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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Howard University Mini-Med program inspires next generation of doctors
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Getting through medical school takes years of hard work, but some young doctors at Howard University want to make sure the next generation knows it's very doable. Thursday night, a special white coat ceremony was held, a rite of passage for students graduating from medical school. 'In a professional environment, being able to see yourself, I think, makes dreaming it and becoming that vision even more clear. So I think what we're doing is super important,' said Madison Shead, a third-year medical student at Howard University. Pint-sized students earned coats that were a little too big since they go to Tubman Elementary School. Additionally, a dozen fourth and fifth-graders graduated from the Howard University College of Medicine Mini-Med program. 'We learned about our teeth, and it helped me take care of my teeth way more,' said fifth grader Jordan Lopez. The young students were paired with current Howard medical students to learn about medicine and health care. 'Naming the bones and what medicine we can eat when we're sick,' said fourth grader Brenda Amiji. The kids gained new knowledge and new experiences. 'We touched a human brain but with gloves,' Lopez exclaimed. 'We learned about the bones and different types of bones in our bodies and the longest bones, the shortest bones,' said fifth grader Samir Tomlin. The elementary school kids even gave the med students advice on how to teach others. 'They said, you know, you're showing us this model of skin, but this model has straight hair, and I have curly hair. So we were able to take that and say ok, the next time we come to teach this, we're going to add curly hair,' said Andrea Hayes Dixon, senior vice president of health affairs and dean of the Howard University College of Medicine. The Mini-Med program is about inspiring the next generation. 'When I grow up, I want to be a doctor. My sister's a doctor already, so I want to be like her,' Amiji said. 'Even if one of them decides to become a physician or a dentist or a pharmacist or a nurse, it would have been well worth it,' Hayes Dixon said. In the future, Hayes Dixon wants to reach more elementary and middle schools to work with students in person so '…they can see someone who looks like them, and the success and joy that we have in our profession,' she said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The 10 most charitable people in America
Michael Bloomberg topped the list of the United States' biggest charitable donors, for the second year in a row, the Chronicle of Philanthropy announced Tuesday. The billionaire's Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded significant grants to four historically Black medical schools: Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science. Bloomberg also gave $1 billion to his alma mater Johns Hopkins University. The grant money will make Johns Hopkins Medical School tuition free for students from families earning under $300,000 and will also increase financial aid for students pursuing degrees in nursing and public health. While Bloomberg continues to give away much of his vast fortune, many of the most prominent billionaires in the U.S. failed to do the same. Just 19 of the richest Americans on the Forbes 400 made the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of the country's 50 biggest donors. Bill Gates came in 18th place, while his ex-wife Melinda came in seventh place. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, and Larry Page all failed to make the rankings, despite being among the 10 wealthiest people in the country. Some experts are concerned that the U.S. is in the midst of a crisis of generosity. In 2023, there was a 2.1% decline in charitable giving, according to the philanthropy research foundation Giving USA. Even more dramatically, Vox reported that 20 million fewer households donated to charity in 2016 compared to 2000. Experts cite several reasons for this decrease, including declining participation in organized religion, increased anger over failures to address inequality, and a lack of disposable income among Gen Z and Millennials. One demographic that continues to give to nonprofits, however, is the ultra-wealthy. This is particularly the case because wealthy individuals receive disproportionate benefits from the charitable tax deduction system. Experts caution, however, that relying on donations from the one percent isn't the most sustainable of money-raising strategies. 'This is a challenging time for many nonprofit organizations. They are confronting a diminishing share of Americans who donate, the effects of inflation, and, most recently, potentially significant cutbacks in government support,' said Maria Di Mento, who directs the Philanthropy 50, in a statement. 'The Philanthropy 50 demonstrates that even America's wealthiest donors, who generously back a range of different causes and organizations, will never be able to give enough money to replace the vital role of government funding or meet the needs of the nonprofit sector.' Continue reading to learn more about the 10 most charitable individuals and couples in America. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
CBS News
25-02-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Doctor who has delivered 10,000 babies, honored by LA County Board of Supervisors
Dr. Wilburn Durousseau was honored by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for 59 years of professional influence and personal integrity in the medical profession -- and delivering an estimated 10,000 babies. The 87-year-old received special recognition during Tuesday's Black History Month presentations, where Supervisor Janice Hahn thanked him for his commitment and devotion to his patients at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood. "To this day, you can find him sleeping at the hospital, near his patients so that he can personally provide continual care," she said. Durousseau graduated with a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College, then received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine in 1962, and completed his obstetrician-gynecologist residency in 1966. He was also a Lt. Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserves, where he served at Camp Pendelton and the naval hospital in Taiwan, where he was the OB-GYN officer in charge for a year. While still in the Navy, Dr. Durousseau began his tenure at St. Francis in 1968, and began serving patients in Lynwood. St Francis is celebrated for offering access to maternity care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. "He has served many roles, on various boards throughout his career, including the advisory board group where he worked with my dad, Kenny Hahn, to help open the Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital," Hahn said. Durousseau served on the King-Drew Medical Center teaching staff for 38 years. Durousseau in turn thanked the board for the honor and said he was thankful that the Martin Luther King Hospital was built following the Watts riots, as there was a lack of medical care in the area. "With King, we were only not able to serve the area, but train physicians who were competent and comfortable in the area. Not only Black physicians, but a large number of Hispanic phycisians," Durousseau said. "And it is my hope that one day that we will be able to regain thve vision of Kenny Hahn, and have a teaching hospital again in the area to serve the needs of (the community)." In a ceremony hosted by St. Francis Medical Center last year, Chief of Staff Ayman Alladawi, MD described Durousseau as tough, diligent, and a skillful surgeon, with his most understated characteristics being genuineness and honesty. Dr. Alladawi said, "At the end of the day, what Dr. Durousseau cares about is doing the right thing and taking care of our patients."
