Tag: Hanger Foundation
Hanger honors future O&P professionals
August 25, 2021HME News Staff
AUSTIN, Texas – The Hanger Foundation has announced the 2021 recipients of the inaugural Hanger Foundation Diversity Scholarships. It has awarded six graduate students from three universities two-year scholarships to help supplement the cost of their Masters of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics. It’s also offering a two-year mentorship, with the option of pursuing a residency at the Hanger Clinic. The recipients are: Taushima “Shima” Nixon at Alabama State University, Kayla...
Hanger Foundation creates scholarships to increase diversity
January 28, 2021HME News Staff
AUSTIN, Texas – The Hanger Foundation has created the Hanger Foundation Diversity Scholarship to attract more diverse candidates to O&P graduate programs. Hanger Inc., which launched the foundation in 2009, says it is committed to addressing racism and creating a more inclusive profession. “Research has shown that clinicians of color are underrepresented within the O&P industry,” said Gloria Gonzales Dholakia, PhD, executive director of the Hanger Foundation....