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New HBCU Medical College in NOLA Will Confront Medical Inequities

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Xavier University of Louisiana, an historically Black university (or HBCU) in New Orleans and top graduator of Black students who pursue medical degrees and doctorates in the health sciences, is partnering with Ochsner Health, the area’s leading medical training center, to open Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM).

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Judge Says Harvard Not Responsible for Stolen Corpses

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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.

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Health Professions Students Grade Their Institutions on Climate Change Awareness

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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).

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

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), founding dean and now president emeritus of the Morehouse School of Medicine, and co-founder of the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools (AMHPS). At that time, there were two predominantly Black medical schools in the U.S.,

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

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colleges and universities face enrollment crises. Francis Xavier University, it is generally known for having an aging population rather than being economically vibrant. Mr. Hadhad was midway through medical school when he fled Syria. Here’s a guy who was halfway through medical school when he arrived.

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What Higher Education Can Learn from a Public Charity Hospital

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An associate professor of medicine, medical ethics, health humanities, and health policy at Baylor College of Medicine and director of its Humanities Expression and Arts Lab, who also moonlighted for McSweeney’s, the non-profit publishing house, Nuila is the son of a Salvadoran immigrant. Time is of the essence.

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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

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“We’re seen as a bunch of geeks who provide the raw materials for them but not necessarily as equal players,” said Cherri Pancake, past Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) president and professor emeritus at Oregon State University. ” Computer scientists have long warned that computing applications carry risks.