article thumbnail

Harvard Morgue Manager Indicted for Stealing Human Remains

Inside Higher Ed

The manager of a morgue at Harvard Medical School allegedly stole human body parts that had been donated for educational use, according to a federal indictment, Boston-area ABC affiliate WCVB reported Wednesday.

article thumbnail

New HBCU Medical College in NOLA Will Confront Medical Inequities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They expect it will continue to boost the local economy, still recovering from Hurricane Katrina’s impact almost 20 years ago and will also allow for greater collaboration with other medical schools in the area, like Louisiana State University and Tulane University. This can be me.” Drew University of Medicine and Science.

university leaders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Judge Says Harvard Not Responsible for Stolen Corpses

Inside Higher Ed

A Massachusetts judge has dismissed claims that Harvard University was partly liable for the actions of a former employee of the institution’s medical school who stole and sold human remains, CNN reported Tuesday.

article thumbnail

FTC Refunds $830K to Former Saint James Med School Students

Inside Higher Ed

More than 1,300 former Saint James School of Medicine students are receiving more than $830,000 in payments as part of a settlement reached between the for-profit institution and the Federal Trade Commission. percent pass rate and guaranteed that students would pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1.

article thumbnail

Health Professions Students Grade Their Institutions on Climate Change Awareness

Insight Into Diversity

More than 450 students at health professions schools around the world are measuring how effectively their institutions address climate change using the Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC).

article thumbnail

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Proctor Institute – housed in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Graduate School of Education – hosted the event in honor of Black History Month. The inspiration to form AMHPS came to Sullivan at a National Medical Association meeting when he was developing the medical school at Morehouse College in 1975.

Equity 98
article thumbnail

The Catalysts for Competency-Based Learning and Prior Learning Assessments Have Arrived

eLiterate

Mr. Hadhad was midway through medical school when he fled Syria. Mr. Hadhad was told that if he wanted to pursue his medical studies, he would have to return to high school, obtain a Canadian undergraduate degree and then take medical school admission exams. While the town is the home of St.