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MARCH 20, 2024

Students in the New York tri-state area will have a new opportunity this summer to explore a lucrative career in healthcare, thanks to a partnership between Mercy University and Medical Sales College (MSC). The program will be the first of its kind in the area. Ultimately, the career is very rewarding.

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MAY 17, 2023

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. We see each other as competing.”

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MAY 12, 2023

medical schools have increasingly come from households with higher incomes, according to a Yale-led study. The findings of the study – published May 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – show disparities in access to medical education and could have negative impacts on patient care, according to researchers.

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MARCH 12, 2025

The survey, conducted by higher education virtual health provider TimelyCare, highlights the significant challenges threatening student success across American campuses. These statistics paint a concerning picture of the state of higher education in America, where completion rates are increasingly threatened by external factors.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

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. At that time, there were two predominantly Black medical schools in the U.S., AHMPS – founded in 1976 – now has 12 members.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Georgetown University and Howard University have been awarded a $3 million grant to help fund the establishment of a center for medical humanities. year grant from the Mellon Foundation will go towards the Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice, which aims to reduce health disparities in D.C.

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APRIL 14, 2025

The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, and dozens of other professional health organizations have condemned these bills as medically unsound and deeply harmful. These laws ban gender-affirming care, criminalize parents and providers, and force trans people to use facilities that dont match their gender.

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JULY 24, 2023

Rutgers University's plan to merge New Jersey’s two largest public medical schools, New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has proven controversial, NorthJersey.com reported. Dr. Jonathan Holloway Faculty concerns and disagreements surrounding a potential merger culminated in a Jul.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

Yolanda Lawson will become the next president of the National Medical Association (NMA). Lawson is the founder of MadeWell OBGYN and currently the associate attending at Baylor University Medical Center. from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Lawson holds an M.D. Lawson holds an M.D.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

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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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. Dunn chose to attend Xavier as an undergraduate with hopes of becoming a medical doctor. It’s not easy to do inclusive excellence work in higher education. Move it forward—disrupt it. Our discipline is hard. And it’s always been hard.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

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. The plan – pending Metro Council approval – involves the city paying Meharry $6.3

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Positions such as data scientists, medical and health service managers, physician assistants, and epidemiologists highlight the immense potential need for students entering these fields. Early exposure to rigorous STEM concepts and tailored support prepares students for higher education.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) medical college was “intimately connected” to slavery in the mid-1800s, according to a report commissioned by VCU and published last month, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The school owned or rented enslaved people who cooked, cleaned, and maintained buildings.

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MARCH 24, 2025

After graduation, Kambe plans to continue exploring the intersections of race, health and identity as she pursues a master's degree in public health or medical sociology. She hopes her work will contribute to more thoughtful approaches to diversity in children's products and media.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

An endless supply of patients with mysterious diseases materializes in front of medical students’ eyes. This is the power of virtual reality and other immersive technologies in higher education.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

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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APRIL 8, 2024

Picture this: you are in a hospital setting and you witness another staff member ask a Black medical student if they need help cleaning up. The staff member assumes the medical student is the janitor. Medical colleges nationwide are catching on and prioritizing the implementation of specialized training programs to address this.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MARCH 13, 2025

(Image: Mass General is Harvard University Medical School's teaching hospital.) For decades, Americas elite university medical centers have been the epitome of healthcare research and innovation, providing world-class treatment, education, and cutting-edge medical advancements.

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JULY 8, 2024

This was in addition to certificates in medical assisting and dental assisting, and for coding specialist. Department of Education. It offered associate degree-level programming in nursing, health information technology, and radiological technology as well as a bachelor’s degree in health information management.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

As the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning continue to expand in higher education, the next generation of clinicians will need to be more knowledgeable about such technologies. This raises challenges and opportunities for medical schools. We know AI is going to transform how healthcare is delivered. It already…

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2024

Friday marked the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark civil rights law that unlocked opportunity for disabled people in many areas of public life, including in the workforce and higher education. Lisa Marsh Ryerson The number of students with disabilities at U.S. This is an unacceptable disparity.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

TimelyCare offers 24/7 virtual mental and medical healthcare for students at no cost. As is evidenced by a recent Healthy Minds Study survey, using this method has dramatically increased the percentage of students at MCCC who know where to turn for help with their mental health increasing 23% between our 2019 and 2023 surveys.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A renowned injury prevention expert and pediatric emergency physician, she will serve as Chief Medical Officer for Safe Kids Worldwide and Associate Division Chief of Academic Affairs and Research at Children's National Hospital. Watching her accomplish her goals, watching her joy," declared Kendi, "is one of the ultimate joys of my life."

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

The underrepresentation of Black and Latinx physicians has profound implications for our communities and the medical profession itself, as it perpetuates health disparities and limits the perspectives that shape patient care. This opportunity exemplifies the importance of structured programs designed to support aspiring medical students.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

McMickens’s scholarship centers on historically marginalized and underserved populations that suffer from inequities, particularly in higher education. The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Schatzel is a member of the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration and the Presidents’ Trust of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U); vice-chair of the Board of Directors for the Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA); and board member of the Board of Directors for the University of Maryland Medical System’s (..)

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Drake — who holds a bachelor’s degree in African and African American Studies from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in medical sciences and M.D. Gavin Newsom praised Drake’s 50-year career in higher education and his advocacy to improve access to higher education. “ California Gov.

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 20, 2024

Three-year campaign by parents of aid worker killed in Afghanistan brings 19 trainee doctors to Scotland A group of trainee female doctors from Afghanistan have travelled to Edinburgh to complete their medical degrees after the Taliban forced them to quit studying.

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MAY 28, 2024

New York state lawmakers are considering ways to lengthen the state’s roll of volunteer first responders with higher education tuition waivers as incentives. Cooney The state has experienced a growing shortage in emergency medical service providers, including volunteers, due partly to difficulties recruiting and low pay.

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MAY 8, 2024

Philley “I am grateful for so many experiences provided to me at UT Tyler that offered a valuable understanding of the complexities of higher education and health care, and I am eager to work in this new capacity with my colleagues and throughout the community to make UT Tyler the best it can be,” said Philley. “I Dr. Julie V.

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JUNE 13, 2024

At this crucial moment for higher education, returning to the public sector to lead one of the top research universities in the world — including one of the 10 largest academic health systems — is an exciting opportunity and a great honor for me,” said Frenk. Julio Frenk is expected to become UCLA's seventh chancellor. “At

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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. JW Carmichael Jr., The university created the JW Carmichael, Jr. I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Emeritus J.W.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

Gilliam, a physician and higher education leader, will take on the mantle of president of Boston University, effective Jul. Gilliam’s career and experience in higher education spans more than a decade, having spent over 16 years at the University of Chicago. And it just isn’t.” Gilliam holds a B.A.

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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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The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2025

Broad descriptors of class fail to capture the full picture of underrepresentation, writes Dr Katie Petty-Saphon , while Dr Carl Darby says working-class grit is a useful quality in the NHS Medical schools believe that individuals with the potential to make a good doctor should be given the opportunity to do so, regardless of their background.

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MAY 16, 2024

He served as chief of the Division of Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and director of its Center for Advancing Population Science. Egede holds a master’s from the Medical University of South Carolina and a medical degree from the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.

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