{"id":49870,"date":"2016-12-13T19:52:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T20:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-nhhf-scholarship-mentorship-program-targets-growing-demand-for-diversity-among-health-care-professionals\/"},"modified":"2016-12-14T14:50:16","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T18:50:16","slug":"el-programa-de-becas-y-mentores-de-la-nhhf-se-centra-en-la-creciente-demanda-de-la-diversidad-entre-los-profesionales-de-la-salud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-programa-de-becas-y-mentores-de-la-nhhf-se-centra-en-la-creciente-demanda-de-la-diversidad-entre-los-profesionales-de-la-salud\/","title":{"rendered":"NHHF Scholarship &amp; Mentorship Program Targets Growing Demand for Diversity Among Health Care Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p\/>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 13, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Twenty-Seven health professional students pursuing health care careers in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> will receive <span class=\"xn-money\">$5,000<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-money\">$2,000<\/span> scholarships from the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) at the 13th Annual Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship Gala at the New York Academy of Medicine in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">December 15, 2016<\/span> and at the 9<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Gala in <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">December 8<\/span><sup>th<\/sup> 2016. <\/p>\n<p>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Fernando J. Valverde<\/span>, Regional President- Medicare, South Florida Humana , Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Angela Diaz<\/span>, Director, Adolescent Clinic, Icahn School of Medicine at <span class=\"xn-location\">Mount Sinai<\/span>, Lorraine Cort\u00e9s-V\u00e1zquez, Senior Vice-President, Community Relations \/Government Affairs, Emblem Health\/CUNY Trustee, <span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Miranda, Jr.<\/span>, Founding Partner, MirRam Group, LLC, <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert F. Mujica<\/span>, Budget Director State of New York\/CUNY Trustee, <span class=\"xn-person\">Althea Alexander<\/span>, Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, <span class=\"xn-org\">USC<\/span> Keck School of Medicine, Dr. Hy Doyle, Director- PRIME Program, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, <span class=\"xn-person\">John Baackes<\/span>, CEO, LA Health Care Plan, <span class=\"xn-person\">Richard D. Cordova<\/span>, Past-CEO, Children&#8217;s Hospital L.A., <span class=\"xn-person\">Sylvia Lopez<\/span>, Former Anchor, KCBS\/KCAL TV, <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>, and Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Gregory Talavera<\/span>, Professor, Public Health, <span class=\"xn-org\">San Diego State University<\/span> will receive Health Leadership Awards.\u00a0 &#8220;We are proud to honor these leaders who are committed to a better America.&#8221; said Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Elena Rios<\/span>, president of NHHF. &#8220;They are increasing access to health care, promoting healthy lifestyles, and increasing Hispanic students in health professions schools.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The scholarship program is supported by the United Health Foundation, Centene, Humana, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, <span class=\"xn-org\">Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science<\/span>, NYU Langone Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at <span class=\"xn-location\">Mount Sinai<\/span>, Emblem Health, AltaMed, National Hispanic Medical Association, and other partners.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s scholarship recipients have demonstrated academic excellence, leadership and commitment to serving the Hispanic community, the nation&#8217;s largest minority group. Their disciplines are in six areas: medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, health policy, and pharmacy.<\/p>\n<p>The student awardees are: <span class=\"xn-person\">Christian Monsalve<\/span>, Rutgers NJ Medical School, <span class=\"xn-person\">Cesar Andrade<\/span>, Icahn School of Medicine at <span class=\"xn-location\">Mount Sinai<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Natalie Ceballos<\/span>, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, <span class=\"xn-person\">Paulina Ramirez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Drexel University<\/span> School of Medicine, <span class=\"xn-person\">Rachel Rosario<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Meharry Medical College<\/span> School of Dentistry, <span class=\"xn-person\">Crystal Alvarez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Boston University, School of Public Health<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Javier Ortega<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Long Island University School of Pharmacy<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Pia Iribarren<\/span>, NYU Global Health, <span class=\"xn-person\">Stephanie Arredondo-Glacet<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Medical University of South Carolina<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Stephanie Eleanor Rivera<\/span>, MSN, RN, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois at Chicago<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Sarah Martinez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of the Pacific<\/span> Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, <span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Ventura<\/span>, UCLA School of Dentistry, <span class=\"xn-person\">Paola Perez<\/span>, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, <span class=\"xn-person\">Victoria Rodriguez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Southern California<\/span> Public Health Program, <span class=\"xn-person\">Laura Ortega Flores<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Utah<\/span>, School of Nursing, <span class=\"xn-person\">David Reynoso<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of San Francisco<\/span> School of Nursing, <span class=\"xn-person\">Marvin Ortiz<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Western University of Health Sciences<\/span> College of Pharmacy, <span class=\"xn-person\">Omar Viramontes<\/span>, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, <span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Seija<\/span>, Texas A&amp;M Health Science Center College of Medicine, <span class=\"xn-person\">Fernando Picazo<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Arizona<\/span> College of Medicine- <span class=\"xn-location\">Tucson<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Axana Rodriguez-Torres<\/span>, UC Irvine School of Medicine. A prestigious panel of health care officials from the Wagner School, National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Latino Caucus of the American Public Health Association, the Hispanic Dental Association, and NHMA selected the awardees.<\/p>\n<p>Since the scholarship program was launched in 2004, NHHF has awarded 208 scholarships totaling <span class=\"xn-money\">$720,000<\/span>. &#8220;The NHHF is proud of its role in filling the growing demand for diversity through this scholarship program.&#8221; Rios said<\/p>\n<p>NHHF, located at the NY Academy of Medicine and affiliated with NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, is the 501(c)(3) arm of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC representing Hispanic physicians across the U.S. For information on the\u00a0National Hispanic Health Foundation, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhmafoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.nhmafoundation.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p \/>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 13, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Twenty-Seven health professional students pursuing health care careers in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> will receive <span class=\"xn-money\">$5,000<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-money\">$2,000<\/span> scholarships from the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) at the 13th Annual Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship Gala at the New York Academy of Medicine in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span> on &lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}