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Ontario to bar international medical students

The PIE News

“Starting from the fall of 2026, all Ontario medical schools will be required to allocate at least 95% of all undergraduate seats to residents of Ontario, with the other 5% reserved for students from the rest of Canada,” said Ford in a press briefing on October 25.

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Diversity Improves Among Medical School Applicants

Insight Into Diversity

As medical school applications return to pre-pandemic levels, greater numbers of women, Black, and Hispanic applicants continue to matriculate into these institutions, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The number of students identifying as Native American and Alaska Native decreased by 9 percent.

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Tackling class barriers to medical school | Letters

The Guardian - Higher Education

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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A new path from California community colleges to med school

Inside Higher Ed

Padilla, now a graduate of University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and a clinical assistant professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, said the community college was a “lifeline” and “fresh slate” for him, but his success didn’t come easily. It’s streamlined and connected.”

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Report: VCU Medical School Depended on Slavery

Inside Higher Ed

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.

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The 2024 Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Insight Into Diversity

The pair developed JUMP-Start, Journey for Underrepresented Students in Medicine Program, a free, student-organized and executed conference for undergraduates from marginalized groups who have an interest in attending medical school but may not have access to the necessary resources to succeed.

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Philley to Become the Next UT Tyler President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.