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UM's School of Medicine to host free health fair

WLRN Public Media | By WLRN News Staff
Published March 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM EST
Preliminary data released by the University of Miami revealed Black student enrollment fell from 9% to 5% for the Class of 2028. This is the first class impacted by the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned affirmative action, preventing a race-conscious admission process.
Howard Cohen
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Miami Herald
Preliminary data released by the University of Miami revealed Black student enrollment fell from 9% to 5% for the Class of 2028. This is the first class impacted by the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned affirmative action, preventing a race-conscious admission process.

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is hosting a free health fair in Allapattah next weekend on March 15. 

Attendees, with and without insurance and regardless of immigration status, may attend.

Medical professionals will be on site to perform health screening, including breast exams to dental screenings, mental health screenings, as well as vision and hearing exams.

The health fair will kick off at 8 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. at the Village of Allapattah YMCA Family Center.  You can register for the health fair here.  

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