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For Preet Khimasia, a third-year student in finance and business analytics, co-op was a major reason for choosing UC. Born in India, Khimasia knew he wanted to study abroad, but it was important to have a recognized leader in his chosen field.

UC had one of the best programs for what I wanted to do, he says. What really attracted me is I am a very hands-on learner and a very experiential learner. I cant just sit in a classroom and expect to study everything. I need to actually get out and do in order to be successful.

Cooperative education began at UC in 1906 and its program has remained a leader in experience-based learning ever since. The university ranks No. 4 in the nation for co-op, with Cincinnatis hands-on classroom extending to nearly every corner of the globe, from Fortune 500 companies to trailblazing experiences in places like China, Tanzania and South America.

UC students earn a collective $75 million annually working for thousands of employers including General Electric Aviation, Disney, Toyota, Kroger, Procter & Gamble and many more. UC has nearly 2,000 global partners for the co-op program with students participating in over 7,500 co-op opportunities each year.

Forbes recently noted the universitys leading position and longevity in cooperative education.

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Scott T. Hollenbeck, MD, FACS, has been named chair of UVA's Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery.

The University of Virginia School of Medicine has recruited internationally recognized plastic surgeon Scott T. Hollenbeck, MD, FACS, to lead its Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery. He succeeds Stephen Park, MD, FACS, who has served as the interim chair of the Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery since May 2020.

Dr. Hollenbecks talents as a surgeon, researcher and educator have made him a national leader in academic medicine, said Melina R. Kibbe, MD, the dean of the School of Medicine and chief health affairs officer for UVA Health. He is ideally suited to lead our excellent Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery to even greater accomplishments in service to our patients and future generations of physicians and scientists.

Hollenbeckcomes to UVA from Duke University/Duke Health, having served as Vice Chief of Research for the Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, director of The Human Fresh Tissue Lab, director of Breast Reconstruction, and director of the world-renowned Duke Flap Course,which teaches reconstructive surgery techniques to plastic surgeons from all around the world.

A specialist in breast reconstruction following cancer treatment, Hollenbeck holds several leadership positions in plastic surgery, including Vice President of Education for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The co-author of more than 100 peer-reviewed research publications, he focuses on the effect of obesity and tissue inflammation on breast cancer progression. He also holds several patents and has helped launch a biotechnology startup company. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Coulter Foundation, Plastic Surgery Education Foundation and the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, among others.

In addition to his patient care and research, Hollenbeck has worked to address healthcare disparities in the Durham, N.C., area by performing community-based studies to identify barriers to care. During his residencies and academic career, he has received several teaching awards for his work in medical student education.

Dr. Hollenbeck has an extraordinary reputation for his commitment to advancing medicine and improving patient care, said K. Craig Kent, MD, chief executive officer of UVA Health and executive vice president for health affairs at UVA. I look forward to seeing what he will accomplish in collaboration with our excellent faculty in the Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Executive Vice President and Provost Ian Baucom noted that Dr. Hollenbecks appointment will be the latest step in cementing UVAs School of Medicine as one of the nations leading public medical schools.

Hollenbeck earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University, then completed his residency in surgery at New York-Presbyterian - Cornell and a research fellowship in wound healing and vascular biology at Weill Cornell Medical College. He subsequently completed a residency in plastic surgery at Duke University Medical Center.

Hollenbeck said he was attracted to UVA by its influential tradition in plastic surgery pioneered under the leadership of Milton Edgerton, MD; Raymond Morgan, MD; and many others.Just look around the country and count all the highly regarded plastic surgeons who have trained at UVA. Its really impressive and comparable to any program I can think of, he said. This program has amazing history and is well positioned to attract and develop the next generation of impactful plastic surgeons. With the engaged and dynamic leadership of Dr. Melina Kibbe, Dr. Craig Kent, and Wendy Horton, the sky is the limit for UVA Plastic Surgery.

Hollenbeck will join UVA on November 28, 2022.

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While the program has existed since 2008, Penn this year announced an expanded, formal partnership with five historically Black colleges Howard, Spelman and Morehouse in Atlanta, Xavier University of Louisiana, and Oakwood in Alabama.

We are talking about identifying students who show great potential and then we provide further enrichment, said Horace DeLisser, associate dean for diversity and inclusion and a 1981 Penn medical school graduate and pulmonary medicine specialist who has spent his entire career there.

For years, medical schools have struggled to diversify their pools. In 2020-21, only 8% or 7,710 of medical school students nationally identified as Black, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. About 6.7% were Hispanic. Another 10.3% identified as multiple race/ethnicity.

While we have seen some increases over the years, the numbers in particular when we look at those who identify as Black or African American have been relatively flat, said Geoffrey H. Young, the associations senior director for transforming the health-care workforce. That doesnt mean that our schools havent been working diligently to increase diversity. They have.

Financial challenges, as well as structural racism, including disparities in K-12 education and access to housing, are among barriers, he said. Also complicating efforts to diversify student bodies is the high demand for students of color, said Annette C. Reboli, dean of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Smaller schools can lose admitted students to larger medical schools able to offer more generous scholarships.

Thats been a challenge that weve faced, that were also trying to raise money for scholarships so were not disadvantaged, said Reboli.

Nearly all medical schools that responded to a 2021 survey have pathway programs to attract more students of color, though they vary widely in structure and capacity, Young said. Locally, Cooper Medical School, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers, and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School all offer some form of preparatory programs or pipelines for college students from underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds to aid acceptance to medical school. Some of the programs require a student to have already taken the MCATs.

PCOM and Cooper also conduct outreach to students as young as elementary school age to encourage them to see a viable future in a medical profession.

Its not unusual for underrepresented students to not aspire to becoming a physician, said Reboli. They dont see many physicians who look like them.

Guaranteeing admission if students meet certain requirements and waiving the MCAT, as Penn does, is more rare, Young said.

Admitted students to Penn typically score in the top 1% on MCATs, DeLisser said.

If we had that as a filter, we would potentially lose the opportunity to really go after some talented diverse students, he said.

The program, he said, allows Penn to assess the students potential without MCATs in a way that is rigorous.

Jonathan Gaither, 20, who proudly wore a sweatshirt from Howard where he is a rising senior, wants to become a physician scientist and get both a doctorate and medical degree. The Colorado Springs resident said he views the Penn opportunity as a mandate to work doubly hard, not just for myself but for my peers.

I wont just be with [Penn Access Summer Scholars] students in medical school, said Gaither, the first in his family to pursue medicine. So I cant see myself as other.

Bryson Houston, 22, a 2021 graduate of Morehouse who completed Penns summer program, started medical school at Perelman last fall. His experience there helped him tremendously, he said.

I began to be more comfortable around these high-name professors and doctors and researchers and started to see myself in these spaces, he said.

Still, the strong support he got once in medical school made the difference.

It was insane to feel the love of the professors and my advisers, when I was going through tough times in the classroom, he said.

A native of the Dallas area and the son of a high school principal and X-ray technician, Houston hadnt considered Penn until his adviser called him one day when he was a sophomore.

He said, Hey can you put on a suit and meet me in my office in 15 minutes? Houston recalled.

Thats when he met DeLisser, who told him about the research opportunity and MCAT waiver. Though he thought it was pretty cool, he didnt apply immediately. Two weeks before the deadline, DeLisser reached out again, and Houston applied.

Penns medical school receives more than 7,000 applications annually, accepting about 250 or 3%-4%.

Thirty-nine of 150 students in the 2021 medical class at Penn 26% come from underrepresented groups. Penn ranks 28th in the country in medical school student diversity, according to U.S. News and World Report. Temple by comparison is sixth, while Drexel ranks 81st.

The summer scholars program started with promising undergraduates from Penn, Princeton and Haverford and eventually Bryn Mawr. Eighty-six students have participated since its inception, including 21 who are currently enrolled. Nearly all have gone on to medical school, and of those who went to Penn, all either graduated or are still enrolled.

The expansion to historically Black colleges began informally several years ago with DeLisser visiting and meeting with promising students. He coached them on medical school applications and offered advice.

Now we are getting students from Xavier who grew up in Arkansas, he said.

Much of the students summer research focuses on medical issues facing people of color, which appealed to Gabrielle Scales, 21, a rising senior at Spelman. Her research involves breast density of Black women as it relates to cancer.

She looks forward to advocating for patients from underrepresented groups.

There are not a lot of doctors who look like me and there could be a lot more, she said.

DeLisser eventually hopes to add Hispanic-serving colleges, once he can find donor support for tuition.

Growing the effort is important, especially considering that those from underrepresented backgrounds are more likely to serve those communities, the AAMCs Young said.

Thats what Johnson plans to do.

A lot of people from underrepresented communities, they benefit more from having physicians who look like them, she said, and understand the things they are going through.

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UConn School of Medicine is one of 10 medical schools nationwide prestigiously selected to participate in the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) first Creative Community to innovate medical education.

The Creative Community participation will support the work of UConns Principal Investigator Dr. Laurie Caines with a $150,000 grant over two-years to focus on identifying and developing enhancements to the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) specificallyfor clinical reasoning.

It is a great honor to be one of the schools chosen to participate in the OSCE for Clinical Reasoning Creative Community, shared Dr. Ellen Nestler, associate dean for clinical medical education at UConn School of Medicine.

Clinical reasoning is a challenging skill to learn and to assess.It is a privilege towork with the NBME and other members of the OSCE for Clinical ReasoningCreative Community on a pilot project focusing on this importantarea of medical education, said Caines, associate professor of medicine and director of UConns Clinical Skills Assessment Program.

Caines adds: The Clinical Skills Assessment Program at UConn has had a long history of success in teaching our students the skills they need to be excellent clinicians. Thisgrant is both a recognition of that success andprovidesan opportunity forour school to contribute tothe forefront of innovationin medical education.

The 10 institutions selected to participate in the Creative Community, include:

The goals of the Creative Community are to: enhance the development, characterization and assessment of learner clinical reasoning skills; present patient groups without bias or stereotypes; minimize group differences in learner outcomes; and enable all institutions to better support learner skill development across the continuum of medical education and training.

The OSCE for Clinical Reasoning Creative Community is the first program to launch and the NBME plans to launch additional Creative Communities in 2022 and 2023. It is all part of theNBME Assessment Alliance, an initiative designed to facilitate productive and creative collaborations to bring medical school faculty, staff and students together with NBME staff to solve the pressing challenges faced by the medical education community today.

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CityBusiness, a New Orleans-based publication, recently announced its 2022 list of Health Care Heroes, including one School of Medicine professional and six Tulane physicians: (top row, from left) Bennetta Horne, PhD, Dr. Jacey Jones, Dr. Keith Ferdinand; (bottom row, from left) Dr. Mary Mulcahey, Dr. Adrian Baudy, Dr. Myo Thwin Myint and Dr. Meghan Howell (Ferdinand photo by Paula Burch-Celentano; Jones photo by Sally Asher; others provided by Tulane School of Medicine. Graphic by Kim Rainey).

CityBusiness, a New Orleans-based publication, recently announced its 2022 list of Health Care Heroes, including six School of Medicine physicians and one leader in its professional category. Started in 2007, the annual Health Care Heroes list honors healthcare professionals in the New Orleans area in the following categories: first responders, nursing, physicians, professionals and volunteers. Honorees are selected based on industry achievement and community involvement. This year, Tulane had six of the 22 doctors recognized in the physician category. To see the full list, click here.

Professional

Bennetta Horne, PhD, Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs

Bennetta Horne has built her career on seeing the possibilities. Shes helped countless students make their dreams of attending a university and medical school become realities. Horne was recently named assistant dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and shes also director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the School of Medicine.

Physician

Adrian Baudy, MD, Associate Professor and Program Director of the Nephrology Fellowship

Dr. Adrian Baudy grew up watching his family undergo treatments for heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure and stroke. His loved ones experiences with doctors inspired him to become one himself. Baudy came up with an idea to help lower their sodium intake. He knew his patients wouldn't give up their spicy foods, so Baudy developed a salt-free hot sauce and began giving it to his patients. He now sells it to people around the world, not for profit, but in an effort to show that eating healthier doesn't have to be boring.

Keith Ferdinand, MD, Professor of Medicine and Gerald S. Berenson Chair in Preventative Cardiology

Dr. Keith Ferdinand has been a leader in communicating the health issues related to COVID-19 for the Black community in New Orleans, providing scientific facts on the condition and the vaccine. He has been and is still heavily involved in many national organizations including the Association of Black Cardiologists, the American Society of Hypertension, and the Healthy Heart Community Prevention Program, a cardiovascular risk program targeting African American and other high-risk populations.

Meghan Howell, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Dr. Meghan Howell is a Childrens Hospital pediatrician and is the clinical director of the hospitals NICU graduate program. She also serves as Childrens Hospitals school wellness program and ThriveKids liaison. A fierce advocate for her patients, she is passionate about reaching children and families where they are every day, to promote health and wellness at home and in school settings. She has built and expanded the NICU graduate clinic, which treats growth issues associated with premature birth in babies and children who have experienced time in NICU.

Jacey Jones, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Dr. Jacey Jones came home to New Orleans after medical school because she wanted to take care of the same community who raised her. Both of Jones parents are doctors, and she followed their lead. She says growing up in her New Orleans East neighborhood and understanding the challenges and the reasons to celebrate help her connect with patients. Jones also volunteers her time and expertise outside the hospital, including speaking to area high schools about the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Mary Mulcahey, MD, Associate Professor in Orthopaedics and Assistant Dean of Faculty Affairs

Dr. Mary Mulcahey uses her knowledge and experience to help her patients in New Orleans. She is also extremely passionate about trying to inspire women to become orthopedic surgeons. In February 2022, Mulcahey was appointed as an assistant dean of Faculty Affairs at the School of Medicine. She is also the assistant residency program director and director of the Womens Sports Medicine Program. Mulcahey is the team physician for several area sports teams. She is also passionate about trying to expand the diversity of future orthopedic surgeons.Myo Thwin Myint, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and Program Director of Fellowship/Residency Training

Dr. Myo Thwin Myint advocates for patients and families, especially LGBTQ+ and minority/marginalized populations, to have access to care that is collaborative, coordinated, and that integrates physical and mental health. Myint serves as co-chair on one of the committees within the Presidential Commission on Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) and promotes systemic changes for the well-being of students, residents, fellows, faculty and staff.

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By Brian Tibbs

UIC Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Dr. Robert Barish has been appointed to the 2022-2023 Board of Directors for the Association of American Medical Colleges, a nonprofit association dedicated to improving the health of people everywhere through medical education, health care, medical research, and community collaborations, a mission that is congruent with that of UI Health.

Association members comprise all 155 accredited U.S. and 16 accredited Canadian medical schools; approximately 400 teaching hospitals and health systems, including Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers; and more than 70 academic societies. Through these institutions and organizations, the Association of American Medical Colleges leads and serves medical schools and teaching hospitals and the millions of individuals employed across academic medicine, including more than 191,000 full-time faculty members, 95,000 medical students, 149,000 resident physicians and 60,000 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the biomedical sciences.

It is indeed an honor to join the board of directors of this esteemed and important organization, and I am looking forward to contributing my experience and background to its mission of advancing excellence in healthcare, Barish said. UI Health is already a leader among academic health enterprises. By collaborating with other health care leaders from across the nation, we can continue to advance education, care delivery and health equity.

Prior to joining UIC as vice chancellor of health affairs, Barish served as chancellor of the LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport from 2009 to 2015, where he provided leadership for the schools of medicine, allied health and graduate programs; a major academic medical center; and two affiliated hospitals.

Barish spent 24 years at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He served as chief of emergency medicine from 1985 to 1996 and built a nationally recognized program. He was named associate dean for clinical affairs in 1998 and vice dean for clinical affairs in 2005.

That same year, following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast, Barish helped lead a medical regiment dispatched by the state of Maryland to deliver emergency care to more than 6,000 hurricane victims in Jefferson Parish.

In addition to his medical duties at Maryland, Barish earned an MBA from Loyola College in 1995. From 1996 to 1998, he served as the chief executive officer of UniversityCARE, a University of Maryland physician-hospital network of family-oriented health centers located in neighborhoods throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area.

Barishs board appointment begins Nov. 15and will end at the conclusion of Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meetingin November 2023.

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