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New medical schools: the story so far

HEPI

In 2016, the then Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, promised that medical schools in England would be allowed to offer up to 1,500 extra training places a year with a view to making the NHS self-sufficient in doctors by 2025. This is a longstanding issue and universities have been at the heart of attempts to tackle it.

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HBCU Medical Schools Growing in Number

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.,

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The Power of Alumni Networks: Featuring Graduate Success Stories in Your Marketing Strategy?

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

This engagement can take many forms, from mentorship opportunities and career support to networking events and fundraising initiatives. Example: On their website, Boston University showcases alumni success stories that highlight educational and career development opportunities like internships and networking events.

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Finding a Place at an HBCU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At Homecoming], they aren’t playing hip-hop or rap music that is relevant to our culture, so we would have to have our own events to feel that cultural connection to our campus.” Years later, she says she understands that what she was doing has a name. It’s called Black space-making.

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UK education “making dreams a reality” for alumni

The PIE News

A current MBA student at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Halilou was recently named a top rising star in venture capital by Business Insider. Speaking with The PIE about her Business and Innovation win, Halilou said, “This event is a symbol of my education in the UK. For me it signifies resilience and never giving up.”

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

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.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. The Proctor Institute – housed in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Graduate School of Education – hosted the event in honor of Black History Month.

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