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Bloomberg Gives $600 Million to Four HBCU Medical Schools' Endowments

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The donations will more than double the size of three of the medical schools' endowments. Bickel/AP Michael Bloomberg’s gifts are going to Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science.

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Why Bloomberg’s $1 Billion Gift to Johns Hopkins Medical School Matters

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The move continues a pattern of donations that seek to increase accessibility to medical school. By Amir Pasic AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Most medical students at the university will no longer pay tuition. The move continues a pattern of donations that seek to increase accessibility to medical school.

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$400 Million to Columbia U. in Boom Year of Medical School Megagifts

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Roy and Diana Vagelos's latest donation expands the medical school's mission to advance treatment for diseases. Roy and Diana Vagelo's latest donation expands the medical school's mission to advance treatment for diseases.

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Julia Koch Gives $75 Million for New West Palm Beach Medical Center

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The New Yorker's donation will expand outpatient medical care services in one of Florida’s fastest growing wealthy enclaves. By Maria Di Mento NYU Langone Health New York University Langone Health is set to build the Julia Koch Family Ambulatory Care Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., after the donor gave $75 million.

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Shortage of Black Doctors Is Rooted in Racist History — a $600 Million Gift Will Help Historically Black Medical Schools Address the Gap

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Benjamin Chrisinger Marcus Ingram, Getty Images The Morehouse School of Medicine is one of four historically Black medical schools that is set to receive a large gift from Michael Bloomberg. Research shows that a lack of Black doctors helps explain why Black people tend to die younger than their white peers.

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CURE International to Develop a Free Open-Source Electronic Medical Record System

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CURE International is building an open-source electronic medical record system that will be available to other hospitals in developing countries. The system will allow hospitals to safely and reliably digitize, store, and easily access patient data in one centralized system.

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Commits $60 Million to Diversify Science Education

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute wants to expand racial and ethnic diversity in undergraduate science education. Michael Abernethy, Elon University Elon University students in the Grand Challenges in Engineering 1 course test their underwater remotely operated vehicle prototype. million to close racial gaps in homeownership in three U.S.

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