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. When the Einstein College of Medicine announced in February that a former faculty member donated a historic $1 billion to the institution to eliminate tuition for every student, leaders at the New York medical school lauded the gift’s potential to help diversify the physician workforce.
Amid continued debate over how to advance diversity and equity in higher education following the Supreme Court's decision striking down affirmative action, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Northeastern University today issued a "roadmap" of strategies to help academic health institutions maintain their commitments to racial and ethnic diversity among their students, staff, and faculty in academic health sciences.
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Research Pinpoints 13 Methods to Boost Racial Equity in Health Academia miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Scientists and other academics worry that political pressure on universities is growing and could limit research and teaching. Scientists and other academics worry that political pressure on universities is growing and could limit research and teaching.