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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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Clarinetist Gives $100M to Boston U Medical School

Inside Higher Ed

Retired clarinetist Edward Avedisian has donated $100 million to the Boston University medical school, the university announced Thursday. He became a philanthropist devoted to educational causes and the Armenian community, of which he is a member. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine. Hide by line?:

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Rutgers Webinar Discusses Health Equity, Minority Health, and Medical Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The current state of health equity and medical education were key topics at a webinar on Tuesday sponsored by Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. At that time, there were two predominantly Black medical schools in the U.S., AHMPS – founded in 1976 – now has 12 members.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

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. Pathway and Mentoring Programs — Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University.

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International education – doing the right thing for students and the world

The PIE News

These young people, fully backed by their families who recognise the benefits an international education can offer, are following an impressive tradition. The students who begin their degrees in 2023 are a part of a new era in education defined more by connectivity than ancient walls. Great powers rose and fell. Wars came and went.

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President’s corner: How Eli Capilouto inspired a spate of gracious donations

University Business

This past November, contractors began constructing a $380 million health education building approved by the Kentucky General Assembly. UK has partnered and collaborated with multiple universities to ensure students living in rural areas receive top-tier education without traveling to Lexington and potentially abandoning their region.

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How the “next phase” of LGBTQ+ student support is stirring at this Ivy League

University Business

Efforts have ranged from providing LGBTQ+-inclusive housing to scholarships and sports teams. ” More from UB: Why your school needs to adopt curricula in computer and information sciences The growing need for LGBTQ+ healthcare The percentage of U.S. For example, the school of dentistry aims to be the No. population.

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