TriStar Health announces HCA Healthcare’s $600,000 gift to Meharry Medical College

TriStar Health, an affiliate of HCA Healthcare, announced Sept. 23 a gift of $600,000 to Meharry Medical College to support paid internship and scholarship opportunities over four years for graduate students in the School of Applied Computational Sciences (SACS). This investment is part of HCA Healthcare’s $10 million pledge to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). “We are thrilled to continue our support of Meharry Medical College and provide additional opportunities for graduate students to further their education through scholarships and internships. Our organization is committed to increasing access to healthcare careers across the Middle Tennessee community,” said Mitch Edgeworth, president of the HCA Healthcare TriStar Division. Meharry Medical College is one of the nation’s oldest and largest historically Black academic health science centers. In addition to a medical school, Meharry is home to a dental school, graduate school, and applied computational sciences school. Founded in 2021, Meharry’s SACS offers both M.S. and Ph.D. Data Science and Biomedical Data Science degrees. This gift will support paid internships annually for students in Meharry’s SACS. Students in good standing will be recommended by SACS faculty for internships in HCA Healthcare’s Information Technology Group (ITG). The gift will...