The donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies will remove financial barriers to a Johns Hopkins medical education for students from households making less than $300,000 a year.
Topics: Medical education
Meet the first Georgetown student to become an HHMI Gilliam Fellow
Lindsey Russ, a doctoral student investigating brainstem function with her mentor Rebekah Evans, will receive research funding, as well as leadership training, through the Howard Hughes Medical Institution Gilliam Fellowship.
HBCU med school to be ‘a beacon’ for communities underrepresented in medicine
Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically Black university, has solidified plans to open a new college of medicine, which will be the fifth HBCU medical school in the nation and the only one in the Gulf South.
Tuition-free medical school a big step but not enough, experts say
As some selective medical schools go tuition-free to increase access, experts say more is needed to boost enrollment of students from underrepresented communities and diversify the physician workforce.
$1B gift to Bronx medical school provides students with free tuition in perpetuity
The transformational gift to Albert Einstein College of Medicine from a former professor and widow of a Wall Street financier is the largest made to any medical school in the U.S., the college says.
A friendship formed at Georgetown is the inspiration behind new book for aspiring physicians
Five Georgetown University School of Medicine alumnae share their experiences as friends, medical students, and physicians in a new book, The Game Plan: A Woman’s Guide to Becoming a Doctor and Living a Life in Medicine, which they hope will inspire a new generation of women considering careers in medicine.
School of Medicine student receives ‘life-changing’ scholarship
Amanda Wibben, MTS (M’26), winner of the 2023-24 Lawrence Dean Scholarship, has shown her dedication to caring for local communities and working to reduce global health inequities.
Georgetown’s Gateway Exploration Program helps local high school students explore their dreams of becoming physicians
This summer, aspiring physicians from groups underrepresented in medicine participated in a six-week internship program that provides career exposure and research experience.
School of Medicine program gives local elementary students window into higher ed
First-year students from Georgetown’s School of Medicine recently welcomed fourth graders to campus as mini-medical students for a daylong, hands-on experience.
To increase diversity in medicine, schools must confront structural barriers, new studies say
New reports published by the Journal of the American Medical Association Network highlight strategies colleges, medical schools, and medical-residency programs can use to address structural inequities that have slowed efforts to increase diversity in the medical profession.
Colleges commit to expanding, diversifying pipeline of health care professionals
Higher education institutions are feeling even more urgency to graduate nurses and pharmacists amid health care labor shortages and burnout among frontline workers.
Advocating for a stronger pipeline of Indigenous physicians
A Native Harvard medical student is working to boost the number of Indigenous doctors in the U.S. and reduce barriers to health care for Indigenous communities.