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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Meharry Medical College Gifted $20M to Support Programs, Scholarships

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Juan McGruder A $20 million gift to Meharry Medical College is expected to enhance the college's mission to serve underserved populations and cultivate the next generation of health care providers and researchers. The gift by an anonymous donor will be used on programmatic and scholarship support at the historically Black medical school.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McMickens’s scholarship centers on historically marginalized and underserved populations that suffer from inequities, particularly in higher education. The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed.

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Clarinetist Gives $100M to Boston U Medical School

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Retired clarinetist Edward Avedisian has donated $100 million to the Boston University medical school, the university announced Thursday. He became a philanthropist devoted to educational causes and the Armenian community, of which he is a member. where the boys grew up together, The Boston Globe reported. Hide by line?:

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Renowned Xavier University Professor Passes Away

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Born in 1940, the trained chemist was the face of Xavier’s pre-med program and was responsible for helping the university develop its reputation of sending more Black graduates to medical school than any other institution in the nation. The university created the JW Carmichael, Jr. Carmichael,” said Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr.,

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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., AHMPS – founded in 1976 – now has 12 members.

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Leveraging European Partnerships in Medical Education

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The United Kingdom faces a critical shortage of medical professionals , a problem exacerbated by the limited availability of medical school places. The Problem: Limited Medical Education Opportunities in the UK UK medical schools are oversubscribed, with only a fraction of applicants securing a place each year.