Medical Professions
The Public Policy Institute of California’s report highlights the financial challenges college students face but emphasizes the value of obtaining a degree for better job prospects and higher earnings. Researcher Marisol Cuellar Mejía offers advice on managing tuition and housing issues that often hinder students' progress in higher education.
The U.S. faces a critical healthcare worker shortage, with 1.8 million job openings annually through 2032, driven by population growth, aging, and pandemic burnout. Increasing diversity in healthcare through targeted education can improve care quality and outcomes, particularly for minority groups.
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The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) empowers Hispanic physicians and improves health equity through educational programs, impactful internships, and the College Health Scholars Program, providing resources and mentorship to Hispanic students in medicine.
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Latino population in the U.S. is rapidly growing but underrepresented in the biomedical workforce. UC San Diego’s HSCOE program addresses this by enhancing faculty recruitment, mentorship, and retention, aiming to improve diversity, inclusion, and success in health sciences
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The UCI PRIME-LC program, established in 2004, trains physicians to serve and lead in California’s underserved Latino communities. This five-year program, integrating advanced medical training with leadership development, requires strong Latino community ties and Spanish skills. The curriculum emphasizes participatory learning, health disparities, and clinical rotations in low-income areas, culminating in a Latin America rotation. Graduates often practice in California, focusing on community health and leadership roles.
The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) empowers Latino nurses to improve community health outcomes through leadership, advocacy, and education. NAHN focuses on health policy, oral health, nutrition, and mental health, enhancing access to care and promoting health equity.
Summer in DC features embassy galas like the Dominican Republic’s cultural showcase, Biden's campaign mirrors Obama's DACA strategy to legalize immigrant spouses, and the Folger's Library reopens with exhibitions and debates on the difficulties of translating Shakespeare's work.
Existe una necesidad tangible de aumentar la representación de médicos latinos en el cuidado de la salud para abordar las disparidades, mejorar el acceso a la atención y potenciar los resultados en la salud de la comunidad latina y otras poblaciones subrepresentadas.
Albert Einstein, whose theories revolutionized our understanding of the universe, questioned the practical application of theories versus their theoretical ideals. This skepticism extends to modern university concepts like "safe spaces," highlighting discrepancies between theory and practice in higher education's organizational principles and societal challenges.
The study examines how identity-based acculturation and place of birth influence the relationship between traumatic stress due to family separation and depression in Latine college students. It found that U.S. Identity and being foreign-born moderate this relationship, affecting depressive symptoms.
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At H.O. we congratulate new education leaders that have embarked on the challenging but very rewarding journey of education leadership.
This month featuring books on Health in Latin America from Amazon and Medicine in Latin America from the University of Pittsburgh Press
