do not want to fit.

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Columbia University Reaches Out to HBCUs for Fellowship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

definitely sets this fellowship apart,” Williams says. and countries including Jamaica and Kenya — have gone on to a host of varying opportunities, such as medical school, doctorates, Goldman Sachs, the NBA, and Disney. According to a press release, past fellows — from the U.S.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He entered Morehouse intent on majoring in biology and going on to medical school. I tell young graduate students if you’re going to become an academic, you have to definitely be published earlier than when I went to school,” he says. Eventually with encouragement from his then-girlfriend, now-wife, he became a history major.

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