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Indiana Burgo has dreamed of attending college since she came to the United States from Cape Verde in the 1970s. But as the oldest of four children and a daughter of parents who couldn’t read or write English, she put her future on hold and helped provide for the family, and later, for her own children.
Burgo, a patient care assistant in the PACU, recently enrolled at a local college to become a registered nurse. Last week, she was among 10 recipients of educational scholarships from the Association of Multicultural Members of Partners.
“I’m honored and excited,” said Burgo after the ceremony at One Brigham Circle. “With all the struggles that people are going through with the economy, this help came at a perfect time.”
Each of the recipients received $1,000 towards an undergraduate degree or certificate program from an accredited institution. The recipients have a range of aspirations, including becoming nurses, human resources consultant and respiratory therapists, among other careers.
“Your desire to improve your career makes us a better place,” BWH President Gary Gottlieb, MD, MBA, told the recipients. “It also makes it a better place for our patients.”
Mimi Adams, a medical assistant in the Department of Dermatology, was another recipient who was thankful for the scholarship.
“The fact that the hospital is helping me reach my goal of becoming a nurse means the world to me,” said Adams, who expects to enroll in nursing school next year.
AMMP is a volunteer employee network organization made up of employees from BWH and Partners HealthCare System that aims to promote the advancement and development of multicultural professionals into leadership roles at all levels of the organization.