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Community College Teams Up with For-Profit for Medical Assistant Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Medical assistants are critical to the operation of doctor’s offices, hospitals, and clinics. They do everything from handling patient records and insurance forms to obtaining vital signs, drawing blood, and administering electrocardiograms.

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The Dark Legacy of Elite University Medical Centers

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(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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Robeson Community College Partners with TimelyCare to Offer Free Mental Health Support to Students and Employees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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A Commitment to Community Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They exist as holistic caregivers, responding to a multitude of different problems that households and neighborhoods face, such as unemployment, insurance, language barriers, food scarcity, and mental health. Do you give them the medical information and then walk away? Well, that’s how our community is. So what do you do?

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Students Sue Yale, Alleges Systemic Discrimination Against Students with Mental Health Disabilities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And those leaving for disability-related reasons often end up forfeiting chunks of their tuition and room and board payments and lose student health insurance, the suit states. “I We have taken steps in recent years to simplify the return to Yale for students on medical withdrawals and to provide additional support for students.

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Answering the Call

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This can further assist with fewer medication errors. Underrepresented-in-medicine minorities are more likely to work in communities or settings with medically underserved minority populations.” Akiyode says beyond the vaccines, pharmacists provide medication therapy management and reduce treatment failures and medication problems.

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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To that end, CGU has offered support in the form of health insurance, health and wellness services regardless of location, tuition insurance, and an emergency fund. But as life happens, they're less likely to be negatively impacted by medical emergencies or procedures that could pull them away from their studies."