Student Council Leaders Reflect On Pandemic Experiences
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Co-presidents Brooke Margolin, a public health major, and Laura Palm, a musician with an M.D. degree, talk about the effects of COVID-19 on Rutgers students’ lives, thoughts, and future plans.

New Year Kicks Off for Student Council
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The Rutgers Global Health Institute Student Council hosted its annual welcome meeting on October 8. The nearly 80-member council includes students who are affiliated with 19 schools and colleges throughout the university.

Rutgers Faculty Doctor Selected for National Training Program to Promote Diversity in Clinical Trials
https://globalhealth.rutgers.edu/news/rutgers-faculty-doctor-selected-for-national-training-program-to-promote-diversity-in-clinical-trials/

Radiation oncologist Malcolm Mattes of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey is one of 52 physicians nationwide joining the Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program, a five-year, $100 million initiative launched by Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and partners.

COVID-19 Vaccine Receives Emergency Use Authorization for Children 5 to 11
https://globalhealth.rutgers.edu/news/covid-19-vaccine-receives-emergency-use-authorization-for-children-5-to-11/

Rutgers faculty member Simon Li, a principal investigator in the Rutgers pediatric clinical trial for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, addresses questions about the vaccine rollout for this age group.

Building a pipeline to replenish the supply of primary care doctors in N.J.
https://globalhealth.rutgers.edu/news/building-a-pipeline-to-replenish-the-supply-of-primary-care-doctors-in-n-j/

WHYY.org features the perspectives of New Jersey Medical School students Sebastian Acevedo and Angelica Lopez and assistant dean Ana Natale-Pereira related to a new scholarship program for medical students from underserved communities to become primary care physicians in Newark and surrounding towns.

N.J.’s health system is failing underserved groups. How can the care divide be bridged?
https://globalhealth.rutgers.edu/news/new-jerseys-health-system-is-failing-underserved-groups/

Institute director Richard Marlink discusses social determinants of health in this NJ.com story about the Commonwealth Fund’s new report, “Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care: A Scorecard of State Performance.”

What We Know About the Omicron Variant
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University experts in infectious disease, epidemiology, pediatrics, and global health share insights related to Omicron, which the World Health Organization has labeled a variant of concern.

Faculty Openings
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Check this page for upcoming opportunities.

Community Needs Shape Equitable Recovery Program’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics in Newark
https://globalhealth.rutgers.edu/news/community-needs-shape-equitable-recovery-programs-covid-19-vaccine-clinics-in-newark/

In underserved neighborhoods in the city’s South and West wards, small business owners and local leaders are voices for their communities. Their input and guidance inform the rollout of initiatives to improve vaccination rates and help communities build resilience—a top goal of the Equitable Recovery for New Jersey’s Small Businesses program.

Joseph Hanna
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Joseph Hanna, MD, PhD, FACS, joined the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Department of Surgery in 2013. He is an acute care surgeon and is board certified in general surgery […]