Andy Kang’s father immigrated to Pittsburgh from Korea in the late 1950s. “His first real American job was right here in Pittsburgh for the Pennsylvania.
A two-acre addition to Allegheny RiverTrail Park (ARP) in Aspinwall is a coveted gift to the community, park founder Susan Crookston said. “For now and for generations to come,” she said. The site, just off Freeport Road, was awarded a $367,000 state grant last week to help with the purchase.
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Newly completed section of 9/11 National Memorial Trail in Garrett, Somerset County, on April 29, 2021.
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George Walker, owner of Whitehorse Brewing in Berlin, holding a special commemorative glass and special brew “Liberty” to raise money for the trail and to observe the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 later this year.
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Somerset County and other officials cut the ribbon Friday in Garrett for the first 1.5 miles of the newly developed, off-road section of the 1,300-mile-long 9/11 National Memorial Trail.
Two unmatched-doctor advocacy groups are tied to anti-immigrant organizations
In their last year of medical school, fourth-year students get matched to a hospital where they will serve their residency.
The annual rite of passage is called the National Resident Matching Program. To the students, it s simply the Match.
Except not every medical student is successful. While tens of thousands do land a residency slot every year, thousands others don t.
Those unmatched students are usually left scrambling to figure out their next steps, since newly graduated doctors who don t complete a residency program cannot receive their license to practice medicine.
At first glance, two new advocacy groups, Doctors Without Jobs and Unmatched and Unemployed Doctors of America, seem to be championing their cause, helping them find residency slots and lobbying Congress to create more medical residency positions. The groups also recently organized a protest in Washington, D.C., to draw attention to