Harvard Medical School rejects U.S. News rankings
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 17, 2023
The dean of the No. 1 medical school for research says rankings “create perverse incentives” for institutions to submit false or misleading data.
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Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 17, 2023
The dean of the No. 1 medical school for research says rankings “create perverse incentives” for institutions to submit false or misleading data.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 16, 2023
For the first time in nearly 50 years, the number of Black medical schools in the country is growing. The fourth and newest, an independent four-year medical program at the Charles R. CDU joins Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C.,
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The ruling sent medical schools across the nation scrambling to adjust admission standards to abide by the new law of the land. These barriers [to entry] manifest early, prior to even applying to medical school,” says Faiz. Roughly half of the UC Davis School of Medicine’s class of 2026 represent minoritized populations.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 17, 2023
Ryan, The Boston Globe, Getty Images Harvard Medical School. Like the law-school leaders before him, the Harvard dean George Q. By Francie Diep. Daley said rankings create perverse incentives.
Higher Education Inquirer
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
According to the University of Virginia's student newspaper, the Daily Cavalier , a group of 128 doctors have written a formal letter demanding that CEO of UVA Health Craig Kent and UVA Medical School Dean Melina Kibbe resign. The open 5-page letter states that Kent and Kibb allowed “egregious acts” to occur at U.Va.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
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Jessica Berg has been appointed dean of the University of California Davis School of Law. Berg, who served as co-dean of the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University, will start in her new role Sept. She was a visiting professor at Michigan State University Medical School.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
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. Construction is expected to begin this year and end in 2025.
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Universities UK, the Medical Schools Council, and the Council of Deans of Health have responded to the NHS long-term workforce plan with a call for thoughtful reform of medical and healthcare provision and funding.
University Business
JANUARY 18, 2023
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. Read more on The Hill.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 15, 2023
Barbara Jones will become dean of the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), effective Aug. She is also the inaugural chair of the Department of Health Social Work at UT Austin’s Dell Medical School. “I She will also be a tenured professor in BUSSW’s department of clinical practice.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 29, 2024
Xavier University of Louisiana, an historically Black university (or HBCU) in New Orleans and top graduator of Black students who pursue medical degrees and doctorates in the health sciences, is partnering with Ochsner Health, the area’s leading medical training center, to open Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM).
Insight Into Diversity
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PCOM, a premier osteopathic medical school with three campuses, has implemented several initiatives aimed at promoting equity in student recruitment and community outreach. Throughout the two-week experience, students attend lectures on foundational medical topics as well as sessions on mental health and diversity in health care.
University Business
APRIL 12, 2023
Following harsh criticism from the nation’s top medical schools and the Department of Education, U.S. News and World Report is set to release its law and medical school: research rankings next week with an updated methodology and a reliance on public information from schools that now refuse to participate.
Insight Into Diversity
APRIL 18, 2023
“The REACH Initiative will help ensure that we continue building on our progress in a coordinated effort to diversify our academic community while enhancing academic opportunities in health equity research and clinical practice,” writes Terrance Mayes, EdD, associate dean for equity and strategic initiatives.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 27, 2023
The medical schools of Cornell University and the University of Chicago are the latest to join the movement. Harvard University kicked off the effort this month, and it was quickly joined by the medical schools of Columbia and Stanford Universities and the University of Pennsylvania and the Icahn medical school of Mount Sinai.
Insight Into Diversity
APRIL 26, 2023
The University of Minnesota (UMN) Medical School will open a new campus focused on training homegrown health care professionals in St. as early as 2025, through a collaboration with medical provider CentraCare. Cloud, Minn., The expansion will address an anticipated shortage of health workers in the region.
Insight Into Diversity
AUGUST 20, 2024
Kent Smith, PhD, associate dean and professor, Office of American Indians in Medicine and Science at OSU-CHS and the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Everything is waiting to be discovered — whether in the earth, in the sky, or in nature.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 1, 2023
A new study by Yale University finds that Black students are more likely to leave medical school than their white peers. student at Yale School of Medicine and lead author of the study, said when research and innovation are equitable, physicians are better equipped to care for diverse populations. Mytien Nguyen, an M.D.-Ph.D.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 18, 2023
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. Lucchinetti Claudia F.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 24, 2023
Mark Tykocinski has resigned as president of Thomas Jefferson University and as dean of the university’s medical school, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Tykocinski has only been president for a year. He will stay on as a full professor.
The PIE News
OCTOBER 11, 2023
“We strive to provide the best academic preparation to students” “We strive to provide the best academic preparation to students who have the potential to become great medical school students and later on become tomorrow’s physicians.” said Dr. James Coey, assistant dean of basic sciences at SGU.
Insight Into Diversity
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Prior to Ohio State, Gilliam spent 16 years at the University of Chicago (UChicago), where she was a research professor and held multiple leadership roles, including associate dean of diversity and inclusion.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), founding dean and now president emeritus of the Morehouse School of Medicine, and co-founder of the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools (AMHPS). At that time, there were two predominantly Black medical schools in the U.S.,
The PIE News
AUGUST 2, 2023
I’m now dean of academic affairs at the same institution. While being a dean of academic affairs comes along with a lot of responsibilities and challenges, it gives a sense of fulfilment and contribution to shape the educational experience for students, and provide opportunities for the professional growth of faculty members.
Insight Into Diversity
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Still University of Graduate Health Studies (ATSU) is a founding partner of the Academic Medicine Consortium of Arizona, a group of medical schools that collaborate to identify and nurture students toward academic medicine. Engaging Middle Schoolers in Health Professions — Michigan Medicine University of Michigan Medical School.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
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. Belinda Campos UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways (UCPPP) – it is receiving funding from a five-year, $3.6
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 10, 2023
Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. I had sent off applications to various graduate schools but hadn’t heard anything good yet, and I didn’t really have a backup plan. He’s not delusional; he knows that medical school is tough to get into, and that any given school could reject him for whatever reason.
University Business
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Acuity Insights surveyed admissions teams’ deans, associate directors, committee members and more to gauge the impact of the ruling and how they adapted. Davis into one of the country’s most diverse medical schools despite the state’s affirmative action ban in 1996, The New York Times reports.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
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They get additional financial supports such as assistance with fees, stipends each semester, and campus “flex dollars” to spend on food and at the bookstore, says Zelon Crawford, SPS’s senior associate dean of student affairs, who oversees the fellowship program. Graduate and undergraduate degrees are expensive,” Crawford says.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Meanwhile, medical schools often adopt the “Experiences-Attributes-Metrics” formula, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. More than 90% of institutions claim to review student applications holistically, but the exact formula is hard to nail down from one institution to another.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 24, 2023
Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean I read last week about the Association of Community College Trustees and Head Start teaming up to place more Head Start locations on community college campuses. This job may help with medical school applications, or it may help him move in another direction if that’s what he decides to do.
UIA (University Innovation Alliance)
MARCH 15, 2023
I think I can be a much better partner with the next chancellor, because I know the demands that come under time, I know the requests that come from the outside, and I can help them channel it, and help my deans and vice provosts, be more responsive to what they see coming.
EAB
AUGUST 9, 2023
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,
HEPI
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This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Hugh McKenna CBE, Dean of Medical School Development at Ulster University; and Roger Watson , Honourary Professor of Nursing at the University of Hull. This increasingly means that funding must be targeted at research quality.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The college’s dean, Dr. David E. He entered Morehouse intent on majoring in biology and going on to medical school. While he loved history, the only career option he could envision was becoming a high school teacher, which didn’t interest him. Richardson, will review the proposal and give comments and suggestions.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 16, 2022
Temple University is a public, R-1 research university in a major East Coast city with a medical school and health system. In 2017, while serving as dean of Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, I noticed a startling trend. Our research portfolio has more than tripled in the last decade.
GlobalHigherEd
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Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore (a National University of Singapore/Duke University joint venture). Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Singapore (a Nanyang Technological University/Imperial College London joint venture). Hawawini is a professor of finance and former dean of INSEAD (2000-2006).
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
Most of the college presidents who rose through the ranks made their reputation not as scholars but as administrators, typically as provosts or deans. We might ask: What do such figures as Michael Crow, Freeman Hrabowski, Renu Khator and Michael Sorrell share in common? First, vision.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
“It’s kind of like in medical school when they talk about the ‘half-life of knowledge.’ On the AI subtopic of deep learning alone, more than one preprint was submitted every hour—a 1,064-fold increase from the 1994 rate.
Insight Into Diversity
OCTOBER 18, 2022
This year, it launched a new center and program to address the acute need for culturally diverse and responsive health professionals: the Health Professions Center and its signature program, the Martin Delany-Pan African Studies Pathway to Medical School Program. . Kendi, author of “How to Be an Antiracist.” .
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
PhD, who most recently served as associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Washington University in St. Xavier is the fifth historically black college or university to launch a medical school. The college will be led by Harvey R. Fields, Jr.,
University Business
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In her place, Katrina Armstrong, dean of Columbia’s medical school, will serve as interim president. Next steps Shafik stated in her resignation announcement that she will return to the British House of Lords to work on the legislative agenda of the new U.K. government.
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