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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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Rutgers Plan to Merge Medical Schools Met with Pushback

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Harvard Medical School to Add Climate Change to Curriculum

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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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Researchers Call for Enhanced Obesity Training in Medical Schools

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Given the prevalence of this chronic disease, researchers are calling for higher education medical institutions to strengthen training to prevent stigmatization and inadequate patient care. In a 2020 survey of 40 medical schools, 10 percent said their graduates are “very prepared” to manage patients who experience obesity.

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University of Minnesota Medical School swears off compelled speech in white coat ceremony 

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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. . This is a welcome result at a public medical school bound by the First Amendment.

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Veteran Healers

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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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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.