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Rutgers Webinar Discusses Health Equity, Minority Health, and Medical Education

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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.,

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Georgetown and Howard Universities Awarded $3 Million for Medical Humanities Center

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Georgetown University and Howard University have been awarded a $3 million grant to help fund the establishment of a center for medical humanities. The center will apply a medical humanities approach in addressing health disparities related to race/ethnicity and income, and health equity.

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Meharry Medical College and Nashville Metro Government Form Agreement to House Nashville General Hospital

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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.

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VCU's Medical College Benefitted from Slavery in the Mid-1800s, Recent Report Finds

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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.

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Harvard Medical School Receives $75 Million Gift

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Swiss biotech executive and philanthropist Ernesto Bertarelli has pledged $75 million to Harvard Medical School to advance scientific discovery and a “culture of entrepreneurship,” the university announced Tuesday. The gift will also allow HMS to move ahead with plans to convert the courtyard outside Building C—one of the five buildings forming the medical campus’s main quad—into a skylight-covered atrium.

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Government refuses to fund UK students at new medical school despite ‘chronic’ doctor shortage

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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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More Quit ‘U.S. News’ Rankings of Medical, Law Schools

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More medical and law schools have announced that they are leaving the U.S. The medical schools of Cornell University and the University of Chicago are the latest to join the movement. News’ Rankings of Medical, Law Schools Trending: Trending text: More Quit 'U.S.

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Xavier University, Ochsner Health Plan New Medical School

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Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically Black university, and Ochsner Health, a health-care system in the state, announced plans to jointly establish a new medical school. The goal is to help diversify the medical workforce in Louisiana and nationwide. The new medical school will use facilities and employ personnel from both institutions, according to a joint press release.

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Doctor ChatGPT? AI-bot almost passes the US Medical Licensing Exam

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Now, the AI chatbot has been found to score at or around the approximately 60 percent passing threshold for the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), “with responses that make coherent, internal sense and contain frequent insights.”

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Report: VCU Medical School Depended on Slavery

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The medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University depended on and profited from slavery, according to a report commissioned by the university, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The medical college was “intimately connected” to the institution of slavery in the mid-1800s, according to the report. The report called the use of enslaved workers a “sad and troubling chapter” in the history of VCU’s medical college.

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Billion-dollar business: These are higher ed’s top 30 R&D performers

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Twenty-four of those universities invested more than $1 billion and all but three reported R&D expenditures for their medical schools. Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center: $1.billion.

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Man Claims 6 Medical Schools Illegally Considered Race, Gender

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A white man filed a suit against six Texas medical schools Tuesday, charging them with illegally considering issues of race and gender when rejecting him, The Texas Tribune reported. He scored a 511 out of a possible 528 on the exam required for medical school admission, known as the MCAT. The medical schools did not comment.

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Harvard Medical School announces withdrawal from U.S. News & World Report rankings

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Harvard University Medical School is withdrawing from U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of top medical schools in the country based on “philosophical” issues with the list. The post Harvard Medical School announces withdrawal from U.S.

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Draft of NHS workforce plan calls for doubling of medical school places

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The proposal to increase the number of places in UK medical schools from 7,500 to 15,000 is contained in a draft of NHS England’s long-awaited workforce plan, which is expected to be published next month. Plan expected to be published next month could propose increasing places from 7,500 to 15,000 Britain could double the number of doctors and nurses it trains under NHS plans to tackle a deepening staffing crisis, according to reports.

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Medication Doesn’t Help Kids With ADHD Learn

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distinguished professor of psychology at Florida International University, discussed why medications may not always be the answer for certain disorders. It’s "Best Of" Week on the Academic Minute. In our fourth most listened-to segment of the year, William E. Pelham Jr., Find out more about the Academic Minute here. Section: Academic Minute Event's date: Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 4:45pm Insider only

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Supporting Widening Participation students that started university during the pandemic

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Donna is a final year PhD student (Clinical Education) at the Edinburgh Medical School.

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APEX6: Student-led learning in the Andes

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In this post, Isla Petrie, a senior student at the Medical School, reflects on an exciting student-led research expedition in the mountains of South America, organised through Student Partnership Agreement funding.

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How do we do effective feedback?: A practical example

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In this extra post, Jane Hislop and Tim Fawns from The University of Edinburgh’s Medical School continue conversation on effective feedback by spotlighting the success of their online MSc Clinical Education course.

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CLAUDIA F. LUCCHINETTI

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Lucchinetti has been named senior vice president for medical affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and dean of the Dell Medical School. She will hold the Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean’s Chair in Medical Leadership. from Rush Medical College in Chicago.

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MICHELLE NICHOLS

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Michelle Nichols Michelle Nichols has been named senior vice president of clinical affairs at Meharry Medical College in Nashville. She was associate dean for clinical affairs at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta and medical director for Morehouse Healthcare.

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UC Riverside School of Medicine Accepts Inaugural Class of California Medicine Scholars

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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.

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GLADYS M. AYALA

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Ayala has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Long Island University, a Master of Public Health degree from Columbia University, and a medical doctorate from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Gladys M. Ayala Gladys M.

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Breaking the barriers to research

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This is particularly so in Australia’s Health and Medical Research field. She made an extensive contribution to the latest DHCRC report Flying Blind, Australian Researchers and Digital Health Australian Health Data Series: Volume 2 , which puts the spotlight on how researchers access and use data for health and medical research. Academics Health HECG Higher Education Medical Medical and health research Research Universities higher educationBy DAVID MYTON.

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CHEMEN NEAL

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She earned her medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Chemen Neal Chemen Neal has been appointed executive associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice and chief diversity officer at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

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WILMORE WEBLEY

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Webley holds a bachelor’s degree in medical technology from Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Jamaica, and master’s and doctorate degrees in microbiology from UMass Amherst.

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CHANEL DERRICOTT

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Derricott earned a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and a master of public health degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School.

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ERIC BUCKLES

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in biomedical sciences from Meharry Medical College in Nashville. Eric Buckles Eric Buckles has been named interim associate provost for the Division of Academic Affairs at Dillard University in New Orleans.

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UC Irvine to Launch Pre-Health Professional Development Program to Support Students from Underserved Communities

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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.

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University of Dayton to Launch Health Equity Fellows Program for Underrepresented Students

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The University of Dayton (UDayton) will launch a fellowship program to provide paid internships, mentoring, and professional development to underrepresented students from the Dayton region.

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Dr. Kim Schatzel Named President of University of Louisville

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Kim Schatzel will become president of the University of Louisville, effective Feb. 1, 2023.

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Answering the Call

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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.” They take a course with medical students and nursing students.

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Dr. Michelle Robinson Named Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Robinson holds a Master of Arts in Medical Informatics from Columbia University; a Doctor of Dental Medicine in Dentistry from Rutgers University, Newark; and a bachelor's degree in biology from Adelphi University.

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Nearly 50 University of Massachusetts Amherst Students Hospitalized After Trending Drinking Challenge

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All of them were later medically cleared, Amherst town manager Paul Bockelman said. Nearly 50 students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst were hospitalized this past weekend after engaging in a drinking challenge popular on social media platform TikTok, CBS News reported.

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Saint Louis University Launches Institute for Translational Neuroscience

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We are educating the next generation of scientists who will solve some of our most difficult medical challenges," said SLU President Dr. Fred P.

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Breaking the Silence: Mental Health and Trauma on Campus

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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. Laura Erickson-Schroth, chief medical officer of the JED Foundation.

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University of Louisville Launches Fundraising Campaign to Bolster Research and Add Endowed Faculty Roles

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The University of Louisville (UofL) has launched a fundraising campaign to match a $10 million state investment, which will go towards adding endowed faculty positions and advancing university research.

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Onondaga Community College to Receive $2 Million to Improve Hospital Simulation Center to Train Nurses and Technicians

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The school also plans to launch programs for students who want to become certified nursing assistants, emergency medical technicians, home health aides and pharmacy technicians.

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Kansas Senate, House invite author who asserts critical race theory fosters discrimination -TIM CARPENTER, Kansas Reflector

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A controversial physician and author urged the Kansas Legislature to ban hospitals and medical schools from compelling students and employees to pledge allegiance to critical race theory, affirmative action and diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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College Students In Florida Plan Statewide Walk-Out Protesting DeSantis, Higher-Ed Policies

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College students in Florida are planning to walk out of classes on Feb. 23 to protest Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent orders regarding higher education and ‘anti-woke’ policies.

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Metaverse explained for University Leaders: What is currently possible within the Metaverse? 2/4

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

These include 3D visualisations of the human body for medical purposes, and of engineering and architectural designs that aid a deeper understanding of structure. I am not selling anything here.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Experience Healthcare Scenarios

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Augusta University’s College of Nursing realized it needed to better train students on how to support family members when patients are near the end of life after recent graduates told faculty how emotionally unprepared they were the first time they faced the situation.

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Dr. Harriet B. Nembhard Named President of Harvey Mudd College

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Her work has led to several technological advances, such as simulation tools for assessing emergency department patient flow, improved manufacturing processes for medical devices, and a sensor-based system to conduct early screening of Parkinson’s disease. Harriet B.

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Doing What’s Right

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She is also the founding chairperson of the department of surgery and the first associate dean for post-graduate medical education at the Aga Khan University in Karachi. Farhat Moazam To Dr. Farhat Moazam, being a good physician involves more than just knowing medicine.