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In what some are calling a “persistent failure” of medical schools to improve diversity, a comprehensive new analysis going back 40 years shows the number of students from the most underrepresented groups in medicine Black males and Native American and Alaskan Native men and women has declined.
While Black male medical students accounted for 3.1% of the national medical student body in 1978, in 2019 they accounted for just 2.9%. Without the contribution of historically Black medical schools, just 2.4% would be Black men. The number of Native American students also declined, accounting for just a fraction of 1% of the nation’s roughly 22,000 medical students in 2019.
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has named Michael Raich to serve as the next president of the Northeast Higher Education District (NHED). The new appointment becomes effective immediately.
âDr. Raich has consistently demonstrated that he is a strategic leader,â said Devinder Malhotra, chancellor of Minnesota State. âHe understands that in order to move forward, it is important to work in a collaborative, transparent, and authentic manner, and build on a shared vision â a vision that will ensure the success of all students and the region. With Dr. Raich at the helm, the Northeast Higher Education District is well on its way to charting this collective, shared future.â
Federal partners, tribal leaders, Native youth carry messages of resiliency, overcoming COVID-19 trauma at National Tribal Public Health Summit
2021 Summit theme is Indigenous Resilience in Tribal Public Health Practice
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National Indian Health Board
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) opened its annual National Tribal Public Health Summit with messages from federal agency partners, Tribal leaders and experts on Tribal public health. The annual Summit is the premier public health event dedicated to public health practice, innovation, policy and advocacy in Indian Country. Messages of resiliency and strength resonated throughout the opening plenary speakers’ words, and there was also an acknowledgement of the profound trauma that COVID-19 was left behind as it moved through Tribal communities.
PORT: Previewing President Biden s first address to a joint session of Congress
Republicans and Democrats really can come together to discuss politics in a respectful and open way. Columnist Rob Port and UND political science professor Bo Wood discuss go live at 2 p.m. and invite viewers to join the discussion with the liveblog below. 1:00 pm, Apr. 28, 2021 ×
U.S. President Joe Biden walks toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Biden visited suburban Philadelphia March 16 as part of his effort to tout the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package to fight the pandemic and boost the economy. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/TNS)
Duane Littlejohn
Duane Littlejohn, a lifelong resident of St. Thomas, ND passed away in his home April 26, 2021. He farmed and maintained his career in the insurance business there for more than 50 years.
The youngest of 4 brothers, Duane was born in Grafton on August 13, 1938, to Raymond and Florence (Hanna) Littlejohn. He graduated from St. Thomas High School and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of North Dakota, marrying his high school sweetheart, Carol (Larson) Littlejohn in 1959. They have been married for almost 62 years.
Duane’s high school music teacher, Elmer Anderson, helped Duane develop his singing ability, which led Duane to become a soloist for the men’s vocal touring group at UND, the Varsity Bards. Duane also became a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, serving as social chair and as president of the fraternity. (The same high school music teacher was also a Lambda Chi and suggested that Duane check out the fr