What to know
- Nursing, midwifery, and other healthcare related programs at Toronto Metropolitan University will receive a $10 million dollar scholarship from the McCall MacBain Foundation.
- Called the McCall MacBain Community Health Awards, it will financially support students students who are studying in TMU’s Faculty of Community Services.
Toronto Metropolitan University will receive $10 million in scholarships for students studying nursing, midwifery and other healthcare related majors.
On Tuesday, the university announced the McCall MacBain Community Health Awards, a $10 million scholarship program funded by the McCall MacBain Foundation for students studying nursing, midwifery, social work, public health, and nutrition.
To date, this is the largest one-time investment Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) has ever received.
“Through this generous gift, the McCall MacBain Foundation will significantly strengthen the health-care ecosystem,” Mohamed Lachemi, TMU’s president and vice-chancellor says in the press release.
“Nurses, midwives, social workers, nutritionists and public health professionals — together with physicians — represent a model of inter-professional, integrated care. By supporting the educational development of these key players, the McCall MacBain Foundation’s investment is contributing to an increase in the capacity for comprehensive care.”
To learn more about their partnership and education efforts, Now Toronto reached out to Alexandra Conliffe, McCall MacBain Foundation’s CEO.
She says the $10 million gift is specifically to support healthcare, nutrition, and public health students who are studying in TMU’s Faculty of Community Services.
“The primary goal of this investment is to create opportunities for talented individuals who are dedicated to serving their communities to pursue high-demand frontline healthcare fields without being deterred by financial barriers,” she explains.
With this funding, she says students can focus on their clinical training and “build thriving careers as healthcare leaders,” instead of dealing with part-time jobs and debt.
“Scholarships allow students to focus on their studies and university experience while reducing the pressure of supplementing income while in school or dealing with debt afterward,” she says.
“By empowering generations of young professionals in this way, we ultimately hope to strengthen Canada’s healthcare workforce and advance the well-being of communities over the long-term.”
