{"id":91170,"date":"2020-11-20T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-honoring-leaders-and-student-scholarships-for-latino-health\/"},"modified":"2020-11-20T14:03:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T18:03:02","slug":"honrando-a-lideres-y-entregando-becas-a-estudiantes-en-pro-de-la-salud-de-los-latinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/honrando-a-lideres-y-entregando-becas-a-estudiantes-en-pro-de-la-salud-de-los-latinos\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Honoring Leaders and Student Scholarships for Latino Health&#8221;"},"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><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 19, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/&#8211;The National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF), 501c foundation of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), hosts its 17<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Ceremony \u2013virtually &#8211; to present scholarships to outstanding Latino health professional students to assist them to become a doctor, nurse, dentist, pharmacist, PA or public health administrator. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are also honoring leaders who are role models for these remarkable students,&#8221; said Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Elena Rios<\/span>, President and CEO of NHHF and NHMA. &#8220;and partnering with visionary sponsors so that we are able to build the future health workforce for our communities, so ravaged by COVID-19.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><i>The gala ceremony will be held <span class=\"xn-chron\">November 19<\/span><sup>th<\/sup> \u00a0from 8:00 \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">10:00 pm EST<\/span>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>This year NHHF honors leaders in the Health industry for their transformation of their community, academic and private sector organizations so that more Latinos will have access to healthcare:<\/p>\n<p>The United Health Foundation and Centene Corporate are the Major Sponsors. Other sponsors include NovoNordisk, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Geffen School of Medicine at <span class=\"xn-org\">UCLA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Charles R. Drew University of Medicine &amp; Science<\/span>, Kaiser Permanente, DaVita, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, Latino Commission on AIDS, California Liver Institute, Pasadena Liver Institute, American Heart Association, California Health and Wellness and HealthNet and more.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s NHHF Health Professional Student Scholarships are being awarded to outstanding students who demonstrated academic excellence, leadership and a commitment to providing healthcare to Latinos. Since the scholarship program was launched in 2004, NHHF has awarded over 280 scholarships as the only Latino scholarship only given to graduate students in healthcare in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><i>The 2020 scholarship award winners are: <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Elisabeth Parra,\u00a0Charles R. <span class=\"xn-org\">Drew University<\/span> of Medicine and Science \/<span class=\"xn-person\">David Geffen School<\/span> of Medicine at UCLA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Bianka Aceves Martin<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California Riverside<\/span> School of Medicine<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Jaquelin Solis<\/span> Solis, <span class=\"xn-org\">Loyola University Chicago<\/span>&#8211; Stritch School of Medicine\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Gabriel Enciso<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Eastern Virginia Medical School<\/span><br \/>Enrique\u00a0Cazares-Navarro, <span class=\"xn-org\">Michigan State University<\/span> College of Human Medicine<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Daniel Alicea<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Albert Einstein College<\/span> of Medicine<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Jose Negrete Manriquez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Charles R. Drew<\/span>\/PRIME at Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>Raidizon Mercedes, <span class=\"xn-org\">Drexel University<\/span> College of Medicine<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Jordan Juarez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Lewis Katz School<\/span> of Medicine at Temple University\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Priscilla Gonzalez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Boston University<\/span> School of Medicine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Ana McCracken<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine<\/span> and Public Health\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Katia Valdez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California, Los Angeles<\/span>, Fielding School of Public Health\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Cesia Rosamilia<\/span>, CUNY School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Raul Perez Zarate<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Emory University<\/span> Rollins School of Public Health <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Alejandra Silva Hernandez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Columbia University<\/span> Mailman School of Public Health\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Sylvette Ramos-Diaz<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of North Carolina<\/span> Adams School of Dentistry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Steve Rodriguez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio<\/span> Dental School\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>Ingrid Marie Belaza, <span class=\"xn-org\">Lake Erie College<\/span> of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Diana Garnica<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Southern California<\/span> School of Pharmacy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Alexander Pinto<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">New York University<\/span> College of Dentistry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Gutierrez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Miami<\/span> Miller School of Medicine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Lisandra Ochoa<\/span>, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Ruben Vega Perez<\/span>, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Lauro Avalos<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California, San Francisco<\/span>, Medical School\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Alberto Ortega<\/span>, Keck School of Medicine of USC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Cecilia Ramirez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">David Geffen School<\/span> of Medicine at UCLA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Victor Rodriguez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M University<\/span> College of Medicine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Brenda Castillo<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas Tech University<\/span> Health Sciences, El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Laura Hernandez Santiago<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science<\/span>, Medical School<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Vanessa Nunez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">David Geffen School<\/span> of Medicine and Fielding Public Health School at UCLA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Veronica Ortiz<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"xn-person\">Albert Einstein College<\/span> of Medicine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Julio Ramos<\/span>, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai<br \/>Andrew Rosales, Keck USC School of Medicine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Monica Vergara<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Tulane University<\/span> School of Medicine \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>NHHF is the 501(c)(3) arm of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), a nonprofit organization that represents 50,000 Hispanic physicians across the U.S. The mission of NHHF is to improve the health of Hispanics through research and educational activities. www.NHMAFoundation.org<\/i><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  National Hispanic Health Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 19, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/&#8211;The National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF), 501c foundation of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), hosts its 17<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Ceremony \u2013virtually &#8211; to present scholarships to outstanding Latino health professional students to assist them to become a doctor, nurse, dentist, pharmacist, PA or public health administrator. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are also honoring leaders who are role models for these remarkable students,&#8221; said Dr&#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-91170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91170","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=91170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91170\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}