Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Shewanee Howard-Baptiste After a tough love encounter with science and biology courses, she realized the medical field wasnt her calling. Her pivot from medical school aspirations to a career in health education is now a lesson she shares with young people: life is a journey, not a checklist. in educational leadership.

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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. The way toys are presented to children matters tremendously. This isn't just about toys," Kambe emphasized.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In the medical field, Howard's pioneering spirit is evident in its Center for Sickle Cell Disease, which was the first center in the nation devoted to studying and treating the disease. The minimum requirements include at least $50 million in annual research spending and the production of at least 70 research doctorates. Dr. Bruce A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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., Would we be diluting their funding by coming into being?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Still, that fight was nothing compared to the stage IV colorectal cancer he had already faced at only 35.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

TimelyCare offers 24/7 virtual mental and medical healthcare for students at no cost. Thirty percent of CCSSE respondents said they didnt know where to go for mental health support, and 42% reported not seeking mental health support despite feeling that they needed it. Similar figures were reported among Latinx students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

Their approach includes mental health counseling, on-demand emotional support, medical care, and various coaching services, providing students with accessible options beyond traditional campus hours. This multifaceted web of challenges suggests that many students face compounding pressures that make academic success increasingly difficult.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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University Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Second-year medical students who historically took Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) had long viewed the exam results as the deciding factor for which institution they’d match to pursue residency and fellowship training. The first of three exams, it was infamously cutthroat.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Carter, Sr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 7, 2024

Bloomberg Philanthropies on Tuesday said it would donate $600 million to strengthen the endowments of the four historically Black medical schools in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

The National Football League has announced the roster of medical students participating in the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. Students will also become familiar with return-to-play protocols and on-field treatment considerations for NFL players.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Dunn chose to attend Xavier as an undergraduate with hopes of becoming a medical doctor. But all along the way, Williams has worked at both public and private institutions—HBCUs and Predominantly White Institutions—that have become top producers of minoritized students. From there, Williams’s career took off. You don’t see women?

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JULY 8, 2024

This raises challenges and opportunities for medical schools. Instructors are integrating AI and ML into curricula to train medical students to practice medicine in the real world, says Dr. Bernard Chang, dean for medical education at Harvard Medical School, which is creating an AI in medicine doctorate track. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

George's remarkable efforts were supported by Tennessee State University and Meharry Medical College, who provided a system of preparation and support to nurture aspiring medical students. These institutions recognized the importance of guiding and preparing students like George for success in medical school.

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JULY 8, 2024

struggles to recover from a disturbing decline in life expectancy, our country faces a serious shortage of doctors, nurses, and public health professionals — and yet, the high cost of medical, nursing, and graduate school too often bars students from enrolling," said Michael R. Michael Bloomberg "As the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

This was in addition to certificates in medical assisting and dental assisting, and for coding specialist. Northwestern College in Oak Lawn, Illinois, has closed its doors due to financial challenges. The college, formerly Northwestern Business College established in 1902, served professionals throughout the Chicago area.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

She played an instrumental role in launching the UT Tyler School of Medicine, the UT System’s seventh medical school. In 2020, she was named as a board member of the East Texas Medical Center Foundation. Philley is credited with playing a front-line role in helping build UT Tyler’s health enterprise to what it is.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As a medical school, our first priority is to train physicians, researchers, and other healthcare professionals. However, as an historically Black medical school (HBMS), we have a larger mission,” says Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, president and CEO of MSM. He also served as U.S. The new institute has an ambitious mission.

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CAPD

APRIL 7, 2023

And not only is there a linguistic gap between you and your medical team, but there is also a cultural barrier that’s preventing you from getting the quality of care you need and deserve. A medical interpreter functions as a conduit, clarifier, cultural broker, and patient advocate. These courses typically cost around $900.)

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JANUARY 14, 2023

The government is refusing to fund a single place at Three Counties Medical School, University of Worcester, despite health bosses in the area saying they are spending £70m a year on agency staff to plug a chronic shortage of doctors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

This spring, these community college students from inland Southern California will receive academic support as they pursue medical education. The UC Riverside (UCR) School of Medicine has accepted its first class of California Medicine Scholars. More importantly, the students are part of a regional and statewide network of resources.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Evidence about the pernicious influence of racism on medical care continues to grow. Using standard medical models, your doctor might assess your risk of osteoporosis differently depending on whether you’re white or Black, or give you a different dose of radiation for an x-ray. Their contentions have gained steam in recent years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Dr. Belinda Campos UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways (UCPPP) – it is receiving funding from a five-year, $3.6

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The program will receive funding assistance from a three-year commitment from the Scarlet Feather Fund. Health equity means that everyone — no matter their income, race, gender, education, location, etc. — can achieve their full health potential,” said Dr. Nancy McHugh, executive director of the Fitz Center. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The institute aims to focus on matters including chronic pain, safer and more effective non-opioid pain medications, age-related dementias, genetic disorders of the nervous system, injuries due to trauma or stroke, diabetes, appetite behaviors, infertility, obesity, psychological stress, and depression.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The 93-year-old widow of a Wall Street financier has donated $1 billion to a Bronx medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, with instructions that the gift be used to cover tuition for all students going forward. Read more from The New York Times.

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