Tag: Medicine: Page 7

Health

Meharry Chief Selected for Institute of Medicine

Meharry Medical College President Dr. Wayne J. Riley has been named to the Institute of Medicine.

October 16, 2012

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Goal of Increasing Diversity in Medical School Becoming Reality

A cartoon may have been the spark that launched the project, but the We Are Doc McStuffins Project & Artemis Medical Society’s work is no laughing matter. The groups are urging more students of color to pursue medicine and finding ways to put medical school within their reach.

October 8, 2012

Sports

EspnW Hosts Women + Sports Summit

EspnW commemorates the 40th anniversary of Title IX with a discussion on the state of women in sports.

October 2, 2012

Community Colleges

LSU, ULL May Partner for 3-year M.D. Program

The new partnership would be an expansion of a current program allowing LSU med students to complete the first two years of medical school in New Orleans before coming to Lafayette to spend two years doing clinicals at University Medical Center.

December 4, 2011

African-American

Black-owned Newspapers Join HBCUs, Black Churches in HIV/AIDS Fight

A group of African-American newspaper publishers have enlisted the support of Black colleges and churches as they prepare to wage a war against HIV/AIDS.

November 20, 2011

African-American

Temple University’s Medical School Leads a Crime-fighting Team

The center’s interdisciplinary team consists of faculty from throughout the university, including the schools of education and business, the law school and the college of criminal justice.

October 31, 2011

Students

Emerging Scholars 2015

Every year, the Emerging Scholars edition features a diverse group of rising researchers, thinkers and leaders in various fields. Their credentials and accomplishments distinguish them, but it’s the level of social consciousness among the members of this year’s class that makes them truly excellent.

October 24, 2011

Health

AIDS Remains Public Health Challenge 30 Years After its Discovery

Three decades after AIDS was officially recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, experts reflect on efforts to eradicate the disease and to create awareness about how it is transmitted.

September 29, 2011

Asian American Pacific Islander

Blood Detective

University of California, Irvine hematologist Dr. Jae Chang specializes in blood cell analysis to diagnose obscure, complex disorders that stymie or get missed by many physicians.

July 21, 2011

International

International Doctors Get Language Boost at IUPUI

A rising number of new doctors trained in other countries has meant a booming business for an international communications program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

July 17, 2011

African-American

Michigan State University Commemorates Half-Century Partnership With African Nations

Michigan State University’s African Studies Center celebrates its 50th anniversary, which now engages with more than 150 faculty specialists from 45 departments throughout the university, including nursing, medicine and engineering.

June 1, 2011

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Nigerian Native Overcame Obstacles on Way to Becoming Wayne State Graduation Speaker

Just hours prior to the Wayne State University commencement, Victor Chukwueke was reunited with his mother, who had not seen her son in nearly 10 years.

May 5, 2011