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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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Billion-dollar business: These are higher ed’s top 30 R&D performers

University Business

Innovation is alive and well on campus as R&D on campus is seeing increased investment by college and university leaders. Twenty-four of those universities invested more than $1 billion and all but three reported R&D expenditures for their medical schools. Georgia Institute of Technology: $1.1 Yale University: $1.2

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“Ample room” for int’l students in the US

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The data, based on the search behaviour of over 55 million students on Studyportals in the past 12 months, revealed the highest student interest from India , Bangladesh and Nigeria, though Chinese students are not well represented due to internet restrictions in their home country.

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Morehouse School of Medicine Looks to Disrupt Health Inequities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Valerie Montgomery Rice and other experts are excited about the $2 million donation from the Croel Family Foundation for the development of the David Satcher Global Health Equity Institute at the school. “As As a medical school, our first priority is to train physicians, researchers, and other healthcare professionals.

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Melissa L. Gilliam Chosen as First Woman, First African American to Lead BU

Insight Into Diversity

Gilliam holds degrees from Yale University, the University of Oxford, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health. She is recognized as a fellow of both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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Here are 2 ways colleges are grounding their holistic admissions process

University Business

Meanwhile, medical schools often adopt the “Experiences-Attributes-Metrics” formula, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Student Select’s machine learning software can create a psychometric assessment of students based on their personal statements and college essays.

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Moorpark College teaches exotic animal training

Inside Higher Ed

Image: It’s finals season at Moorpark College, a community college in Ventura County, Calif. The college also boasts successful performing arts, nursing and biotechnology programs. As of 2018, it had a six-year completion rate of 64 percent, which was the highest of any California community college.

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