October 24, 2008
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The National Center for Primary Care at the Morehouse School of Medicine recruited and trained scholars to serve as teachers and advisers for health centers in the federal Health Disparities Collaboratives program.
September 1, 2001
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Thomas Jefferson University expanded coverage of topics concerning population health in the Jefferson Medical College curriculum and established university-community partnerships to promote the health of individuals living in and around Philadelphia.
September 1, 2001
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Columbia University, New York, established a partnership between Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and the Washington Heights-Inwood section of northern Manhattan, including an information office, a grand rounds program, and a visiting scholars program.
September 1, 2001
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The University of Cincinnati created a new Population Methods Unit, which used population methods, incorporated population-based medicine into the medical school curriculum, and conducted a "medical census" of low-income area near Cincinnati.
September 1, 2001
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The Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine introduced curriculum changes involving behavioral sciences and population-based medicine, established an Academic Health Department to integrate community health workers into the academic environment.
September 1, 2001
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Rush University built on its pre-existing Rush Community Service Initiatives Program, a network of community service and educational programs, established in 1990, matching medical students with the social and health needs of disadvantaged communities.
July 1, 2004
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The American Nurses Foundation established the National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics, an interdisciplinary group that brings together organizations to promote health professional education in the area of human genetics.
April 1, 2007
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists spearheaded an effort to establish the U.S. Public Health Service's smoking cessation guideline as a routine part of prenatal care for all pregnant women in the United States.
May 1, 2007
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Morehouse School of Medicine developed and evaluated a computer-based, self-directed curriculum to teach medical students how to counsel patients effectively to quit smoking.
January 1, 1998
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From 1995 to 1996, the New York Academy of Medicine, New York, established he Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies.