How Medical Implants Can Improve Health
Story Written by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
Presidents' Issue
October 2019 Issue
President’s Issue
In this issue we
spotlight leadership with an exclusive interview with CUNY’s first Latino Chancellor and an original article about the President/CEO Of California Commission On Economic Education. We also are featuring the new president of Estrella Mountain Community College and HACU’s new Inaugural Presidential Leadership Academy, La Academia de Liderazgo.
honor Hispanic-Serving Institutions
explore how California letting college athletes sign endorsement deals could change the face of athletics in higher education
learn more about the impact of AAHHE in the latest Faculty Voices and Finding My way: A Latinx’ Self-Reflection columns
discuss in our Physician Outlook supplement sports and medicine, including how something being FDA Approved is very different than it being FDA Cleared, how medical implants can improve health, ways to prevent sports injury and death, and how pursuing athletics scholarships can be dangerous. We also are featuring our latest Inspiring and Aspiring medical student, Antonio Garcia, as well as a book review of “China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine.”
peruse titles from Piñata Books, as well as from The University of North Carolina Press
Story Written by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
State Is First To Let College Athletes Sign Endorsement Deals
Editor’s Note: The following article from The Associated Press answers some of the most prevalent questions, regarding California’s new college athlete pay law.
Written by Amanda Morales Assistant Professor Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education College of Education and Human Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Written by William Ramos-Ochoa Doctoral student Educational Leadership Mills College
Although Latinos are the largest minority group in the U.S., stereotypes and misconceptions about Latinos remain.
Faulty Implant Sidelined A Champion Athlete For Five Years
Editor’s Note: A new survey reveals that intense pursuit of sports scholarships leaves high school students injury-prone later in life.
HACU Announces Fellows For Inaugural Academia De Liderazgo/Leadership Academy
President/CEO Of California Council On Economic Education
Dr. Rey Rivera is succeeding Dr. Ernest Lara who was first appointed president of Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) on July 1, 2007.
Editor’s Note: Selecting a new community college president is never an easy task, but for EMCC the right person for the job was already a part of the college’s community.
Asurvey of college and university athletic trainers shows that 51.73% of their collegiate-level sports programs follow the NCAA-legislated independent medical model of care. In addition, 76.26% of respondents feel they have medical autonomy—the unchallengeable authority to determine medical management of athletes.
Aspiring Physician Motivated by Primary Care Needs
National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) has released though its scientific publication, The Journal of Athletic Training “Preventing Catastrophic Injury and Death in Collegiate Athletes: Interassociation Recommendations Endorsed by 13 Medical and Sports Medicine Organizations.”
