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New medical program gets students of color excited about STEM

The innovative program is funded by a grant from the Transplant Foundation, an affiliate of Gift of Life Donor Program

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The Transplant Foundation, an affiliate of Gift of Life Donor Program, funded the Crozer Health ID-STEM program. The program aimed to get students of color excited about careers in STEM fields.

A new program launched in the Chester area aims to get children of color passionate about the medical profession and other science fields.

The Crozer Health ID (Increasing Diversity) STEM program began with a white-coat ceremony for dozens of students. The program is about exposing more kids of color to careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Dr. Thomas Butler, a man of color himself, started the initiative. The transplant surgeon at Crozer Medical Center said there were people in his life who tried to discourage him from pursuing the profession.

Learn more about Dr. Butler’s initiative and the role of the Transplant Foundation, an affiliate of Gift of Life


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