Monica LevitanDisparitiesUniversity of Holy Cross, LCMC Health Team up to Launch Physician Assistant ProgramThe University of Holy Cross has partnered with LCMC Health to launch a new Master of Science graduate degree for physician assistants. The inaugural program will launch in Fall 2020 and will include on-the-job training for UHC students by doctors and other medical professionals at three of LCMC Health’s five hospitals in and around New Orleans, according to […]May 6, 2019DisparitiesRural Health Clinics in Tennessee Holds PaymentsSeveral recently opened rural health clinics in Tennessee are struggling to stay open after a state program didn’t give them all promised funds. Servolution Health Services began offering services in March to citizens living in the small town of Speedwell where one-fifth of the population lives below the poverty line and experiences high rates of […]January 7, 2019Other NewsFlorida State Alumna Named Director of University Health ServicesFlorida State University (FSU) has named Dr. Amy B. Magnuson, a three-time alumna of the institution, as its next director of University Health Sciences (UHS), effective immediately. Prior to this appointment, Magnuson has served as interim director of the UHS since May 2017 and has been a part of the FSU faculty for 20 years. […]January 7, 2019Other NewsStudy Finds Fathers Who Experience Post-Natal Depression Links to Future Depression Among DaughtersA new study of more than 3,000 families in the Bristol, England area found that fathers and mothers can experience post-natal depression, which could negatively affect their daughter’s future mental health. The study also found that sons were not affected by this risk. The study titled, “Association of Maternal and Paternal Depression in the Post-natal […]January 7, 2019Other NewsReport Evaluates Mental Health Leave of Absence Policies at all Ivy League SchoolsA new report from the Ruderman Family Foundation has analyzed mental health leave of absence policies for students at all eight Ivy League institution, giving each one a failing grade. Each Ivy League was graded on 15 indicators that include the details of the leave of absence and the process of returning back to school […]January 7, 2019Page 1 of 1
