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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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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. CDU joins Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C.,

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Study: Applicants, Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools Increasingly From Higher Income Households

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Harvard Medical School Receives $75 Million Gift

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Swiss biotech executive and philanthropist Ernesto Bertarelli has pledged $75 million to Harvard Medical School to advance scientific discovery and a “culture of entrepreneurship,” the university announced Tuesday. Construction is expected to begin this year and end in 2025.

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Veteran Healers

Insight Into Diversity

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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New UMN Medical Campus to Focus on Rural Health

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The University of Minnesota (UMN) Medical School will open a new campus focused on training homegrown health care professionals in St. as early as 2025, through a collaboration with medical provider CentraCare. Cloud, Minn., The expansion will address an anticipated shortage of health workers in the region.

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HBCUs Announce Creation of New Colleges

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Fields will oversee the college’s creation, maintain the integrity of existing departments and programs, and develop new programs. Xavier is the fifth historically black college or university to launch a medical school. Fields, Jr., STEM is currently the fastest-growing degree at the university, according to the release.