Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

Medical schools across the United States are facing new challenges in maintaining student diversity, according to data released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). We are encouraged by the increase in first-time applicants to medical school," said AAMC president and CEO Dr. David J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

Bloomberg has committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science will benefit from the gift by the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

International students attending medical schools in the Caribbean are being saddled with huge loan debts while facing limited chances of securing residency positions needed to become practising doctors, a new study has said. In its report, Student Defense calls on the government to close this loan loophole.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 9, 2023

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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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2023

The centre at Worcester University could be forced to train only overseas students, who are unlikely to remain in Britain A new school set up to boost the number of doctors in England has been told it will not receive any funding for domestic students – meaning that in future it may only be able to give places to those coming in from overseas.

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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. Those students’ enrollments went way down, across the system. Dr. Jessica Faiz. Dr. David A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

medical schools have increasingly come from households with higher incomes, according to a Yale-led study. The findings of the study – published May 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – show disparities in access to medical education and could have negative impacts on patient care, according to researchers.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 22, 2024

A Republican congressman from North Carolina wants to prohibit federal funding, including student loans, for medical schools with diversity, equity and inclusion-related policies and requirements.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 18, 2023

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. million Indian students take exams to be selected for under-graduate medical courses.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The 93-year-old widow of a Wall Street financier has donated $1 billion to a Bronx medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, with instructions that the gift be used to cover tuition for all students going forward. Read more from The New York Times.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

Rutgers University's plan to merge New Jersey’s two largest public medical schools, New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has proven controversial, NorthJersey.com reported. A merger would take five years.

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FIRE

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Less than a week after FIRE raised concerns about compelled speech at the University of Minnesota Medical School, the university assured us no student would face repercussions for refusing to say a political oath at its white coat ceremony. . FIRE commends UMMS for taking its students’ First Amendment rights seriously.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

AUGUST 6, 2024

Gifts to ‘diversify the medical field’ will give millions to schools like Howard University College of Medicine Michael Bloomberg , the billionaire former New York City mayor, announced Tuesday that his charitable organization is donating $600m million to four historically Black medical schools.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

aid to foreign medical colleges. He said that some overseas medical schools are exempt from meeting the minimum standards to which other foreign medical schools are held: that at least 60 percent of their enrollment must be non-U.S. Medical Licensing Exam. His bill would end the exemption.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Retired clarinetist Edward Avedisian has donated $100 million to the Boston University medical school, the university announced Thursday. Avedisian has made numerous contributions to colleges, schools and hospitals in the past—including BU—but has never before had anything named after him. Hide by line?:

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically Black university, and Ochsner Health, a health-care system in the state, announced plans to jointly establish a new medical school. The goal is to help diversify the medical workforce in Louisiana and nationwide. Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 12, 2023

A white man filed a suit against six Texas medical schools Tuesday, charging them with illegally considering issues of race and gender when rejecting him, The Texas Tribune reported. He scored a 511 out of a possible 528 on the exam required for medical school admission, known as the MCAT. The lawsuit comes as the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

In September 2023, the Rutgers University Senate passed a no-confidence vote (89-47) citing concerns about shared governance following decisions including the merger of medical schools and his handling of a faculty strike. Despite these challenges, Holloway championed several initiatives during his Rutgers presidency.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Dr. Shewanee Howard-Baptiste After a tough love encounter with science and biology courses, she realized the medical field wasnt her calling. Her pivot from medical school aspirations to a career in health education is now a lesson she shares with young people: life is a journey, not a checklist.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 6, 2024

Weeks after announcing a $1 billion donation to Johns Hopkins — significant not only for making medical school free for most students and expanding financial aid for others, but for the inclusion of nursing and public-health students as beneficiaries — Bloomberg Philanthropies has pledged $600 million to four historically Black medical schools.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2025

This is pushing us to bring faculty from multiple disciplines and multiple colleges together in new ways to equip students for the future. Traditioned innovation is driving Belmont Universitys new medical school, which welcomed its inaugural class of 50 students this past fall. Listen here.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A committee at Harvard Medical School (HMS) recently voted to integrate climate change into the curriculum for MD students. These topics will be embedded through a student’s medical education to help enhance the care they are able to provide to future patients who have been impacted by climate change.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

JUNE 25, 2024

As a reminder, I don't accept contributions from high school counselors, students, or parents who are using the site. The fourth tab shows which undergraduate institutions sent applications to US Medical Schools in what quantity, based on student ethnicity.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 17, 2023

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.

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University Business

JULY 9, 2024

Most students pursuing medical degrees at Johns Hopkins University will receive free tuition, thanks to a $1 billion gift from businessman Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropic organization. Nearly two-thirds of current and incoming students to the medical school will be eligible for the benefits.

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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. "To

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The PIE News

MAY 16, 2024

Business & Management masters are the most sought-after programs of international students in the US, a new report by Studyportals has revealed. India has surpassed China to become the largest source country at US graduate level, according to the Recruiting for Key Disciplines in the US report.

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The PIE News

JULY 23, 2024

Not only would this be for the benefit of society, and for the best learning experience of all students when in the UK, it would also support the higher education sector which is a key player in research & development and skills, but currently hamstrung by funding if certain income streams are capped for other reasons.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 26, 2022

Padilla, now a graduate of University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and a clinical assistant professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, said the community college was a “lifeline” and “fresh slate” for him, but his success didn’t come easily. It’s streamlined and connected.”

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 18, 2023

Medical School and Veterans Affairs Partnerships Advance Research, Innovation Since the end of World War II, when an overwhelming number of veterans returned from deployment in need of care, the U.S. Nearly 70 percent of all physicians have trained with the VA in at least one of its 170 medical centers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D So, the medical school had an opening, and I applied for the position and got accepted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

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. Professor Carmichael had an unwavering love for Xavier, its students, and faculty.

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Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Adtalem also owns the Chamberlain College of Nursing and medical schools in the Carribean. In 2024, Walden settled a case for $28M that claimed the school systematically deceived black and female students.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

More than 450 students at health professions schools around the world are measuring how effectively their institutions address climate change using the Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC). This is something health professions students should be made aware of.”

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 20, 2024

Each year, instructors share their course materials for a lesson study aimed at improving student engagement and achievement through “equity strands” such as standards-based instruction, complex instruction, culturally relevant pedagogy, and teaching for social justice.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) has a long history of ensuring a more inclusive and equitable educational experience for students of all backgrounds. PCOM, a premier osteopathic medical school with three campuses, has implemented several initiatives aimed at promoting equity in student recruitment and community outreach.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 18, 2023

The impact will prepare more [underrepresented] and first-generation students for admission to medical schools across the country while sharing learnings and perspectives in a deepened relationship with our nation’s HBCUs [historically Black colleges and universities].” I feel like I’m getting that with REACH.”

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