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ANTHONY: IT IS MATCHEE WK AT UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL. THE THIRD WEEK IN MARCH SIENC -- IN MARCH WHEN EVERY YEAR SINCE 1952, MEDICAL STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY COLLECTIVELY FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE MAHETCD INTO A RESIDENCY PROGRAM. WHERE? THAT REMAINS SEALED IN AN ENVELOPE UNTIL FRIDAY. >> THIS IS CHRONICLE ON WCVB CHANNEL 5. ANTHONY: THIS IS NOTOW H IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE. QU IET HALLWAYS, CLOSED CLASSROOMS, EMPTY LECTURE HALLS. UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL, THE STATES FIRST AND ONLY PUBLIC MEDICAL SCHOOL, IS ABOUT TO GRADUATE ITS LARGEST CLASS IN 50 YEARS. >> WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT OUR STUDENTS NEED TO ACCOMPLISH, THEY ARE ALL ON TRACK AND ETH STUDENTS FEEL THEY HAD A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE IN A TIME LIKE NO OTHER. THANONY: WHAT AWAITS THESE STUDEN OTSTHN E VERGE OF LAUNCHING THEIR MEDICAL CAREERS? WHO BETTER TO ASK THAN PAST GRADUATES. IN 2015, WE CHRONICLED SEVERAL STUDENTS AND WITNESSED THEIR MATCH DAY. >> YOU CANNOT OPEN THE ENVELOPES UNTIL I COUNT THEM DOWN. ANTHONY: FROM DUKE TO THE MAYO CLINIC IN MINNESOTA, WHERER. D MICELI IS FINISHING A FELLOW.IPSH >> THIS BLEW ME AWAY. I ASKED MY WIFE WHO WAS IN TRNIAING WITH ME IN NORTH CAROLINA IF WE COULD PACK UP AND MOVE TO MIESNNOTA, AND SHE IS A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN IN MINNESA.OT WE WELCOMED OUR SON, MIL.ES WE WILL BE MOVING TO TENNESSEE IN A FEW MONTHS TO DO THE NEXT STEPS IN OUR TRAINING AT VANDERBILT. >> WE ARE GETTING MAREDRI ONE WEEK AFTER OUR GRADUATION AND PROBABLY ONE WEEK BEFORE WE START OUR RESIDENCIES. WE ARE MOVING TO PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. >> PROBABLY. >> 3, 2,. 1 ANTHONY: JOSH AND MCKENZIE DID MOVE TO PROVEN.ID >> IT WAS A GREAT FIT, WE HAD GREAT TRAINI.NG WE HAD OUR FIRST DAUGHTER REAGAN, IN THE SECOND YEARF O , RESIDENCY. ANTHY:ON DR. BARTLEY IS A PEDIATRIC HOSPITALI.ST >> WE WERE LOOKING FOR NEW ENGLAND AREA JOBS AFTER OUR RESIDENCY. I WANTED TO DO INPATIENT PEDIATRICS AND THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY HOSPITALS THAT ADMIT KIDS. >> WE PRACTICED OUT OF EXETER, NEW HAMPSHE.IR THE ORGANIZATION WAS A GREAT FIT. I WORKED WITH SPECIALISTS AND IT FELT LIKE A GREAT FIRST STEP AT A RESIDENCY BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF RELATIONSHIPS I FORME ANTHONY: THIS MANS DESIRE TO BE A DOCTOR RUNS DEEP. IN HIGH SCHOOL HE PARTICIPATED IN THE PIPELINE PROGRA AM, PARTNERSHIP WITH UMASS MEDICAL. >> GROWING UINP CAMEROON, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE HOSPITAL BEING SICK WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT DISEASES. BEING SURROUNDED BY PHYSICIA,NS NURSES AND SEEING HOW THEY HAD SO LITTLE RESOURCES BUT WERE ABLE TO DO SO MUCH TO CAREOR F PATIENTS, I THOUGHT THAT WAS SOMETHING I WOULD LIKEO DO T WITH MY LIFE. ANTHONY: HIS MATCH BROUGHT HIM ONE STEP CLOSER. >> NOW I AM IN NORTH CAROLINA. I AM PRACTICING NEUROLOGY. I HAVE A FAMILY. I HAVE A WIFE AND AN 18-MONTH-OLD DAUGHR.TE >> I ALWAYS LOOK FONY ONDL YOU. THEY INTRODUCE YOU TO PATIENT CARE THROUGH STANDARDIZED PATIENTS AND SHADOWING. THE EXPOSURE EARLY ON IS WHAT DLE TO A LEVEL OF COMFORT BY THE TIME RESIDENCY ROLLED AR.NDOU I WANT TO BE TAKING CARE OF PATITSEN FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. THE OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC THAT GETS ME UP IN THE MORNING IS STUDENT LEARNERS. SO FINDING MYSELF AT AN ACADECMI INSTITUTION THAT WILL GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE CARE OF PATIENTS AND TEACH ON THE WARDS. THAT IS GOING TO BE THE CORNERSTONE. ANTHONY: SIX YEARS AGO, NONE O IMAGINED THEY WOULD BE PRACTICING MEDICINE IN THE THROES OF A PANDEMIC. >> HEARING PEOPLE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A LOT OF US HAVE PUT OURSELVES ON THENTRO F LINES AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MANAGE A DISEASE WE KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT HAS BEEN NICE, I THINK IT HAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT AUTBO HOW I REFLECT ON BEI ANG PHYSICIAN. ANTHONY: HOPES AND DRESAM REALIZED AT2:00 1 NOON, THE THIRD FRIDAY IN MARCH. SHAY:NA JOSH AND MCKENZIE WELCOMED THEIR SECOND CHILD, A SON, AFTER OUR INTERVIEW. ANTHY:ON THE FOUNDING MISSION OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL WAS TO TRAIN DOCTORS WHO WOULD THEN PRACTICE IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY CAME FROM. THE SCHOOL IS IN THE 82ND PERCENTILE OF GRADUATES WHO GO BACK AND PRACTICE IN THEIR HOME

Life changing moments during Match Week at the University of Massachusetts Medical School

We catch-up with physicians we met in 2015 to learn what awaits todays medical students about to embark on their journeys

Updated: 8:40 PM EDT Jun 29, 2021

The University of Massachusetts Medical School, the states first and only public medical school, is about to graduate its largest class in nearly 50 years.

The University of Massachusetts Medical School, the states first and only public medical school, is about to graduate its largest class in nearly 50 years.

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How does a first-year medical student learn to distinguish between two likely causes of a patients shortness of breath?

By using a method similar to one birders use, believes Rose Goldman, Harvard Medical School associate professor of medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance.

Finding those differentiating features to get to a medical diagnosis is similar to looking at a birds characteristics and behavior to get to an identification, Goldman said.

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Goldman, who has been a physician for 45 years and has enjoyed birding for nearly 20, was so struck by the similarity that she incorporated a brief bird identification lesson into the HMS Practice of Medicine, or POM, course.

The lesson introduces differential diagnosis in clinical decision-making and offers a way for medical students to practice their skills of observation and pattern recognition.

The idea came to Goldman about six years ago, when she was helping to develop the POM course for the HMS Pathways curriculuma new flipped-classroom model where first-year students begin learning how to interview and examine patients from the first week of medical school, rather than after a year of science and anatomy courses and labs.

The challenge, Goldman said, was teaching the students how to make a differential diagnosis when they did not yet have an established base of scientific or medical knowledge and were not well versed in the multitude of illnesses that could cause a patients symptoms.

She presents the students with photos of two white birds that are found near water and asks them to list the birds attributes, such as their comparative size; the shapes and lengths of their necks, legs, and bodies; and the colors of their beaks, eyes, feathers, legs, and feet.

By noticing that the larger bird has a long, curved neck, yellow bill, and black legs and feet, while the smaller bird has a shorter neck, black bill, and black legs with bright yellow feet, the class can then consult a field guide and determine that one is a great egret and the other a snowy egret.

Then, Goldman asks the students to apply similar reasoning to the patient experiencing breathlessness. She said the class considers the symptomatic evidence and which characteristics point to a pulmonary problem, like asthma, versus a cardiac etiology, like angina or congestive heart failure.

Each year, some students express interest in going out into the field, said Goldman. So she added an optional field component that allows them to get out into nature, bond with one another outside of classes and the clinic, and hone their observation skills.

The skills students gain from birding can help them be more present and observant with patients, Goldman said. In the POM course, We stress the importance of observationobserving our patients visually and listening carefully to their story, Goldman said.

Birding was a new experience for POM students Laboni Hoque, Lynn Hur, and Sherry Yang. Curiosity about how learning bird identification could apply to learning medicine drew them in.

I was wondering how [Goldman] was going to connect the two, said Hoque, who as a first-year student welcomed any extra help in learning clinical skills.

Finding patterns was something that I didnt recognize as important until I actually learned more about the clinical side of things, said Yang. As she has become more observant outdoors, Yang said she has grown more intentional in the clinic about checking for signs of illness and asking patients about their symptoms.

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TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine Reaches Another Milestone by Receiving Provisional Accreditation – TCU

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Above: Medical students at the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine share big ideas about developing new medical devices during a Future Accelerators of Beyond (F.A.B.) Week course titled, Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning Data Sets / Manipulating Data Sets led by executives from the IBM Corporation on Nov. 7, 2019.

Major accrediting body enhances Fort Worth M.D. schools status, moving the medical school one step closer to full accreditation.

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) granted the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine Provisional Accreditation, bringing the medical school one step closer to full accreditation.

This is a tremendous step in solidifying the medical schools role as a critical partner in making Fort Worth and North Texas a place where medical innovation in education and health care occurs, Stuart D. Flynn, M.D., the medical schools founding dean said. We are extremely humbled and grateful that the LCME favorably assessed our training mission to graduate physicians who will deliver compassionate care and lead into the rapidly changing health care environment, despite their not being able to visit our campus in-person due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Members of the LCME voted at their meeting in mid-June to grant Provisional Accreditation to the innovative medical school that focuses on inspiring future physicians as Empathetic Scholars. A team of accreditors from the LCME met virtually with senior leadership, faculty and students during a virtual site visit in February before making their Provisional Accreditation decision.

We recognize this important step as a result of the tremendous hard work and leadership of our colleagues in the School of Medicine, TCU Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr. said. Their dedication to students and to an innovative curriculum has already gained national recognition and has positioned the School of Medicine to become a leader in medical education. This designation keeps us on a successful trajectory toward full accreditation, which is our goal for late 2023.

The LCME awarded the school of medicine preliminary accreditation in October 2018, allowing the school to welcome its first class of 60 medical students in July 2019. The second cohort of 60 students arrived July 2020 after the school received more than 4,000 application submissions. Applications to the school of medicine doubled in 2021 to more than 8,000 applicants, and the school will welcome its third group of 60 medical students on July 12.

This milestone affirms thevision that originally inspiredthecollaboration between TCU and UNTHSC: an innovative medical school that will improve health and patient care for our community and become a national leader through its unique focus on communication andthedevelopment of Empathetic Scholars, Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg, TCU provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs said.

The innovative curriculum at the School of Medicine focuses both on developing Empathetic Scholars, physicians able to walk in a patients shoes with compassion while embracing and leading major drivers in the future of medicine, including artificial intelligence, technology monitoring patient health and disease, and genomics. Each student also does a four-year research thesis, nurturing lifelong inquiry and learning.

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AIIMS races ahead of Oxford, Cambridge in rankings for best medical schools in the world – India TV News

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AIIMS races ahead of Oxford, Cambridge in rankings for best medical schools in the world

Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has moved past prestigious institutes in the rankings for best medical schools in the world. According to tthe CEOWORLD magazine, AIIMS stood 23rd in the list, securing of 86.38.

The US-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ranked first with the highest score of 99.06, followed by Harvard Medical School, Perelman School of Medicine, and NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

UK-based Oxford University Medical School secured a score of 86.02 to rank 24th, followed by Cincinnati College of Medicine (85.08) and University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine (84.96).

Meanwhile, more medical schools from India made it to the list. Pune-based Armed Forces Medical College came 34th with a score of 83.04. Christian Medical College from Vellore stood 49th with a score of 80.83.

Pondicherry-based JIPMER ranked 59th while Medical College Chennai stood at 64thand IMS BHU Varanasi at 72nd position.

Sharing the rankings, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said it was a "proud moment" for every Indian as six Indian Medical Colleges found a place in list of 100 best medical colleges of the world in 2021.

He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership for leading India is on the path of becoming the best in terms of medical infrastructure.

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Summer School Is Here – The New York Times

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Philadelphia plans to serve 15,000 students, about triple its usual amount. Some students will be in classrooms for the first time since March 2020.

Roughly 12,000 students have attended the summer program hosted by Guilford County Schools in North Carolina so far, about 10 times as many as in previous, nonpandemic years. Broward County, Fla., will have about 45,000 students, up from about 8,000 to 10,000.

But there are challenges: A Missouri district had to move two of its programs online after more than half of its students tested positive or had to quarantine. And old buildings arent always equipped for summer heat: Some schools in New Jersey do not have air-conditioners, and students are sweltering behind masks.

Many districts have had trouble finding enough teachers for summer school, as worn-out educators understandably want a break from a stressful year.

Fairfax, Va., announced it would have to delay a summer program for about 1,200 students with disabilities for about a month as the district looked for more educators, The Washington Post reported. Nearby Arlington also reduced its summer program to 3,000 from 5,000 students because of staff shortages.

Chicago, which is hoping to serve 50,000 more students than usual, still has 67 teacher vacancies and is offering teachers who agree to work in the understaffed programs an extra $200 in pay per week.

And while summer school enrollment is up about 30 percent in Watertown-Mayer Public Schools, in Minnesota, the district has struggled to find enough adults to staff the program. In mid-June, it was considering hiring paraprofessionals from outside the district or even high school students to fill the spots.

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How future physicians can make their medical research stand out – American Medical Association

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Research is a part of advancing the science of medicine and patient care. As a medical student or resident, your forays into a research project can have many outlets when those projects are completed.

Patricia A. Carney, PhD, MS, is a professor of family medicine at Oregon Health & Science University and regularly works with residents and medical students on scholarly research. She offered this advice to those looking to find an outlet for their completed research projects.

Know the gold standard

Getting your research published tends to draw the most eyes to your work. It also means you went through the most rigorous vetting processsubmitting your work to a peer-reviewed journal and adding something new to the medical literature.

The most enduring outcome of a research project is to get it published, Carney said. That means you have to make sure the study you are doing addresses a gap in current literature. You cant just repeat whats already been covered. Its quite nuanced. Your mentor should be helping you with that.

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Why poster presentations matter

A poster presentation is another option for medical students and residents looking to showcase their research. It is going to require a student to be more concise and channel a bit of creativity in finding ways to display research results.

Poster presentations also can be a common format for research competitions. One upcoming competition is the 2021 AMA Research Challengethe largest national, multispecialty research event for medical students, residents and fellows, and international medical graduates.

The deadline for abstract submissions is July 21. Held virtually, the event gives medical students, physicians and anyone else interested an opportunity to view research posters and presentationsand network with others interested in similar research.

In looking at the advantages to entering a research competition, Carney said it can help your resume.

Typically, when you submit your poster for an award you have to do some sort of oral presentation component, she said. So, its important to get those presentation skills down. The judges will rate what you have done. Ive seen a broad array of students ability. If youre putting your research up for a competition, the experience of characterizing what you did and what you found, the insights you can offer about your findings is really important.

See what made the winning projects from the 2020 AMA Research Challenge stand out.

Think outside the box

The volume of digital platforms creates more options than ever for students and resident to raise awareness for their research work.

I know of one family medicine residency program that has developed a podcast where they regularly talk about the research they are conducting, Carney said. That is really novelto have a podcast about what your residents are working on.

Dr. Carney also said social media can be a venue to disseminate your research, though she cautioned against giving too much away on your social postings because it could endanger your chances at publication.

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‘I no longer think there’s any chance he’s alive’: UC alum missing after Florida condo collapse – WCPO

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A University of Cincinnati medical school alumnus is among the dozens of people still missing after the collapse of a 12-story condo building in Surfside, Florida.

A university spokesperson tweeted Wednesday that the UC College of Medicine sends prayers & hope to the family of Dr. Brad Cohen, who graduated in 1997. His brother, physician Dr. Gary Cohen, is also missing.

According to People, the pair were likely asleep inside when the building buckled.

People reported that Cohens wife of 20 years, journalist and childrens book author Soraya Cohen, has increasingly struggled to summon any hope that the pair could have survived the June 24 collapse. She was optimistic at first, she said; her husband was extremely tough, and she had faith that he would be among the survivors if any emerged.

"But now it's more than four and a half days without water, without food and (possible) massive injuries I no longer think there's any chance he's alive," she told People. "The thought that he's not here anymore... It's cataclysmic. It's just such a giant change of your life with no warning."

Rescue and recovery workers have discovered 16 bodies in the rubble and shifted more than 3 million pounds of wreckage as they continue to search for 147 unaccounted-for people, the Cohen brothers among them.

Soraya Cohen described her husband, who worked as an orthopedic surgeon, as a man who was charitable, kind-hearted, disciplined, responsible and completely devoted to their two children.

He really believed in responsibility and being righteous and doing the right thing, even if it's not the easy thing, she said to People.

His devotion to alleviating the suffering of others makes his own death in a catastrophic building collapse even harder to process, she added.

"Dr. Jerry Sher, his long-time orthopedic surgery partner, said Brad was likely killed on impact," she said to People. "I don't want Brad to have had to suffer, so whatever route was the least suffering is what I want for him."

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Homosexuality was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the Bible for mental health diagnoses, in 1973. Some of the harms of anti-LGBTQ discrimination remain. Recently, advocates reflected on how to better treat and represent the LGBTQ community.

Dan Leonard was struggling in the spring of 1966.

He had recently come out as gay, and he was in the midst of a difficult academic program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Eventually, he was dismissed from the medical school.

The sting of the dismissal was only heightened by an exit interview he had with the school psychiatrist a precaution the university took after a student died by suicide one year previously.

In the process of our conversation, he told me in no uncertain terms that homosexuals cannot be doctors, Leonard said.

Fast forward to today, LGBTQ Pride Month, an annual celebration that dates back to the early 70s, has become commercialized by big businesses sporting rainbow flags and popular retailers selling Pride merchandise. Nonetheless members of the LGBTQ community still continue to struggle against discrimination, the vestiges of which still remain in institutions, such as mental health fields.

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) only removed homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) in 1973.

This is just one example of a historic trauma put on the community, said Trey Roberts, the manager of community engagement at the Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy and co-founder of Raleigh Pride, at a showing of the documentary CURED the conservancy hosted with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) North Carolina and NAMI Wake County.

The documentary, aired at the newly restored Chapel at Dorothea Dix Park last week, followed the journey of the LGBTQ activists and psychologists who fought to change the DSMs classification of homosexuality as a mental illness in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Before that time, members of the LGBTQ community were subject to different forms of conversion therapy meant to change their sexual orientation or gender identity. Those purported therapies at times included genital shock therapy and even lobotomies to treat what was previously considered an illness.

The Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy does not know whether those practices also occurred at the late Dorothea Dix Hospital, Roberts said, since it does not have enough resources.

Were a small staff and we have a group of volunteers who are determined to collect as much as they can, Roberts said. We are very interested in finding more resources to do this work because this kind of history wasnt that long ago.

Even after homosexuality was removed from the DSM, it was replaced by a new category: Sexual Orientation Disturbance, in which homosexuality was considered an illness if a person who was homosexual wanted to change. This allowed certain doctors to continue practices such as conversion therapy.

The classification was then changed to Ego Dystonic Homosexuality and finally removed altogether from the DSM in 1987.

Despite the APAs previous statements that homosexuality is not a mental disorder that should or needs to be changed, the University of California at Los Angeles Williams Institute found that 698,000 LGBTQ adults in the U.S. have received conversion therapy. Furthermore, the study found that 16,000 LGBTQ youth will receive conversation therapy annually in the 32 states where it is still permitted.

North Carolina is one of those states, despite a 2019 poll that found that 80 percent of respondents in the state said the practice should be banned for kids under the age of 18.

LGBTQ youth whose parents attempted to change their sexual orientation attempted suicide at more than twice the rate of youth whose parents did not, according to a 2018 study by The Family Acceptance Project.

Gov. Roy Cooper banned the use of state funding for conversion therapy for minors in 2019, making North Carolina the first Southern state to do so. There are 20 states that ban the practice for minors, according to the Human Rights Campaign.

Coopers executive order was not an outright ban on the practice, but Kody Kinsley, chief deputy secretary for health at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, said it was a good first step to ending the practice, which he called quack science at a panel following the documentary.

Weve instituted that ban around the state dollars that we have in our Medicaid program, our state-funding program, Kinsley said, which its important to remember is one of the primary sources of behavioral health services in North Carolina.

Over a million people dont have health insurance in North Carolina, which means that most folks are reliant on state-funded services.

After his ignominious departure from medical school, Leonard later became a research technician at the medical school and eventually, a nurse. He was often the first or perhaps only openly gay person the people he worked with knew. But Leonard persevered with the help of his guardian angel professor William Huffines.

My first research job in the med school just happened to be in the lab next to his lab, Leonard said. And all the people in that end of the hall had been told that a gay man was coming there to work, and they were to be nice to me.

Leonard never imagined a future where gay marriage would be legal, a topic he says now is almost passe, but that doesnt mean that members of the LGBTQ community do not still face discrimination.

Weve come far from where we were before, Roberts said, but theres still a lot more work that needs to be done Theres still a lot of things we dont talk about and need to address. Such as body image and pronouns and sexuality, identity.

Mental health professionals also need to learn how to treat members of the LGBTQ community, since many LGBTQ may not feel comfortable with certain therapists, Roberts said at the panel.

I know for myself, like coming out was like second adolescence, Roberts said, You went through so much of your life as this one person or pretending to be this one person that when youre finally able to be yourself its almost like you have to really learn a lot of things relearning and loving yourself and loving someone else and finding yourself.

Transgender people, and especially transgender women of color, still face discrimination, or worse, such as increased rates of violence. Roberts said it is harder for those people to find stable employment and thus health care because of the discrimination they face.

At least 29 transgender or gender non-conforming people have been killed in the U.S. in 2021, according to the Human Rights Campaign.

Dana Cea, an online therapist from Wilson, North Carolina, who identifies as queer, said the field must learn to be culturally humble, learning more from the client perspective instead of assuming that were the expert and we know everything, at the panel.

I think we have strived from fixing the wrongs that have happened into competence and thats really not enough, Cea said, because no one can be 100 percent competent at anything.Its really being able to take a step back and be humble and say, I dont know everything.

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Radiology ranks tops among specialties with physicians worth more than $5M – Health Imaging

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In a pandemic-stricken year that saw many practices suffer imaging volume losses, radiologists still maintained their position as one of the wealthiest physician specialties, according to an annual report from Medscape.

Seven percent of the radiology workforce is worth more than $5 million, ranking second only behind internal medicine (9%) and tied with cardiology and orthopedics & orthopedic surgery. Overall doc compensation held steady, fluctuating from $346,000 in 2020 to $344,000 in this years report.

Somewhat surprisingly, physician income on average ended up fairly on par with the previous year, the report read. Although many medical offices were closed for a period of time in 2020, some physicians made use of the Paycheck Protection Program; others cut staff, renegotiated leases, switched to telemedicine visits, and made other cost-cutting changes that kept earning relatively on par.

The findings are part of Medscapes annual Physician Wealth & Debt Report which surveyed nearly 18,000 providers across more than 29 specialties. Out of that total, 4% or about 716 were radiologists who responded to the 10-minute survey between October 6, 2020, and February 11, 2021.

Radiology ranked middle of the pack for providers worth less than $500,000, tied with a number of other specialties including cardiology, pathology and critical care. Family medicine sits atop that list (18% of physicians) followed closely by internal medicine. Both groups, however, also had the highest number of survey respondents.

Most docs cited a mortgage as their largest expense (64%), followed by car loans (37%) and college or medical school loans (25%). On that same note, 20% of rads indicated they were putting money toward college loans, ranking 19th.

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Baxter Announces $1.2 Million in New Scholarships and Grant Funding to Support Students Pursuing Health and Sciences at Historically Black Colleges…

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DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a leading global medical products company, announced today the introduction of three scholarship and grant programs to support Black students pursuing health and science degrees and ultimately help expand the pipeline of Black healthcare professionals. Over a three-year period, $1.2 million will be distributed to three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Meharry Medical College, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), and Tennessee State University (TSU).

The lack of diversity in healthcare is a longstanding and multifaceted problem, one that we are focused on helping to address, said Vernica Arroyave, senior director of Global Community Relations. Creating opportunities that support and empower Black students to pursue medical and scientific careers is one way we can help drive positive change, and we are proud to partner with respected organizations like Meharry, Morehouse, and Tennessee State to expand this effort.

Launching the Baxter Scholars Award at TSU and Meharry Medical College

Beginning in 2021, the Baxter Scholars Award will support the Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. Medical, Dental and Accelerated Pathway Program, a shared program between TSU and Meharry Medical College. The accelerated pipeline program prepares qualified TSU students for early acceptance to Meharry, where students will spend three years in pre-medical courses of study at TSU before being admitted to and enrolling at Meharry to study medicine or dentistry. The Pathway Program participants will complete their undergraduate and medical school studies in seven years, instead of the customary eight years.

The Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. Institute is grateful to Baxter for its support and participation in this journey to increase the number of African American physicians and dentists, to assist young outstanding students in pursuing their dreams, and to invest in the communities we serve, said Ms. Barbara Murrell, chair of the Institute. This is an exciting time!

Morehouse School of Medicine Grants

Baxters donation will support several initiatives within the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Undergraduate Health Sciences Academy (UHSA), a pre-medical targeting program designed to assist undergraduate scholars as they pursue medical school admissions. Baxter funding will provide support in the areas of student research stipends, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) preparation for students and related instructor grants. The gift will also be used to support several MSM Graduate Pipeline Programs, including Bridges to Biotechnology & Bioentrepreneurships, curriculum that raises awareness for the biotechnology field and its offerings, and Bridges to Health Informatics, a program exposing students to health information technologies and analytics.

We must continue to identify and remove barriers for Black students who enter medical school and other fields in health sciences, said John K. White, associate vice president and chief of staff for institutional advancement at Morehouse School of Medicine. Baxters support allows us to offer more assistance to students as they pursue education in these important areas, and were immensely grateful for this support.

About ACT: Activating Change Today

Baxters ACT: Activating Change Today program is a multidimensional and multiyear initiative to advance inclusion and racial justice within the workplace, communities and markets the company serves. Baxters commitment through ACT is about taking action and driving results to achieve meaningful, sustainable change. The HBCU funding builds on the recent introduction of three additional partnerships supporting efforts to combat prevalent health issues in the Black community:

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Every day, millions of patients and caregivers rely on Baxters leading portfolio of critical care, nutrition, renal, hospital and surgical products. For 90 years, weve been operating at the critical intersection where innovations that save and sustain lives meet the healthcare providers that make it happen. With products, technologies and therapies available in more than 100 countries, Baxters employees worldwide are now building upon the companys rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of transformative healthcare innovations. To learn more, visit http://www.baxter.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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David Cochran receives grant from Eagles Foundation to study biomarker-driven drug treatment for autism – UMass Medical School

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A research team led by David M. Cochran, MD, PhD, has been awarded $400,000 from the Eagles Autism Foundation to study a biomarker-driven pharmacological treatment for autism spectrum disorder. The study is one of 18 projects that will receive $3.1 million in funding for cutting-edge autism research and programming from the private philanthropic organization.

The two-year project is really taking the development of treatments for autism to the next level in terms of using brain-based markers to be able to demonstrate that were making changes that could have longer term effects that actually impact the core social features of autism, said Dr. Cochran, the Barrett Family Term Chair in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, assistant professor of psychiatry and medical director of the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CANDO) within the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center and the Department of Psychiatry at UMass Medical School.

Autism, which affects one in 54 children, is partly a disorder of social communication, explained Cochran. Previous research has shown that the social cognitive deficits are related to an imbalance in the brain between glutamate, which is an excitatory neurotransmitter, and GABA, which is an inhibitory neurotransmitter. These neurotransmitters can be measured by a technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS).

What weve shown, and has been confirmed in other studies, is there is a lower amount of GABA in the brain in certain areas among kids with autism, compared with typically developing kids, Cochran said. And weve shown that the levels are related to social impairment.

The study funded by the Eagles Foundation aims to: determine if treatment with the drug gabapentin, used for seizure disorders and postherpetic neuralgia, sustainably increases GABA levels in the right anterior insula (RAI), an area of the brain involved in social cognition; determine if the response of RAI GABA levels to a single dose of gabapentin predicts a sustained response after treatment; and to determine if the increase in GABA levels with gabapentin treatment translates into clinically measurable improvements in social cognition.

The eight-week, open-label clinical trial of gabapentin in 40 adolescents, ages 13 to 17 years, with autism spectrum disorder, will measure GABA levels using MRS before and after treatment.

Most of the work is being done locally within UMass Medical School at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, working with Jean A. Frazier, MD, the Robert M. and Shirley S. Siff Chair in Autism, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, and executive director of the Shriver Center.

The UMass Medical School team is collaborating with Richard C. Schmidt, PhD, distinguished professor of liberal arts and chair of the Department of Psychology at College of the Holy Cross, to assess whether social behavioral interactions of participants change over the course of the study.

One of the real difficulties with autism, in terms of medication treatment, is there currently are no medical treatments for the core social deficits in autism. A high percentage of kids with autism take medication, but those are for behavioral or psychiatric symptoms, such as hyperactivity, irritability or anxiety, said Cochran.

If gabapentin is shown to be effective in sustaining GABA levels and treating core social deficits, Cochran said, further treatment studies would be needed to determine the long-term clinical impact. He said a future avenue of research would be to determine if altering brain-based biomarkers earlier in development, when neural pathways are still forming, could alter the trajectory of the disorder.

This year we received an incredible pool of 47 letters of intent, which were then narrowed down to 28 full proposals that underwent a comprehensive evaluation process, said Ryan Hammond, Eagles Autism Foundation executive director. Throughout that highly competitive review process, Dr. Cochrans innovative research stood out, demonstrating the potential to truly impact lives and the field overall. His work plays a critical role in expanding our understanding of autism and could lead to improved therapies and treatment methods, and we are enthusiastic about the possibilities that will come from his research.

The Eagles Autism Foundation is dedicated to raising funds for innovative autism research and programs. By providing the necessary resources to doctors and scientists at leading institutions, the foundation will be able to assist those currently affected by autism as well as future generations. The foundation aims to inspire and engage the community, so together, they can provide much-needed support to make a lasting impact in the field of autism.

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An Indian island paradise escaped COVID-19. Then a Hindu nationalist official arrived – Yahoo News

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A dozen activists of the Center of Indian Trade Unions stage a peaceful demonstration in Kochi, India, on June 15, 2021, expressing solidarity with the inhabitants of Lakshadweep against changes made by a new administrator. (R S Iyer / Associated Press)

For 44 years, Nijamuddin K. lived his life in peace on Kavaratti, a sandy atoll surrounded by turquoise water 200 miles west of Indias Malabar coast.

On a good day, when the winds cooperated and the fish were running, he could take his wooden boat with the creaky motor out to sea and catch up to 60 tuna. Steady demand for the prized fish on the Indian mainland made him the breadwinner for an extended family of 14.

The turbulence of modern India has long eluded Kavaratti and the 35 other flecks of idyllic tropical land scattered across the Arabian Sea and known as Lakshadweep. That serenity was upended in December, when a newly appointed administrator for the federal territory named Praful Khoda Patel visited the archipelago following the death of his predecessor.

Patel lifted restrictions on travel to the islands that had kept Lakshadweep remarkably free of COVID-19. The relaxation came just as Indias disastrous second wave was developing, resulting in a sudden and deadly outbreak in the island community.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, seen in 2019 with Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh state Yogi Adityanath. Under the Modi government, Muslims have been increasingly marginalized in a country where they make up 14% of the population. (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press )

But what sparked protests and turned this rarely noticed collection of reefs into national news was prompted when Patel, a loyalist of Prime Minister Narendra Modis Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, introduced sweeping plans to overhaul life in the Muslim enclave. It was as if the targeting of Muslims that has riven the mainland in recent years had suddenly made its way across the sea.

Without consulting anyone in Lakshadweep, Patel proposed giving the government unchecked powers to seize property and relocate residents in the name of developing the island chain into a tourist destination that could rival the nearby Maldives.

He then suggested a ban on beef and a lifting of prohibitions on alcohol, an affront to local religious sensibilities. Patel also wanted to bar anyone with more than two children from running for local elections, a move widely seen as a ploy to weaken the political standing of Muslims, who make up 95% of the population.

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Patel also wants to hand authorities the power to detain anyone without public disclosure for up to a year a rule more commonly used in parts of India with national security concerns, not a place like Lakshadweep where theres virtually no crime.

Its no secret they want to eradicate our community, said Nijamuddin. It makes me angry and sad. They could have learned about our lifestyle and culture instead of imposing all these rules.

Nijamuddins problems began on April 27 when workers employed by the federal government demolished his beach shed and disconnected his electricity supply without warning. The government has been clearing beachfront land in Kavaratti and other inhabited islands in Lakshadweep, declaring structures like sheds illegal.

Nijamuddin had dipped into his savings to construct the shed made of bamboo and coconut leaves to store his fishing nets and shelter his boat when it needed repair. The vessel still has a gash on its bow from Cyclone Tauktae earlier this year.

The following month, Nijamuddins 75-year-old father died of COVID-19. He had been struggling to breathe for weeks, but there was little doctors could do at a government hospital overwhelmed by patients and short on beds.

We used to feel safe here because there were no cases while there were millions in other parts of India, said Nijamuddin, who suspects everyone in his family has been infected, most asymptomatically.

Lakshadweeps residents are now under lockdown to contain a wave of COVID-19 thats infected more than 9,000 people and killed at least 46, making it one of the worst outbreaks in India on a per capita basis.

Unable to fish, Nijamuddin has had to borrow money from friends and relatives to make ends meet. Growing signs of a third wave in India mean Lakshadweep could be months from recovery.

I have a family of 14 people to feed and fishing is the only way of earning money, Nijamuddin said. Now that is also taken away and I dont know how I am going to survive.

The father of two was so frustrated that he joined the so-called Black Day protest on June 14 organized by local activists. Thousands of island residents wore black in solidarity and posted signs outside their homes that read Go back Patel.

More demonstrations have followed, including a hunger strike. The hashtag #SaveLakshadweep has been trending in India. Authorities have responded to the uproar by arresting nearly two dozen demonstrators.

Patel, who could not be reached for comment, has defended his plan by saying the BJP administration is trying to uplift the lives of coconut growers and fishermen of the island.

He said the stringent security laws are needed so that youth are not misguided.

Residents dont believe they will benefit from Lakshadweeps development of luxury hotels. They say they are being pushed aside because of their faith.

Under the Modi government, Muslims have been increasingly marginalized in a country where they make up 14% of the population. Theyve been targeted by police and violent mobs. And in a bid by Modis ruling party to make India more of a Hindu nation, many could be rendered stateless by a citizenship law that excludes Muslim migrants.

Human rights activists say Patel epitomizes Modis imprint on the worlds largest democracy by suppressing dissent and ignoring the interests of Lakshadweeps Muslim population to advance his partys ideology.

Lakshadweep is an indication of how the Hindu nationalist agenda of the Modi administration has seeped into what should be nonpartisan governance structures, said Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director for Human Rights Watch. Political appointments have resulted in arbitrary actions to enforce the governing ideology without consultation or taking into account rights protections and constitutional freedoms.

The result, Ganguly said, was an avoidable crisis of the governments own making.

The biggest problem in Lakshadweep is there was no problem, she said. What were they trying to solve?

Patels proposals are awaiting approval by the Home Ministry and Modis Cabinet. Opposition lawmakers have criticized the plans, which have also attracted the attention of celebrities, including Aisha Sulthana, a popular filmmaker and native of Lakshadweep, who likened Patel to a bioweapon for relaxing COVID-19 travel restrictions and triggering an outbreak. Sulthana has since been charged by police with sedition for the remark.

Residents of Lakshadweep say Patels actions suggest hes trying to purge the islands of their inhabitants. In another unpopular move, the federal government has cited budget constraints after laying off hundreds of employees and contractors on the islands.

Raida C.K., a former office assistant at Lakshadweeps recreation department, was fired after she spent two weeks in jail for participating in a demonstration against Patels relaxed COVID-19 rules. Gone is her $150 monthly salary needed to take care of her mother and brother. The family has been feeding itself thanks to the generosity of neighbors.

Our freedom is being taken away, said Raida, 30. People on these islands are simple, straightforward people. We don't know how to deal with this attack on our culture and traditions.

Nijamuddin spends his days restless, stuck at home. His nets are dry and he doesn't know when he'll get back to sea. He has trouble sleeping most nights as he lies awake thinking about how to repay his debts and his family's future in Lakshadweep.

"If they take our lands," he said, "we have nowhere else to go."

Times staff writer Pierson reported from Singapore and special correspondent Torgalkar from Pune.

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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COVID-19: Malta, Balearic and Caribbean islands added to UK travel green list from today – Sky News

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Malta, the Balearic islands and parts of the Caribbean are among the countries being moved to the UK's travel green list from today.

Anyone arriving in the UK from green list destinations from 4am on Wednesday will no longer have to self-isolate for 10 days.

The full list of countries moving onto the green list is as follows:

Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Balearic islands (Formentera, Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca), Barbados, Bermuda, BIOT, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Madeira, Malta, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands.

All of the destinations being moved to the green list, with the exception of Malta, are also being put on the government's 'green watchlist'.

This means that they are "at risk of moving from green to amber", the Department of Transport said, noting that "passengers are urged to take extra care when thinking about travelling to green watchlist countries".

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said green watchlist countries could be moved to amber before the next official review in three weeks' time.

Jerusalem and Israel, which were already on the green list, are also being moved onto the watchlist, the department said.

Eritrea, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Mongolia, Tunisia and Uganda are being moved onto the red list from 4am on Wednesday.

Anyone returning from these countries will have to quarantine in a government-sanctioned hotel for 10 days.

Although Malta and the Spanish Islands are being moved to the green list, local rules mean that Britons hoping to holiday there face restrictions on arrival.

Only fully-vaccinated people from the UK will be allowed into Malta, while those travelling to the Balearics will have to prove vaccination status or a negative COVID test result before entering.

The next travel review will take place before the planned final easing of coronavirus restrictions in England on 19 July.

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Lumber theft alleged | Island Scanner – Whidbey News-Times

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The following reports were selected from reports made to the Island County Sheriffs Office:

Wednesday, June 2

At 8:20 a.m., a woman reported that she stole a sign from Deception Pass Bridge 30 years ago and wants to turn herself in.

At 9:05 a.m., a West Green Valley Road resident reported that she found arrows in her fence. She said they may have come from a nearby homeless camp.

At 10:10 a.m., a caller reported that an employee was bitten by a customers dog on Craw Road.

At 12:03 p.m., a caller reported that people were beating each other up in a grocery store on South Main Street.

At 7:36 p.m., a Wallace Court resident reported that someone pried open and broke into a locked mailbox.

At 8:40 p.m., a Blacktail Lane resident reported that the ships in Holmes Harbor were noisy.

Thursday, June 3

At 3:17 a.m., a driver reported that a man was walking in the middle of Highway 20 near Welcher Road.

At 9:39 a.m., a caller reported that a homeless person was taking a bath in a restroom on South Main Street.

At 9:58 a.m., a Sage Lane resident reported that a generator was stolen.

At 2:27 p.m., a woman on Snowflake Road reported that she caught her husband cheating.

Friday, June 4

At 10:39 a.m., a caller reported that someone stole lumber from a house under construction on Hinman Drive.

At 11:07 a.m., a caller reported that three young adults were armed and threw stuff around a store on Midway Boulevard.

At 12:08 p.m., a resident reported finding kittens in the basement of a vacant house on Highway 20.

At 2:40 p.m., a resident reported that a house on Sunset Drive was burglarized. Tools, a guitar and other items were stolen.

At 8:38 p.m., a caller on Barr Beach Road reported that a seal was stuck in netting in the bay.

At 11:05 p.m., a resident reported that a farm on West Crescent Harbor Road may be keeping too many animals.

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On Island Time With Fashion Label Tier – WWD

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Founded in 2014 by Nigeria Ealey (creative director), Esae Jean-Simon (finance director), and Victor James (art director), Brooklyn-based fashion label Tier is this month launching its fourth project, Tier Island.

Its basically our own spin on what Tier would look like if we had our own place, own ecosystem, our own resources everything. It was that navigation from the weve all been home, having to quarantine, stay away from friends and family or travels, so this is that escape were bringing you to this whole new experience thats happy, sunny, lively, adventurous, Ealey explained. Its this hyper-realistic feel.

Since its inception, the self-funded label has pushed art to the forefront of its designs (each cofounder has an art-based background; the brands motto is Art Never Dies) with original artwork. For Tier Island, they redeveloped their signature script logo into an island shape. Each letter of the island represents four perspectives of the mystical, remote location, correlating to four seasonal ready-to-wear and accessory drops.

We broke everything into seasons based on the letters. T is spring, I summer, E fall and R is winter. Each of them tells a different [story of the island], said Ealey.

For spring, which will release on the brands website on July 16, they designed summer fashions with artwork representing their islands experiences (travel, amusement attractions, jet-skiing, building sandcastles, etc.) across mens and womens. Fall will touch on outdoor adventures and more. The collection, as a whole, pushes beyond the brands casual, unisex streetwear signatures into more fashion-forward pieces (novelty knits, a tailored utility dress or body-hugging numbers) alongside the debut of swimwear. The line ranges from $144 to $456 across the 31 styles.

Following the spring online release, the brand is planning to host an immersive island-themed pop-up at the end of July.

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NYPD will work all summer with Staten Island youth to beautify the community — and have some fun, too – SILive.com

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- This summer, the NYPD Patrol Borough of Staten Island (PBSI) is determined to continue its commitment to cleaner and safer neighborhoods on Staten Island with a series of events across the borough as part of their Summer of Growth program.

The events, geared toward Staten Island youth, will consist of a combination of park and neighborhood clean-ups as well as recreation including sports, a movie day, a nature walk, and more.

Summer of Growth will begin with a grand opening in Mahoney Park on July 1 from 11 a.m. 2 p.m. PBSI Youth Coordination Officer Derek Brown, who is part of the team that Chief Frank Vega assembled to organize the program, described the event to the Advance/SILive.com as being an all out kind of block party atmosphere.

We want to get some momentum with the youth of the community have some fun, play some sports, listen to some music, dance, give some information on what were going to be doing all summer, Brown said.

Brown explained that the planning team wanted to ensure that Summer of Growth is balanced with both community service and fun.

We wanted the youth that get involved, if theyre going to come out and work with us and theyre going to put their best foot forward to help us bring some pride back to the community of Staten Island, we want them to have some fun. We want them to see the fruits of their labor, said Brown.

Each week, there will be a clean-up event in a specific neighborhood or park on Tuesday and then the group will return on Thursday to the same location for some fun events.

The Summer of Growth events will take place in all four precincts and various neighborhoods across the borough. Youth participants can attend as many events as they choose, and no registration is required.

We wanted to do something that was broad and covered the whole island. We wanted every portion of our community to be involved, Brown explained.

Brown also told the Advance/SILive.com that the events will provide an opportunity for the department to foster a better relationship with the youth in the community in an informal setting.

As were walking through a park or were doing some outreach, it provides a nice, more comfortable atmosphere for them to express themselves to us, having conversations that they want to have with the police department, he said.

Throughout the program, each precinct will have a piece of traveling art that will be brought to events in their corresponding precinct. Volunteers will sign and contribute something inspirational and personal to the art piece. Brown explained that he and the planning team felt it was important to have something tangible for the precincts and the volunteers that honors the work they will have done.

With such an ambitious undertaking going on, theres no way that we would want this to go without being memorialized, Brown said.

As part of the departments mission to drive awareness issues such as the boroughs opioid crisis, the boards will have a purple background in recognition of National Overdose Awareness Day, which is Aug. 31.

At the end of the summer, the boards will be presented to the precinct commanders and then hung in the lobbies of the precincts for police officers and community members to look at with a sense of pride.

The program will conclude with a celebration of what the community and precincts have accomplished together.

When asked what he specifically wants Staten Islanders to know about the program, Brown replied: We can only grow together. We cant just grow in pieces. So its something that we have to do as a community, as a whole.

Brown emphasized that all of the events are open and dont require applications or sign-ups. He encourages everyone to stop by even if its just for one event because it still makes a difference.

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Grab-and-go: Free meals available this summer at these Staten Island sites – SILive.com

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. New York City is offering free grab-and-go meals for children and adults across the five boroughs this summer.

The city Department of Education (DOE) is offering the free meals to students and adults at Meal Hubs from Monday through Friday. The sites will serve breakfast and lunch grab-and-go items from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There will be no service on Monday, July 5 (Independence Day observed) and Tuesday, July 20 (Eid-ul-Adha).

Take-home-and-cook options will also be available at the community hubs. DOE food distribution centers will have more information. The choice of items may vary according to location and availability.

Those items may include: Baked ravioli, beef burgers, burritos (Southwest), buttermilk biscuits, buttermilk pancakes, chicken (oven roasted and sliders), fish patties, French fries, garlic toast, grilled cheese, Jamaican beef patties, mac and cheese, mozzarella sticks, omelet, pizza, stuffed shells, turkey (oven roasted and breakfast sausage patty) and waffles.

The DOE has menus available for free breakfast and lunch meals. Breakfast meals include cereal, juice, milk, graham crackers and sun-butter cups. Lunch meals include assorted deli sandwiches or wraps with different proteins, vegetables, fruits and milk.

All menus are subject to change. Menus are pork-free, and no fried food is offered or served in the meals. No artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners are used in any school meal.

No registration, identification or documentation is required. No dining space is available, so meals must be eaten off-premises.

Vegetarian and halal meals are available at all community meals sites, while Kosher certified meals are available at select locations. Kosher certified meals are available on Staten Island at CSI High School for international Studies, New Springville. Expanded halal meals are available at PS 22 in Graniteville, CSI High School for International Studies, and Curtis High School in St. George.

To find a location online, search here, text NYC FOOD or NYC COMIDA to 877-877, or call 311.

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More Rules In Place To Prevent Repeat Of Lake Minnetonkas Big Island Stomach Bug Outbreak – CBS Minnesota

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) The stage is set on Lake Minnetonka for a hot and sunny celebration this holiday weekend.

Big Island in particular is known for boats lining up side by side for a makeshift pool party.

But when we have all these people in a very small area, you know, its kind of like sharing a giant bath tub, said Trisha Robinson, supervisor of the Waterborne Diseases Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health.

When you share the water so closely, you also share each others germs. That was the case two years ago when about 200 people got sick with a mystery illness after partying at Big Island.

I had symptoms that are very similar to food poisoning, said Austin Hilgenberg in July of 2019.

Those who got sick experienced cramping, vomiting and diarrhea. Some suspected E. coli was the cause. Others blamed it on people using the lake as a personal bathroom. Investigators couldnt officially determine a cause, but they have their theories.

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It really looked more likely to be a viral illness, so something more like norovirus was much more likely, Robinson said. But again, we didnt have laboratory testing that was conclusive to tell us that.

State health leaders and the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) dont want a repeat of 2019. The first step was moving the buoys on Big Island 600 feet from shore.

That way it will probably reduce the density a little, but also allow maybe some movement in there, LMCD executive director Vickie Schleuning said.

Theres also new rules for toilets on boats to ensure human waste isnt getting in water. An ordinance was written making it illegal to have a macerator or grinder pump, as well as leaving a Y valve unlocked.

Beyond those rules, officials are hoping people make smart choices. That includes not drinking the lake water and making sure water doesnt splash into the cup or can of whatever someone is drinking. And if youre feeling sick, sit this weekend out.

Sometimes when people are vomiting or diarrhea, they may think its from something they ate or drank too much of, but sometimes theyre just sick. And it doesnt take much to contaminate an area and affect other people, Schleuning said.

The Hennepin County Sheriffs Office Water Patrol will also be on the lookout for people drinking and boating. There have been at least 16 BUIs on Lake Minnetonka already this year.

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LL District 24 11s All-Star baseball: Great Kills tops Staten Island to finish pool play with 3-1 record – SILive.com

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Great Kills put on its hitting shoes as it scored seven times in the top of the first and banged out 12 hits total to beat host Staten Island, 9-1, in a Little League District 24 11s baseball all-star tournament game Wednesday night.

The winners finished with a 3-1 record in pool play and the No. 2 seed in Fridays semifinals. Staten Island finished 2-2 and earned the No. 3 seed, meaning the same two teams will meet again Friday at Great Kills at 8 p.m.

Great Kills big first was fueled by doubles by Nicky Berman, Nick Cianciaruso (2 for 2, two RBI) and Peter Tronolone (2 for 3, three RBI).

Paul Myers club received excellent pitching from Anthony Gaglia, who scattered four hits and struck out eight.

Gaglia also went 2 for 3 with an RBI double. Jay Daniello added two hits.

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