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Mitchell Named President of Howard University Hospital

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

has been named president of Howard University Hospital. Mitchell is uniquely qualified to lead Howard University Hospital, bringing decades of strong leadership experience and insight from regional, national and international healthcare roles,” said John Sackett, president and CEO of Adventist HealthCare. Mitchell, Jr.,

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Meharry Medical College and Nashville Metro Government Form Agreement to House Nashville General Hospital

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Meharry Medical College and Nashville Metro government have come to an agreement that will give millions of dollars to the college for housing Nashville General Hospital, The Tennessean r eported. million in rent this year to house the hospital, with costs increasing by 2.5% That's never been a source of revenue for us," Hildreth said.

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Nearly 50 University of Massachusetts Amherst Students Hospitalized After Trending Drinking Challenge

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Nearly 50 students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst were hospitalized this past weekend after engaging in a drinking challenge popular on social media platform TikTok, CBS News reported. During their annual “Blarney Blowout,” an unsanctioned event related to St.

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Onondaga Community College to Receive $2 Million to Improve Hospital Simulation Center to Train Nurses and Technicians

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Onondaga Community College will receive $2 million to renovate and expand a hospital simulation center to train nurses and technicians amid staffing shortages at Central New York hospitals, Syracuse.com reported. The federal funding – announced by Sen.

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Community College of Vermont and Hospital Pay Students to Take Classes

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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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Hospital Honors Trailblazing Surgeon With Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D. Outpatient Center

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Johns Hopkins Hospital will rename its outpatient center to honor former cardiac surgeon Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., Watkins was the hospital’s first Black chief resident, the university’s first Black full professor of cardiac surgery, and the first African American graduate from Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine.

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The Equity Educator - Dr. Angelica Witcher Walker

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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 This work inspired her to pursue a Ph.D.

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