As colleges continue to struggle to meet students’ psychological needs, some are beginning to outsource mental health education and support duties to an unlikely contingent: undergraduates.
Students interested in counseling have long provided informal peer support through clubs and organizations, including campus chapters of Active Minds or the National Alliance on Mental Illness. But now, some universities are supporting such work in more formal ways, paying students to administer mental health education and programming and even peer counseling and coaching.
At California State University, Fullerton, eight undergraduate students, called mental health peer educators, are responsible for delivering workshops to fellow… Read More
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has introduced three initiatives to further enhance the training of future-ready health professionals to meet Singapore’s evolving care needs. This timely repositioning of the University’s healthcare education tailors the development of healthcare talents in response to Singapore’s ‘Healthier SG’ vision, a new national initiative focusing on integrated and preventive care.
The ‘Healthier SG’ vision entails a major reform of the healthcare system to facilitate aging in place through the use of technology and analytics. This requires doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists to work together to support and holistically care for the community in all… Read More
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Miami-Dade has agreed to a $6.2 million sale of county land to the University of Miami, which plans to build a multi-million-dollar medical education center on the site. The university confirmed the planned purchase Friday.
The university wants to launch “Project Ignite” on the site, creating “a nucleus for the core of the Miami Health District,” a report states, “creating a true campus downtown by bridging education, research, and innovation.”
In the report to Carlos Migoya, CEO of the Public Health Trust, the university’s Robert Warren, interim vice president of UHealth… Read More
The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik launched the country’s first state-led Network of Centers of Excellence (CoE) in healthcare, to be led by the University as the central hub. The initiative was launched by Hasan Mushrif, Minister of Medical Education on Friday.
The Network of CoE aims to improve medical research, education and healthcare quality in the state through a collaborative approach, Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar (Retd), Vice-Chancellor, MUHS told The Indian Express. This network will operate as a hub and spoke model, with the newly launched Maharashtra State Health Training and Research Institute (MSHTRI), in MUHS, as… Read More
Venkaiah Naidu, former Vice-President of India, addresses the students at a private school inauguration program, in Narasaraopet, in Palnadu district, on January 17. | Photo Credit: Special arrangementThe Governments should provide health and education to all for free of charge, observed former Vice-President of India Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu while participating in an inaugural program of K-Ridge International School at Narasaraopet town in Palnadu district on January 17.
Mr Venkaiah Naidu observed that while teaching the lessons to the students, the teaching faculty should inculcate values in their education at school and college levels. He advised the students to embrace… Read More
When Ysabela David first got into a tub of ice as part of a polar plunge with her business class, her first feeling was shock.
“Every part of my body was screaming at me to jump out,” she said.
But, she didn’t.
Instead, she told herself, “You can do this,” and “You deserve to succeed.”
That, coupled with the support of her professor, her peers, and the cold plunge team, helped David, 20, stay submerged in the ice cold water for two minutes.
The experience was life-changing.
“It made me realize that I was capable of stepping out of my… Read More
February 02, 2024
Awards, recognitions, and overall successes of McLaren Health Care Graduate Medical Education programs.Dr. Stephanie Schwartz and her “Radiology Art”McLaren Oakland Diagnostic Radiology Resident Earns Top Honors for “Radiology Art”
Dr. Stephanie Schwartz, a year 4 diagnostic radiology program resident at McLaren Oakland, was recognized at the Radiological Society of North America’s Annual Meeting in December as the top pick for “Radiology Art.”A creative way to highlight the “artistry” of diagnostic images, the “Radiology Art” sub-category placed by Dr. Schwartz against international competition.Director and Associate DIO Stevens Named AHME COIL Chair-Elect
Bret… Read More
Ministries of Health and Education together declared the Month of October as a School Health Promoting Month to strengthen the Health Promoting School (HPS) program in Sri Lanka. The World Health Organization (WHO) along with other partners including UNICEF, World Food Program and Save the Children joined the initiative, to scale up the efforts.
Inception and evolution
The concept of Health-Promoting School (HPS) was introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1995. Although countries aspire to initiate implementation of the HPS concept, still many countries find it is challenging… Read More
