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Roughly a third of medical schools have DEI incentives for employees, report finds

Higher Ed Dive

Two-thirds of surveyed schools have a plan to diversify faculty recruitment, but less than half of promotion and tenure policies reward faculty DEI work.

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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. Yet strict caps remain on the number of medical students that can be recruited. Number caps.

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Ontario to bar international medical students

The PIE News

“Starting from the fall of 2026, all Ontario medical schools will be required to allocate at least 95% of all undergraduate seats to residents of Ontario, with the other 5% reserved for students from the rest of Canada,” said Ford in a press briefing on October 25.

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upGrad recruits for new Vanuatu medical school

The PIE News

As part of a multi-campus strategy, upGrad is opening a new medical school in the South Pacific country of Vanuatu. In February 2024, upGrad Institute of Medical Sciences will welcome its first cohort of approximately 100 students. The post upGrad recruits for new Vanuatu medical school appeared first on The PIE News.

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Diversity Improves Among Medical School Applicants

Insight Into Diversity

As medical school applications return to pre-pandemic levels, greater numbers of women, Black, and Hispanic applicants continue to matriculate into these institutions, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The number of students identifying as Native American and Alaska Native decreased by 9 percent.

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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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Remembering Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint: A Pioneer for Diversity in Medicine and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alvin Francis Poussaint, whose tireless advocacy for diversity in medical education transformed Harvard Medical School and influenced generations of physicians from underrepresented backgrounds, died late last week.