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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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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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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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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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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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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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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Dr. 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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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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MAY 13, 2025

The study, led by researchers from Howard University, George Mason University, and New York Medical College, reveals that close family relationships serve as a crucial buffer against anxiety, particularly for faculty at HBCUs and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The research team, including Dr.

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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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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.

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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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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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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 23, 2024

Will Free Medical School Diversify the Physician Workforce? kathryn.palmer… Tue, 04/23/2024 - 03:00 AM A slew of medical colleges have gone tuition-free in recent years. But experts say it’s not enough to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the medical field. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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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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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Are 3 Years of Medical School as Good as 4? kathryn.palmer… Mon, 11/04/2024 - 03:00 AM The number of accelerated medical degree programs has tripled over the past decade. New research shows that outcomes are similar to those of four-year programs. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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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.

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MAY 1, 2025

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. Polly Hashmi Dr Polly Hashmi is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh Medical School. ” Computers in Human Behavior, vol.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 23, 2024

Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center has received a $400 million donation from Roy Vagelos, a former pharmaceutical CEO, and his wife, Diana Vagelos, the university announced Thursday.

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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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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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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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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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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

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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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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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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AUGUST 26, 2024

community, attract the best physicians in the nation to support comprehensive healing and ensure a superior learning environment for medical students and residents.” He serves as the chief medical officer for the Howard University Faculty Practice Plan and professor of pathology in Howard’s College of Medicine.

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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 18, 2025

The medical model approach to autism has historically reinforced the idea that autism is a disease that should be cured. Over many decades, we have worked as practitioners within the autism community and have seen firsthand the detrimental effects of oversimplifying autism and framing it solely as a medical issue.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 29, 2024

Plans to open a for-profit medical school affiliated with Morgan State University in Baltimore have fallen badly behind schedule, The Baltimore Banner reported on Monday.

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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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AUGUST 6, 2024

Bloomberg, the billionaire and former New York City mayor, is giving $600 million to the country’s four historically Black medical schools, which account for a significant percentage of all medical degrees awarded to Black doctors. The foundation is also giving $75 million to Charles R. Read more from The New York Times.

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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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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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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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