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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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More than medical: Get familiar with your university mental health and wellness resources

CU Work-Life Balance

Long-term and general options Faculty and staff can access regular counseling, talk therapy or psychiatric services through the university’s Anthem and Kaiser health plans. You can find links to all the plan booklets as well as links to find covered providers within the Anthem and Kaiser networks on the mental health resources page.

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Navigating Campus Protests: Tips for Taking Care of Your Mental Health and Building Support Networks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At The Steve Fund, we’ve spent years understanding the impact of mental health stressors on young people of color and researching the best ways to deal with them. Our research shows that students of color are experiencing higher rates of depression and anxiety and are 14% less likely than white youth to receive depression treatment.

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Meharry School of Dentistry to Launch Innovation Center for Dental Technology and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Meharry Medical College’s School of Dentistry is launching an innovation center for dental technology and education to establish five new examination rooms. Meharry Medical College’s School of Dentistry will be launching a new innovation center for dental technology and education, slated to open in the next year.

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Health Equity, Working to Identify Effective Policy Interventions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hung is assistant professor of health services policy and management in the University of South Carolina’s (USC) Arnold School of Public Health. Since 2009, she’s been engaged in research relating to health services and health equity, she said. “My Hung earned her Ph.D.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As researchers, practitioners, and healthcare workers reflect on the events of the last two and a half years, programs related to public health have become a priority at many colleges and universities. Examples of possible careers in the field include nursing home administrators and health quality managers, according to Ongeri.

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Anchors Away: Building Community, Mindfulness, Equity, and Reflection

The Scholarly Teacher

For example, the health services medical director led the participants through breathing exercises. Most of the strategies were taken from the University of Michigan’s Center for Research on Learning and Teaching Equitable-Focused Teaching website (n.d.), link] Sun, W., & Simon-Roberts, S. Equity-focused teaching.

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