Harvard Medical School rejects U.S. News rankings
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 17, 2023
1 medical school for research says rankings “create perverse incentives” for institutions to submit false or misleading data. The dean of the No.
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Medical School Accreditor Eliminates Diversity Standard
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 28, 2025
Medical School Accreditor Eliminates Diversity Standard Susan H. Greenberg Wed, 05/28/2025 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg
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Only 5% of UK medical school entrants are working class, data shows
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Sutton Trust says underrepresentation of poorer students is outrageous but number has doubled in 10 years to 2022 Students from working class backgrounds still only make up 5% of entrants to medical schools across the UK, a proportion that has doubled over the past decade, analysis has found.
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Stanford, Columbia, Penn, Mount Sinai medical schools withdraw from U.S. News rankings
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 24, 2023
The exodus follows Harvard medical school and a contingent of law schools rejecting the listings.
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RFK Jr. to tell medical schools to teach nutrition or lose federal funding
University Business
JUNE 5, 2025
said he plans to tell American medical schools they must offer nutrition courses to students or risk losing federal funding from the Department of Health and Human Services. to tell medical schools to teach nutrition or lose federal funding appeared first on University Business. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Bloomberg Philanthropies donates $600M to 4 historically Black medical schools
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 6, 2024
The charitable group is also giving $5 million to the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, which is slated to open in New Orleans.
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DEI at public colleges, medical schools comes under congressional attack
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 7, 2024
Republicans on the House's education committee took aim at diversity, equity and inclusion during a two-hour hearing Thursday.
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Medical School Has Gotten Too Political
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 2, 2025
Activist MDs have abandoned their duty: teaching students how to treat patients. By Sally Satel and Thomas S. Huddle Activist MDs have abandoned their duty: teaching students how to treat patients.
New medical schools: the story so far
HEPI
OCTOBER 27, 2022
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. Yet strict caps remain on the number of medical students that can be recruited. Number caps.
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U.S. News scales back reputation, selectivity metrics in law, medical school rankings
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 11, 2023
The methodology changes follow an exodus of institutions from those rankings that began last year.
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Roughly a third of medical schools have DEI incentives for employees, report finds
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Two-thirds of surveyed schools have a plan to diversify faculty recruitment, but less than half of promotion and tenure policies reward faculty DEI work.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Gifts Over $600M to Historically Black Medical Schools
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 5, 2024
Bloomberg has committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science will benefit from the gift by the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative.
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Tackling class barriers to medical school | Letters
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 3, 2025
Broad descriptors of class fail to capture the full picture of underrepresentation, writes Dr Katie Petty-Saphon , while Dr Carl Darby says working-class grit is a useful quality in the NHS Medical schools believe that individuals with the potential to make a good doctor should be given the opportunity to do so, regardless of their background.
Medical School Enrollment Shows Mixed Trends as Diversity Numbers Decline
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 8, 2025
Medical schools across the United States are facing new challenges in maintaining student diversity, according to data released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). We are encouraged by the increase in first-time applicants to medical school," said AAMC president and CEO Dr. David J.
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Will Free Medical School Diversify the Physician Workforce?
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 23, 2024
Will Free Medical School Diversify the Physician Workforce? kathryn.palmer… Tue, 04/23/2024 - 03:00 AM A slew of medical colleges have gone tuition-free in recent years. But experts say it’s not enough to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the medical field. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
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Diversity Improves Among Medical School Applicants
Insight Into Diversity
MAY 9, 2023
As medical school applications return to pre-pandemic levels, greater numbers of women, Black, and Hispanic applicants continue to matriculate into these institutions, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Skorton, MD, AAMC president and CEO, has said.
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University Medical Schools Train Students to Better Understand AI
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JULY 8, 2024
This raises challenges and opportunities for medical schools. Instructors are integrating AI and ML into curricula to train medical students to practice medicine in the real world, says Dr. Bernard Chang, dean for medical education at Harvard Medical School, which is creating an AI in medicine doctorate track. “We
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Are 3 Years of Medical School as Good as 4?
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Are 3 Years of Medical School as Good as 4? kathryn.palmer… Mon, 11/04/2024 - 03:00 AM The number of accelerated medical degree programs has tripled over the past decade. New research shows that outcomes are similar to those of four-year programs. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
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4 Black Medical Schools Receive $600M From Bloomberg Philanthropies
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 7, 2024
Bloomberg Philanthropies on Tuesday said it would donate $600 million to strengthen the endowments of the four historically Black medical schools in the U.S.
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Ontario to bar international medical students
The PIE News
OCTOBER 29, 2024
“Starting from the fall of 2026, all Ontario medical schools will be required to allocate at least 95% of all undergraduate seats to residents of Ontario, with the other 5% reserved for students from the rest of Canada,” said Ford in a press briefing on October 25.
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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 4, 2023
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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Government refuses to fund UK students at new medical school despite ‘chronic’ doctor shortage
The Guardian - Higher Education
JANUARY 14, 2023
The centre at Worcester University could be forced to train only overseas students, who are unlikely to remain in Britain A new school set up to boost the number of doctors in England has been told it will not receive any funding for domestic students – meaning that in future it may only be able to give places to those coming in from overseas.
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Medical schools saddling students with debt
The PIE News
DECEMBER 29, 2022
International students attending medical schools in the Caribbean are being saddled with huge loan debts while facing limited chances of securing residency positions needed to become practising doctors, a new study has said. The medical students face two major barriers in achieving their goal of becoming physicians.
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Historically Black medical schools land a $600 million donation
University Business
AUGUST 6, 2024
Bloomberg, the billionaire and former New York City mayor, is giving $600 million to the country’s four historically Black medical schools, which account for a significant percentage of all medical degrees awarded to Black doctors. Read more from The New York Times.
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Why can’t we just have more medical student places?
Wonkhe
JANUARY 18, 2023
Training more doctors isn't as simple as raising the caps on medical school places. David Kernohan learns the true cost of medical training The post Why can’t we just have more medical student places? appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Study: Applicants, Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools Increasingly From Higher Income Households
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 12, 2023
medical schools have increasingly come from households with higher incomes, according to a Yale-led study. The findings of the study – published May 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – show disparities in access to medical education and could have negative impacts on patient care, according to researchers.
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Rhode Island School of Design won’t take part in U.S. News undergraduate rankings. Will more follow?
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
RISD’s rejection of the controversial lists is the first since law and medical schools began a recent exodus.
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upGrad recruits for new Vanuatu medical school
The PIE News
AUGUST 18, 2023
As part of a multi-campus strategy, upGrad is opening a new medical school in the South Pacific country of Vanuatu. In February 2024, upGrad Institute of Medical Sciences will welcome its first cohort of approximately 100 students. The post upGrad recruits for new Vanuatu medical school appeared first on The PIE News.
Bill Seeks Funding Ban for Medical Schools With DEI Programs
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 22, 2024
A Republican congressman from North Carolina wants to prohibit federal funding, including student loans, for medical schools with diversity, equity and inclusion-related policies and requirements.
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Why do students have to suffer when taking on a medical degree?
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 8, 2022
As a debate about medical school places continues, Charlie Sellar urges a focus on the social make-up of those medical trainees. The post Why do students have to suffer when taking on a medical degree? appeared first on Wonkhe.
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$1 billion donation will provide free tuition at a Bronx Medical School
University Business
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The 93-year-old widow of a Wall Street financier has donated $1 billion to a Bronx medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, with instructions that the gift be used to cover tuition for all students going forward. Read more from The New York Times.
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Rutgers Plan to Merge Medical Schools Met with Pushback
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2023
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.
Mike Bloomberg will donate $600m to historically Black medical schools
The Guardian - Higher Education
AUGUST 6, 2024
Gifts to ‘diversify the medical field’ will give millions to schools like Howard University College of Medicine Michael Bloomberg , the billionaire former New York City mayor, announced Tuesday that his charitable organization is donating $600m million to four historically Black medical schools.
Philippines eases practice rules for international medical students
The PIE News
DECEMBER 27, 2024
These new bodies, formed after replacing the decades-old Medical Act of 1959, aim to enhance academic standards, foster ethical practices, and position the Philippines as a competitive player in global medical education. The MBBS program spans six years in the Philippines, with the final year dedicated to internship opportunities.
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Medical School Cancels Forum Expected to Criticize Diversity Efforts
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 11, 2023
Medical School Cancels Forum Expected to Criticize Diversity Efforts Scott Jaschik Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:14 AM
After Law-School Revolt, Harvard Medical School Will Stop Cooperating With ‘U.S. News’ Rankings
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 17, 2023
Ryan, The Boston Globe, Getty Images Harvard Medical School. Like the law-school leaders before him, the Harvard dean George Q. By Francie Diep. Daley said rankings create perverse incentives.
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Columbia’s Medical School Receives $400 Million
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 23, 2024
Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center has received a $400 million donation from Roy Vagelos, a former pharmaceutical CEO, and his wife, Diana Vagelos, the university announced Thursday.
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University of Minnesota Medical School swears off compelled speech in white coat ceremony
FIRE
OCTOBER 20, 2022
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.
House Republicans Investigate Medical School Affirmative Action
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 5, 2023
House Republicans Investigate Medical School Affirmative Action Scott Jaschik Fri, 05/05/2023 - 03:00 AM
Xavier University, Ochsner Health Plan New Medical School
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 18, 2023
Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically Black university, and Ochsner Health, a health-care system in the state, announced plans to jointly establish a new medical school. The goal is to help diversify the medical workforce in Louisiana and nationwide. Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?
Clarinetist Gives $100M to Boston U Medical School
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Retired clarinetist Edward Avedisian has donated $100 million to the Boston University medical school, the university announced Thursday. Avedisian, a BU alumnus, spent nearly four decades playing clarinet with the Boston Pops and Boston Ballet Orchestra while amassing a fortune in personal investments on the side, according to BU.
Bill Would Limit U.S. Aid to Foreign Medical Schools
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
aid to foreign medical colleges. He said that some overseas medical schools are exempt from meeting the minimum standards to which other foreign medical schools are held: that at least 60 percent of their enrollment must be non-U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois has introduced a bill to limit U.S.
Harvard Medical School Receives $75 Million Gift
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Swiss biotech executive and philanthropist Ernesto Bertarelli has pledged $75 million to Harvard Medical School to advance scientific discovery and a “culture of entrepreneurship,” the university announced Tuesday. Construction is expected to begin this year and end in 2025.
Man Claims 6 Medical Schools Illegally Considered Race, Gender
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 12, 2023
A white man filed a suit against six Texas medical schools Tuesday, charging them with illegally considering issues of race and gender when rejecting him, The Texas Tribune reported. He scored a 511 out of a possible 528 on the exam required for medical school admission, known as the MCAT. The lawsuit comes as the U.S.
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