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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

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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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Dr. Barbara Jones Appointed Dean of the Boston University School of Social Work

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Barbara Jones will become dean of the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), effective Aug. She is also the inaugural chair of the Department of Health Social Work at UT Austin’s Dell Medical School. “I She will also be a tenured professor in BUSSW’s department of clinical practice.

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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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HBCUs Announce Creation of New Colleges

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PhD, who most recently served as associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Washington University in St. Xavier is the fifth historically black college or university to launch a medical school. The college will be led by Harvey R. Fields, Jr.,

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Study: Black Medical Students Experience Higher Rates of Attrition Than Peers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Mytien Nguyen, an M.D.-Ph.D.

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

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Prior to Ohio State, Gilliam spent 16 years at the University of Chicago (UChicago), where she was a research professor and held multiple leadership roles, including associate dean of diversity and inclusion.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award Winners

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The Office for Diversity & Inclusion at A.T. Still University of Graduate Health Studies (ATSU) is a founding partner of the Academic Medicine Consortium of Arizona, a group of medical schools that collaborate to identify and nurture students toward academic medicine. Advancing DEI Principals — Medical College of Wisconsin.