The University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) CURE Scholars Program, now well into its sixth year, continues to hold true to its mission of creating sustainable and competitive mentorship, education, and work opportunities for West Baltimore youth in the fields of health care and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Just this past summer, four CURE Scholars were placed in paid virtual internships with BD, a leading global medical technology company with its Integrated Diagnostic Solutions worldwide headquarters in Sparks, Md.
Learn more about how CURE scholars enjoyed their eight-week, paid internships with BD in the October/November 2021 issue of SPOTLIGHT newsletter.
As UMB CURE continues to expand and its younger cohorts advance in their high school careers, the program is eager to partner with other organizations in the STEM and health care fields. If you are part of a lab or organization and would like to explore partnering with UMB CURE to host scholars, please contact the program’s philanthropy officer, John Palinski, MPA, at jpalinski@umaryland.edu.
Contributions also are sought to fund and support paid internships and college scholarships that can help keep the CURE Scholars’ pursuit of higher education affordable. To explore contribution options toward these efforts, please contact Palinski at the email address above.