Remove Medical Remove Research Remove Transportation
article thumbnail

Study: Number of Surgeries on Black, Latino, and Asian Children Lower Than on White Children

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

according to a University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) study. There are fewer surgeries on Black, Latino, and Asian children than on white children in the U.S., Additionally, if surgery is omitted or delayed, minority children may have worsening disease that then requires more emergent care, which carries more risk.”

article thumbnail

Marquette University Receives $1.25 Million to Bolster Prison Education Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The program is headed by two organizations housed within Marquette’s Center for Urban Research, Teaching, & Outreach (CURTO). The money will mostly go toward staffing – directors, program managers, academic advisers, and peer mentors – and student resources, such as books, school supplies, and transportation, Wheelock said.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Using virtual reality (VR) to transport students to new places in the classroom

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Credit: Pixabay In this explorative post, Dr. Kirsten Cowan, a dedicated researcher and educator at The University of Edinburgh’s Business School, delves into the transformative potential of Virtual Reality (VR) in classroom settings.

article thumbnail

Using outlandish and humorous analogies for teaching Physiology in First-Year Medical School

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Polly is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh Medical School. Teaching complex subjects like physiology in the first year of medical school presents significant challenges. For instance, some transport proteins have gates, while others do not. ” Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 5, 2012, pp.

52
article thumbnail

2025 CAPD FAQs for Family & Supporters

CAPD

252 , the CAPD Clinical Research Externship , and the MIT Physician Shadowing Program. That said, depending on their long-term goal (research, clinical practice, etc.), students can pursue any internships as long as they also engage in the more important experiences to medical schools like clinical experiences (e.g.

Alumni 52
article thumbnail

THE COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES’ GRADUATE TRANSPORTATION DESIGN – A PROGRAM FOR VISIONARIES

College for Creative Study

Record enrollment, high job placement, and international awards have the College for Creative Studies’ Graduate Transportation Design program reaching new heights. For the past fourteen years, CCS has housed one of the only Graduate Transportation Design programs in the country. to attend this program.

article thumbnail

The Future of Publicly-Funded University Hospitals (Dahn Shaulis and Glen McGhee)

Higher Education Inquirer

There are more than 200 active university medical centers (UMCs) and 1,700 teaching hospitals in the United States. These institutions, tied to America's major universities, employ large numbers of medical professionals, administrators, and laborers. Balancing multiple missions: UMCs must juggle patient care, research, and education.