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STR ATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
EXPANDING ACCESS, EXPERIENCE AND EQUITY
TMCF’s strategic scholarship partnerships expand opportunity and provide scholars with essential financial resources and invaluable career-building experiences. These collaborations powerfully align with the scholarships and student investment, programmatic innovation and resource, and talent discovery and development pillars, ensuring students receive comprehensive support to thrive academically and professionally.
UNITED HEALTH FOUNDATION
Experiential Learning and Renewed Investment
The inaugural Future Clinician Event, hosted at UnitedHealth Group headquarters, convened health experts and emerging talent for clinical innovation, health equity and leadership development sessions. Four TMCF scholars were nominated to participate, gaining direct industry exposure and critical networking opportunities.
This partnership also saw a renewed investment of
$1.5
MILLION
for the 2024–2025 academic year, supporting
75
SCHOLARS
A 25%
INCREASE
MEDTRONIC FOUNDATION
Innovating Student Engagement through Virtual Immersion
This partnership launched a pioneering virtual immersion experience that engaged over
100
SCHOLARS
in a dynamic digital environment
Hosted on a custom-built metaverse platform, the experience featured sessions on elevator pitch development, healthcare AI applications and medical technology career pathways.
This initiative aligns with the programmatic innovation and talent discovery and development pillars, preparing scholars with digital and professional skills for the future workforce.
“This experience helped broaden
my understanding of the healthcare field, especially the role companies like Medtronic play in advancing medical technology. It rein- forced my desire
to pursue a career in medicine and encouraged me to explore opportunities that combine healthcare and
innovation.”
Rachel Venable, Florida A&M University
from the previous year