Northeastern Vermont Area Health Education Center in St Johnsbury, Vermont, has received $708,930, as the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) today announced $9.7 million in awards to 14 new grantees to increase diversity in the health professions workforce through the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). The funds will help develop an educational pipeline to enhance the academic performance of economically and educationally disadvantaged students, and prepare them for careers in the health professions.
"These awards will play a key role in addressing health care disparities and increasing the diversity of the health professions," said HRSA Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N. "They will give students from disadvantaged backgrounds the support they need to enter the health professions, and help ensure the make-up of the health workforce better reflects our diverse population."
HCOP funds health professions training institutions to establish and expand programs that provide students from disadvantaged backgrounds an opportunity to develop the skills needed to gain admission to and graduate from health professions schools. HCOP helps to prepare students ‘ from elementary school through graduate school ‘ for success in health professions training programs by providing mentoring, counseling, academic enrichment programs, financial aid assistance and other tools and resources.
A list of awards follows.
Organization
City
State
Award Amount
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham
Ala.
$614,217.00
University of Arizona
Tucson
Ariz.
$743,032.00
The Regents of the University of California, U.C.
San Diego
La Jolla
Calif.
$742,222.00
Howard University
Washington
D.C.
$737,693.00
St. Vincent Health
Indianapolis
Ind.
$708,936.00
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Mich.
$650,656.00
The University of Michigan-Flint
Flint
Mich.
$577,938.00
D'youville College
Buffalo
N.Y.
$741,818.00
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York
N.Y.
$690,369.00
The Research Foundation of State University of
New York
Albany
N.Y.
$621,557.00
Meharry Medical College
Nashville
Tenn.
$750,000.00
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
Texas
$750,000.00
Northeastern Vermont Area Health Education Center
St. Johnsbury
Vt.
$708,930.00
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Wis.
$677,873.00
Total Awarded
$9,715,241.00
ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --