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The awards are aimed at building the healthcare talent pipeline and filling the urgent need for medical professionals.
Five aspiring healthcare professionals are the inaugural recipients of $2,000 scholarships as part of a partnership between Baldwin Wallace University and University Hospitals (UH).
The University Hospitals Health Sciences Scholarships are being awarded to second-year students in the University's physician assistant graduate program and to returning undergraduate students who have declared a major related to healthcare careers.
The UH Health Sciences Scholarships are presented by the University Hospitals Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute with the shared goal of ensuring a robust pipeline of essential healthcare workers for the future.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment in healthcare is projected to grow much faster than the average employment sector through 2033. Nearly 2 million healthcare job openings, on average, are projected each year due to an increase in available jobs and a shortage of healthcare workers.
"It is an honor to partner with Baldwin Wallace University to celebrate the brightest minds in the vital field of healthcare," said James Voos, MD, Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and the Jack and Mary Herrick Distinguished Chair, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at University Hospitals. "Our hope is that they will continue their invaluable work and serve our community for years to come."
With the generous support of UH, the inaugural scholarship recipients from the spring Class of 2025 by major program of study are:
Master of Medical Science – Physician Assistant Program
Kennedy Newhart '25 from Mentor, Ohio
Jenna Sirianni '25 from Washington, Pennsylvania
Health Sciences – Pre-Allied Health/Pre-Physical Therapy
Kirstin Aslanides '25 from Louisville, Kentucky
Health Sciences – Nursing
Michael Delsanter '25 from Parma, Ohio
Public Health
Amaree Horne '25 from Cleveland
These students represent the first of five rounds of The University Hospitals Health Sciences Scholarship awards.
For more than 155 years, University Hospitals has been on a mission to heal, teach and discover. As a renowned academic medical center and community hospital network, we've expanded across Northeast Ohio to deliver what matters most to our patients: personalized, compassionate care; medical discovery and breakthroughs; and high-quality, affordable care close to home. For more information, visit uhhospitals.org.
