Equity in Education Helps Achieve Equity in Healthcare
By breaking down barriers in education, we can help level the playing field and open doors to job opportunities, promotions, higher compensation, and leadership positions that may otherwise seem out of reach.
Together, we’ll pave the way for thousands of healthcare professionals in the U.S. to change the trajectory of their careers, and in turn, change the course of healthcare and improve patient outcomes in their respective communities.
Alexander Vincent Santiago
Clinical Resource Nurse
“As a minority male nurse working in a female-dominated profession in the United Arab Emirates, I truly understand the struggles of being different. I have experienced discrimination in the healthcare industry first-hand. Through this scholarship, I want to become a nurse leader who gives equal and fair chances to all staff members regardless of their skin color, culture, sexual preference, or religion. I do not want my future team to experience what I have experienced. I want to lead an organization that welcomes and celebrates differences. I visualize myself being a part of a healthcare industry where diversity and inclusivity are the norms. I want all nurses to feel safe, loved, and accepted.”
Georgene Glass
Nonprofit Executive Director, Dreamsickle Kids Foundation, Inc.
“As a single mother of two, my life changed when my second child was born with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), a rare genetic blood disorder that primarily affects those of African descent. From that point forward, I was determined to learn everything I could about the disease. The more I learned, the more I realized the disparities in healthcare and health outcomes, and the lack of funding and research allocated to this disease. I believe that this scholarship will serve me in my role as a nonprofit executive, advocating for those with SCD and other Rare Diseases. It will open doors and opportunities for me to be a voice for the community. My passion is to fight for equitable treatment for these diseases, and the only way to do so is to further my knowledge of healthcare and its processes.”
Jan Mae Bautista Go
Registered Nurse, Clinical Resource Nurse
“Money has always been my limiting factor in achieving higher education. My father died at an early age when I was only 7 years old. Since then, my mom struggled to raise us and give us a comfortable life on her own. But this never stopped me from remaining passionate about nursing, delivering the highest quality of care with compassion to my patients, and sharing my knowledge and skills with my colleagues. With this scholarship for the Certificate in Nurse Leadership, I will be able to use the skills that I learn from esteemed instructors to empower my colleagues, set an example, and lead them towards competence with confidence. I can show them that there is no limitation on aspiring for higher education. I can cement myself as a qualified leader in my organization, and become a future leader that will ensure equal opportunities to all, regardless of our differences.”
Matthew Gallardo
Senior Director of Community Engagement, Messiah Lifeways
“For much of my life, I felt as if I never quite fit in. I grew up in a small town about an hour south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was a socio-economically depressed area with little diversity and opportunity. As half Filipino and Italian, we looked, acted, and sounded different — and therefore we did not fit in. This experience helped shape my compassion towards others who were different, treated unfairly, or maybe just misunderstood. I could empathize and appreciate their desire to just be a part of the community and have access to equal opportunity. Earning this scholarship for the Mini-MBA in Healthcare would help better position me as a thought leader and innovator at my workplace. We must become more innovative and inclusive, to encourage and advocate for a more diverse and equitable healthcare workforce.”
Tallerita Tunney Rogers
Director of Community Development, NACA, Inc.
"As a Navajo woman and mother, I accept my responsibility to gain the necessary knowledge to make system-level changes, including within the healthcare administration system. What I have learned is that to make meaningful change in healthcare administration, I have to have the language and tools for this field. This scholarship will provide me with the tools that I need to make organizational and healthcare systems changes."
Demographics Shouldn’t Define Destiny
We believe that everyone has the right to earn the highest quality of education.
Zip codes, skin color, religion, or economic status should not affect access to education.
Through our scholarships, we provide everyone with the opportunity to study at a world-class academic institution.
Whether you're an aspiring female CEO, a doctor who practices natural medicine in a rural community, or a veteran transitioning into civilian life, you deserve a fighting chance to reach your goals — and we want to help you get there.
Andrew Malley
CEO, OpusVi™
OpusVi™ is proud to collaborate with CommonSpirit Health and our partner schools to offer career-enhancing and world-class education to healthcare workers. I believe the key to equity is access. By offering greater opportunities to access our market-leading education offerings, professionals can access OpusVi™ courses to improve their skills, competencies, and career goals irrespective of their race, gender, age, or ability to pay. With the healthcare workforce having greater access to education as well as more diversity, communities across America can benefit from a stronger healthcare workforce.
Marvin O'Quinn
President and COO of CommonSpirit Health
"CommonSpirit Health is championing social justice through education, public policy, and community-based initiatives. This scholarship is an opportunity to train the next generation of leaders in healthcare. We are working together with OpusVi™ to promote inclusion, equity, and diversity across the workforce by providing learning experiences that are accessible, relevant, and exceptional. Anyone interested in working in healthcare can advance their career and make an impact on their community, in their team, and across their organization."
Julie DeLoia
Chief Academic Officer, OpusVi™
“Promoting equity in education is core to building healthier communities and a healthier future. We want to empower the next generation of astute and agile healthcare leaders that reflect our nation’s diverse communities and are committed to health equity so that they can improve the health of the people everywhere. We believe equity in education leads to equity in healthcare.”
Who Can Apply?
Diversity has no boundaries. That’s why, instead of giving you a checklist of predefined criteria to qualify for this scholarship, we want to put people front and center: Tell us what makes you unique. What do you bring to the table that enables you to connect to those you care for? Make your case for diversity with perspectives that include (but are not limited to):
- Ethnicity
- Gender
- Sexual Orientation
- Physical ability and accessibility
- Socioeconomic background
- Culture
- Geographic, such as rural or urban
- Linguistic
- Demographic
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Scholarship Details
This Equity Impact Scholarship spans 11 certificates and degree programs that OpusVi offers with scholarships ranging from $1,500 - $9,500 depending on the program. We invite applicants to tell their story in a personal statement on why they think they will contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare and why their communities will benefit. Download the brochure to learn more.
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Scholarship Flyer
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