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Rutgers Webinar Discusses Health Equity, Minority Health, and Medical Education

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The current state of health equity and medical education were key topics at a webinar on Tuesday sponsored by Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. The Proctor Institute – housed in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Graduate School of Education – hosted the event in honor of Black History Month.

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Breaking the Silence: Mental Health and Trauma on Campus

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Keith Williamson, co-chair of the task force and medical director at the Vinson Health Center at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX. Dr. Keith Williamson, co-chair of the ACHA Gun Safety Task Force and medical director at the Vinson Health Center at Midwestern State University.

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Finding a Place at an HBCU

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At Homecoming], they aren’t playing hip-hop or rap music that is relevant to our culture, so we would have to have our own events to feel that cultural connection to our campus.” Years later, she says she understands that what she was doing has a name. It’s called Black space-making.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

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He had been very excited to attend, until the week of the event. “We Dunn chose to attend Xavier as an undergraduate with hopes of becoming a medical doctor. Williams, Jr., was seven years old, he and his family received an invitation to attend his friend’s birthday party at a local golfing country club. Williams, Jr.

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

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During their annual “Blarney Blowout,” an unsanctioned event related to St. All of them were later medically cleared, Amherst town manager Paul Bockelman said.

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VUU Webinar Discusses NSF Funding and STEM Research at HBCUs

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The event was hosted by VUU’s Center for the Study of Historically Black Colleges & Universities and moderated by the center’s director, Dr. Terrell L. Whereas, if there's a connection – like data analytics or medical physics – then they get excited and they want to work with us. Dr. James L. It's very hard to sell that.

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Meet with MIT Alumni to Explore Careers in Medicine & Life Sciences

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The upcoming Careers in Medicine & Life Sciences Alumni Speed Networking event is your chance to connect with professionals who’ve navigated these fields and gain firsthand insights into their career journeys. Event Details: Date: Wednesday, March 5th Location: E17-294 Sign up now on Handshake ! What to Expect !

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