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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. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) in Los Angeles, opened in early July with 60 students. Dr. John W.

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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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New HBCU Medical College in NOLA Will Confront Medical Inequities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Xavier University of Louisiana, an historically Black university (or HBCU) in New Orleans and top graduator of Black students who pursue medical degrees and doctorates in the health sciences, is partnering with Ochsner Health, the area’s leading medical training center, to open Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM).

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HBCUs Announce Creation of New Colleges

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Two historically Black universities, Harris-Stowe State University and Xavier University of Louisiana, recently announced the creation of new academic colleges on their campuses. The college will be led by Harvey R. STEM is currently the fastest-growing degree at the university, according to the release.

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Adapting to criticism and college opt-outs, U.S. News teases its latest rankings

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Following harsh criticism from the nation’s top medical schools and the Department of Education, U.S. News and World Report is set to release its law and medical school: research rankings next week with an updated methodology and a reliance on public information from schools that now refuse to participate.

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Stanford’s REACH Initiative Advances Health Equity

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The REACH Initiative will help ensure that we continue building on our progress in a coordinated effort to diversify our academic community while enhancing academic opportunities in health equity research and clinical practice,” writes Terrance Mayes, EdD, associate dean for equity and strategic initiatives.

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CLAUDIA F. LUCCHINETTI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lucchinetti has been named senior vice president for medical affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and dean of the Dell Medical School. She will hold the Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean’s Chair in Medical Leadership. from Rush Medical College in Chicago. and an M.D.