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Program Encourages Regional Native American Students to Pursue Health Sciences

Insight Into Diversity

The University of Minnesota (UMN) Medical School Duluth Campus will increase access to biomedical science careers for Native American students in the region with the new Gateways to Medicine and Research Master of Science degree program. There needs to be more representation of Native Americans in clinics and in academic medicine.

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The 2024 Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

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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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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

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Throughout 2022, Ball State University has made significant progress on its five-year Inclusive Excellence Plan, which aims to advance broad DEI goals across the university, including campus culture, policies and infrastructure, and recruitment and retention. Grant Supports Inclusive Teaching, Student Retention — Colorado School of Mines.

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UW-Madison Program to Cover Tribal Students’ Tuition and Other Expenses

Insight Into Diversity

The graduate degree program will start as a five-year pilot, with law school tuition covered for three years and medical school tuition for four years. Undergraduate freshmen will be eligible for four years of financial support, while transfer students will qualify for two years.

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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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TM2 Revival Brings Fresh Approach to HBCU Executive Searches

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Despite earning a biochemistry degree at Lamar University with parental expectations of medical school, Doman found his true calling in student affairs. When Arkansas Baptist College became one of their first clients after the relaunch, Doman didnt need a primer on the institutions history or challenges.

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How Racial and Ethnic Identity Influence Your College Journey

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But what is that value for students to continue to have a safe space or a space in which they are welcomed, to feel safe about who they are and their history or their identities? Affirmative action, diversity efforts are not about fixing history. That's the responsibility of medical schools, right? WL: Correct.

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