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University of Kansas Establishes Center for African American Health

Insight Into Diversity

The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) has launched the Center for African American Health, a new initiative that will focus on improving the health outcomes of Black, African American, and other marginalized communities. Jerrihlyn McGee, vice chancellor for diversity, equity, and inclusion at KUMC, said in the release.

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Belmont plans to hire Jewish faculty for the first time

Inside Higher Ed

Campus administrators and some members of the local Jewish community celebrated the shift as a step toward greater interreligious inclusion, aligned with recent Jewish-Christian interfaith efforts at Belmont. ” Inclusive or Exclusive? ” “I look at it not as exclusionary to other faiths,” he said.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She says she not only built confidence in her abilities, but she became a stronger advocate for student needs. This program really helped me in terms of my career path,” says Tajrian, who is planning to apply to medical school, and says AAP was tremendously helpful in her understanding of what that entails. “I

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Could the medical classroom do with a healthy dose of politics?

LSE Higher Education Blog

But what happens when whole populations are ill, and the only medicine for them is policy change, and we haven’t the first clue how to go about advocating for such treatment? It is akin to arguing that because someone is destined to become a liver specialist, they shouldn’t have to attend lectures about the kidneys at medical school.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

It serves as an advocate and provides a safe space for members of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming communities and their allies. . In addition to this project, the college recently hosted its third annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference, entitled “Leading Inclusively: Transformative Change Across the Globe.”.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

Diversifying Our Curing Community (DOCC) Arkansas State University College of Science and Mathematics DOCC seeks to increase the number of under-represented students accepted into medical schools. It serves to recruit local talent for the graduate school pipeline to help diversify the workforce. Dreamline Pathways A.T.

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This Pride Month, let’s celebrate and continue the fight for equality

UW Presidential Blog

UW Medicine – LGBTQ Health Pathway – Medical school education on culturally responsive care for the LGBTQ population. It’s a reminder that in the fight for equality, we are stronger when we are united, advocating for everyone’s right to live authentically, free of harassment and discrimination. Title IX Office – LGBTQ resources.