Empowering Hispanic Students in Health Professions

Through a convergence of educational technology, student need and donor generosity, Mercy College is providing Hispanic students with a wider range of options for developing key skills in anatomy and physiology — areas of study that have become a point of entry into the most demanding, and indemand, degree programs leading to careers in all health professions.

Mercy is the largest private federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in New York State. With a population of Hispanic students that grows larger every year, the College has been focusing on meeting the needs of students entering the health and science fields. Among other benefits, this special attention on Hispanic students in the health sciences positions Mercy as a leader in addressing the persistent shortage of bilingual health care workers needed to serve Spanish-speaking patients.

In September, when the U.S. Department of Education awarded Mercy more than half a million dollars in federal funding to expand and enrich programs for Hispanic students seeking careers in the health sciences. Designed to open doors for under-served students enrolled in HSIs like Mercy, the funding will impact a wide array of existing and newly created support programs at the College.

To read more of this article in the Spring 2021 Maverick Magazine click here.