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New medical schools: the story so far

HEPI

In 2016, the then Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, promised that medical schools in England would be allowed to offer up to 1,500 extra training places a year with a view to making the NHS self-sufficient in doctors by 2025. This is a longstanding issue and universities have been at the heart of attempts to tackle it.

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More professors now embrace Wikipedia in the classroom

Inside Higher Ed

Besides, he decided, many patients rely on Wikipedia to research medical concerns, and doctors who ignore that reality are fooling themselves. He decided to design and teach an elective course at the medical school on Wikipedia editing. The Rationale. Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. Read about them here. MS in Business Analytics – STEM-designated Adelphi University Robert B.

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The Post-Pandemic College Campus as a Design Challenge

Inside Higher Ed

Beyond the four walls of urban campuses, all university systems will face a fifth wall posed by the rapid expansion of those digital technologies now labeled the metaverse. But even with these technologies, it’s important to intentionally create a virtual space where diverse ideas come together.

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Moorpark College teaches exotic animal training

Inside Higher Ed

In college, she studied psychology in the hopes of pursuing a career in animal cognition and behavior, but after she graduated she spent time traveling across the country and working in fields like information technology. It’s designed very much like you would have a residency in medical school,” Sokenu said.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,

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Federal earmarks a boon for higher ed

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The University of Maine system is planning to use an infusion of federal funds to construct an advanced manufacturing research lab, start a new program in aviation maintenance, modernize a wild blueberry research facility and launch a statewide tick and tick-borne disease study. “That just doesn’t happen very often.