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At Darke County Hospital, Workplace Diversity is ‘More Than a Policy’

Despite representing a large portion of the total workforce, women in healthcare represent a minority among leadership positions, according to a 2019 study. That’s not the case at Wayne HealthCare, the independent hospital northwest of Dayton that boasts a female-majority senior leadership team. Read More

Study: Veterans More Likely to Hold Non-Degree Credentials

A new study found that United States military veterans are more likely than their general population counterparts to hold certificates or certifications.

University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine Will Offer Free Tuition to Graduates Working in Underserved Arizona Communities

The University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine in Phoenix and Tucson are trying to tackle two problems with one scholarship program: medical student loan debt and a lack of primary care physicians in the state. The medical schools will offer free tuition to students who work in underserved areas in the state, starting in spring […]

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Street Medicine Program Launches at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Students from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine are taking to the streets of Pontiac through a new program aimed at helping individuals who are homeless and need medical care. OUWB’s Street Medicine program — the first of its kind in Oakland County — begins Friday, Nov. 22, when the first group of students […]

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Grad Students Rally for Improved Benefits

Graduate students rallied on the steps of the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center Tuesday to reiterate demands for a union contract that would improve benefits for graduate student workers before delivering a book of letters from community members to the office of President Christina Paxson P’19. Tuesday marked one year since University graduate students voted […]

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Medical Students Get Free Tuition for Promising to Practice in Rural Arizona

Some University of Arizona medical school students are getting free tuition in exchange for a promise to practice in underserved rural areas for at least two years after they graduate. The scholarship money is from state funds earmarked to alleviate a physician shortage that is particularly acute in rural Arizona, where more than one-quarter of primary-care physicians plan to […]

U of C Nurses Call Off Strike Plans

The University of Chicago Medical Center has reached a tentative deal with unionized nurses, preventing about 2,200 of them from walking off the job on Nov. 26. The Hyde Park hospital and the nurses’ union settled on a contract early this morning after seven months of negotiations, the hospital said in a statement. Read More

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University of Hawaii Seeks More Funding for Student Mental Health and Scholarships

The University of Hawaii wants to beef up mental health services for students, expand a popular scholarship program and start training medical students on Maui to address the doctor shortage. Read More

College Diabetes Network Launches Initiative to Help Students With Chronic or Invisible Diseases

Margot Porter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during her third year of college at Brigham Young University. Leading up to her diagnosis and for months after, she found herself struggling to focus on her schoolwork. Read More

University Stops Accepting Medicaid as Health Insurance

An Idaho university has stopped accepting Medicaid as health insurance coverage for full-time students amid concerns they said they received from local health care providers. Brigham Young University-Idaho officials have required students to buy a university-backed health plan, which can cost at least $81 a month for single students and up to $678 a month […]

UC Medical Center Nurses Overwhelmingly Vote to Strike for Second Time in Two Months

Nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) voted overwhelmingly to strike for the second time in two months during an election held Wednesday. The National Nurses Union (NNU), representing over 2,200 nurses at UCMC, said 92 percent of the nurses voted in favor of the strike. Read More

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Idaho University Won’t Accept Medicaid as Health Insurance

An Idaho university has stopped accepting Medicaid as health insurance coverage, forcing full-time students to buy a university-backed plan. Health plans at Brigham Young University-Idaho can be purchased for at least $81 a month for single students and up to $678 a month for a family, officials said. A student form used to opt out […]

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