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UC San Diego to Expand Medical School Diversity Through Community College...

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine (UCSD SOM) recently received a $1.87 million grant from the Foundation for California Community Colleges...

NFL to Increase Diversity in Sports Medicine with New HBCU Medical...

This week, the NFL announced a new partnership with the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society to increase diversity...

Spike in Medical School Enrollments Breaks Records

Medical school applications surged by a record-breaking 17.8 percent for the 2021-2022 academic year, according to new data from the Association of American Medical...

First Black Woman Transplant Surgeon Receives Prestigious Award

Velma Scantlebury-White, MD, is known as a trailblazer in her profession, most notably for becoming the first Black woman transplant surgeon in the U.S....

Tulane University’s Graduate Medical Programs Placed on Probation Over Alleged Diversity...

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Accreditation (ACGME) has reportedly placed Tulane University School of Medicine's graduate medical programs on probation due to diversity...

University of Arizona to Offer Free Tuition for Future Primary Care...

Starting in spring 2020, University of Arizona (UA) College of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix will offer free tuition to students who pledge to...

Making History: Barbara Ross-Lee

Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, became the first female Black dean of a medical school when she was appointed to the role at Ohio University’s College...

The Evolving Field of Narrative Medicine Reaches the ‘Core of the...

Naomi Rosenberg, MD, had just graduated from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) when she decided to treat herself to...

Recently-Founded Medical School Excels at Diversity Despite Lagging Numbers Nationally

A recent study in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association reported that, while diversity among students of medicine is increasing, it may...