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Esther Jones has been named associate dean for faculty development in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty at Brown University. Before her latest post, Jones served in various leadership capacities including as an associate provost in the Office of Faculty Affairs at Clark University.

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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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A new study by Yale University finds that Black students are more likely to leave medical school than their white peers. students are 83% more likely than white students to leave medical school, and 20% of Black M.D.-Ph.D. In general, to really transform medical education and M.D. Mytien Nguyen, an M.D.-Ph.D.

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Rutgers University faculty held rallies Dec. We made a series of proposals around critical issues and needs that will make a better Rutgers for everyone—our students, staff, grad workers, faculty, our communities, the state of New Jersey,” said Dr. Rebecca Givan, president of Rutgers AAUP-AFT.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Yale University faculty and staff will not be mandated to get a second booster shot before returning for spring semester, Yale Daily News reported. Students may seek exemptions on medical or religious grounds. Students may seek exemptions on medical or religious grounds. “We Faculty have voiced mixed reactions to the move.

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MARCH 1, 2023

The University of Louisville (UofL) has launched a fundraising campaign to match a $10 million state investment, which will go towards adding endowed faculty positions and advancing university research.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Michelle Robinson has become senior vice provost for faculty affairs at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as of Feb. She has a keen ability to understand and resolve faculty and academic issues.”

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

a retired Xavier University of Louisiana professor who was deeply committed to increasing the number of Black medical doctors in the United States, passed away over the weekend. Professor Carmichael had an unwavering love for Xavier, its students, and faculty. JW Carmichael Jr., The university created the JW Carmichael, Jr.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Words of Wisdom for new faculty: Challenges alone dont define you, but rather it is how you respond to challenges that make the difference. So, the medical school had an opening, and I applied for the position and got accepted. So, the medical school had an opening, and I applied for the position and got accepted.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In his sophomore year of college, Williams had begun to struggle academically and financially, but the leadership and faculty at Xavier gave him the opportunity to continue his education. Dunn chose to attend Xavier as an undergraduate with hopes of becoming a medical doctor. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr.,

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JUNE 24, 2024

I’m excited to work with the provost and other deans, the world-class faculty and talented staff, and to meet the students and alumni when I get there this fall.” She was a visiting professor at Michigan State University Medical School.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

community, attract the best physicians in the nation to support comprehensive healing and ensure a superior learning environment for medical students and residents.” He serves as the chief medical officer for the Howard University Faculty Practice Plan and professor of pathology in Howard’s College of Medicine.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

million grant from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information – will select undergraduates for training, advising, and support to increase readiness for medical school. Belinda Campos UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways (UCPPP) – it is receiving funding from a five-year, $3.6

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Health equity is something MSM leaders, faculty members, and students work toward every day. As a medical school, our first priority is to train physicians, researchers, and other healthcare professionals. “As As a medical school, our first priority is to train physicians, researchers, and other healthcare professionals.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) has established the VP&S Latino Association, a group that aims to foster development, presence, and belonging of the Latino community at the medical school.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

“Four white peers questioned the student’s belonging to Penn, requested directions from him about the whereabouts of fried chicken, and referred to him as an n-word,” says McMickens, noting that the column inspired a silent student-organized, anti-racism demonstration comprising some 200 students, faculty members, and administrators.

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

The 15 schools make up one cohort – of seven – that is part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) $60 million Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative, which asks schools to substantially and sustainably capacity-build towards student belonging, especially for those historically excluded from the sciences.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

In addition to scholarship aid, Grissom’s estate gift will provide comprehensive support for first-generation students including room and board and other expenses such as laptops, transportation costs, and medical bills. Ohio Wesleyan is a premier destination for first-generation college students,” said OWU’s President Dr. Matt vandenBerg. “We

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JUNE 30, 2024

Littles, who has served as interim dean since February 2023, served as a senior associate dean for medical education and academic affairs for nearly 20 years. Littles earned her medical degree from University of Florida College of Medicine and completed the Tallahassee Memorial Family Practice Residency Program. “Dr.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The budding Black studies department at the University of Rochester will fast-track their hiring of faculty with the help of a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. chair of faculty programs and departmental initiatives in the university's Black studies department. Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. McCune, Jr.,

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Discussion Questions What other hidden curriculum items do undergraduate students have to overcome, and how can instructors and faculty assist them in doing so? 2021) Students and faculty perspectives toward the role and value of the hidden curriculum in undergraduate medical education: A qualitative study from Saudi Arabia.

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JUNE 9, 2023

a trailblazer for Black medical professionals, The Baltimore Banner reported. Endowed Scholarship Fund for minority medical students in 2009. Johns Hopkins Hospital will rename its outpatient center to honor former cardiac surgeon Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Commemoration in 1982; and helped fund the Levi Watkins, Jr.,

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JULY 31, 2023

has partnered with higher ed virtual health company TimelyCare to offer students and employees free access to mental health support and medical care, starting this fall, The Robesonian reported. Robeson Community College (RCC) in Lumberton, N.C.,

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JUNE 26, 2023

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University (VU) are launching a $17-million diversity, equity, inclusion, (DEI) and belonging program for the biomedical research community. Additionally, more than four dozen faculty will be V-FIRST mentors. American Indian, and 0.1% Pacific Islander.

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from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health; her MSPH from the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health; a certificate in medical management from the University of Washington School of Public Health; and a BBA from Chung-Shan Medical University. Hung earned her Ph.D.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

It went downhill after the [Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act] documents were submitted due to my severe depression and anxiety. Higher ed institutions were not designed or built with the intention to support Black women faculty, or women at all.

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APRIL 20, 2023

Our agency is deeply committed to the inclusion of all people in STEM, which is vital to the nation's health, security, and prosperity,” said Moore, who is also a faculty member at The Ohio State University. “At Whereas, if there's a connection – like data analytics or medical physics – then they get excited and they want to work with us.

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MARCH 1, 2023

13, said Dr. 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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This is pushing us to bring faculty from multiple disciplines and multiple colleges together in new ways to equip students for the future. Traditioned innovation is driving Belmont Universitys new medical school, which welcomed its inaugural class of 50 students this past fall.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Campus racial climate is defined in the report as the “current attitudes, behaviors, and practices of faculty and students at a higher education institution toward students based on their race/ethnicity.” The same student had an asthma attack and the teacher said she was faking it, so she didn’t help her get medical attention.”

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Tri-C had no policy barring faculty or employees from speaking to reporters in an individual capacity at the time, the lawsuit stated. According to the suit, the comments prompted Johnson and other officials to retaliate. Tri-C rescinded the discipline more than a year later during an arbitration process.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We are currently working on fixing the heating issues in time for when students, faculty and staff return after the Thanksgiving holidays,” BCC spokesperson Richard Ginsberg said in an email. Employees complained of fingertips turning blue, and those with medical conditions like anemia and neuropathy reported intense discomfort.

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JULY 6, 2023

He previously has served in a number of roles at UK, including vice dean for education, senior associate dean for medical education, associate dean for student affairs, physician, and professor. “Dr. Griffith holds a medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a M.S. in public health from UK.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Students develop competency in leading therapeutic groups, implementing crisis and case management, prescribing psychotropic medications, and conducting psychotherapy. The programs are designed to meet the national competencies for PMHNP set forth by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties.

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JULY 5, 2023

My long-term goal is to explore, confront and disrupt ableism (discrimination in favor of able-bodied people) in the context of nursing, applied health sciences and medical education,” said Jamal-Eddine, a doctoral student at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), College of Nursing. “I

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MAY 8, 2023

We are certainly going to need more nurses as the population gets older, so the medical profession will be put to the test. The University of Houston (UH) has received $20 million from UH alumnus and longstanding benefactors Andy Gessner and his wife Barbara to support the nursing workforce amid a significant labor shortage.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Roanoke College students will soon get the opportunity to learn and even earn a degree in cannabis studies, after approval from school faculty. The idea to create a cannabis studies program at the Salem, Virginia school came from a faculty discussion in 2022 about out-of-the-box curriculum ideas. I think my mouth unhinged,” she said.

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