Empowering Individuals,
Impacting Global Communities
Expanding the Healthcare Professions Pipeline
The American College of Healthcare Executives' annual survey highlights workforce challenges, including labor shortages, as the top concern for hospitals for the second consecutive year. Adtalem plays a pivotal role in addressing these shortages by preparing highly qualified, practice-ready students who are ready to enter the U.S. healthcare system upon graduation.
Alumni Profiles
Navigating the Mental Health Crisis
April Ames-Chase, PhD in Nursing '23 identified a way to manage high levels of burnout and stress during her PhD program at Walden.
Supporting Underserved Communities
RUSM alumnus Zaid Brifkani, MD ’08, FASN, was determined not to let anything deter him from a medical career – including his escape from the war-torn Kurdish region of Iraq.
Advocating for Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine
Alea Harrison, DVM ’06, an RUSVM graduate and the first Black woman appointed as chief medical officer at Banfield Pet Hospital, advocates for diversity and inclusion in veterinary medicine.
Championing Women’s Health
Ingrid Paredes, MD ’11, alumna of AUC, is an OB-GYN in Miami, Florida, where she teaches women about the anatomic changes that occur over the course of their lives – particularly during adolescence, motherhood and menopause.
Expanding Access to Reproductive Health
RUSM grad, Dr. Roohi Jeelani, MD ’10 is an infertility specialist helping the nearly 1 in 5 married women in the U.S. affected by infertility through advocacy for reproductive rights.
Access to Education
Guided by our mission, we affirm the inherent worth, dignity and humanity of all individuals engaged in the learning process, providing them access to high-quality education through a variety of modalities.
Social Determinants of Learning
Expanding Access Through Innovative Support
Chamberlain University leverages the research-based Social Determinants of Learning™ (SDOL) framework to cultivate and develop a pipeline of nursing students. Chamberlain applies this framework through the identification and management of six root cause factors impacting student success and ensures the development of self-determined, accountable, confident and courageous students.
Empower Scholarship Fund
Empower Scholarship Recipients
Prioritizing Student Satisfaction, Success and Outcomes
At Adtalem, we emphasize combining education with practical experience and nurturing a supportive learning environment, ensuring both students and staff thrive and achieve successful career outcomes. Additionally, we focus on integrating innovative technologies to foster student satisfaction, driven data-informed decisions and boost productivity. By leveraging advanced tools, we help students master complex concepts and provide timely support on their pathway to transformative care.
Our Commitment to Delivering Practice-Ready Clinicians to Meet Workforce Demands
Across our organization, our education model uniquely focuses on seeing potential in individuals and guiding them to success while maintaining top-tier standards and rigor. We are dedicated to training healthcare professionals who excel in their fields and bring empathy, cultural competence and a strong sense of community into their practice.
The next generation of healthcare providers needs to be equipped to meet the complexities of an ever-changing landscape and contribute meaningfully to the wellbeing of the populations they serve.
Student Spotlight: Leading with Care
Linedia Masson is a first-generation college graduate and medical student at AUC, and a recipient of an AUC School of Medicine Scholarship. Inspired by her parents, Masson is passionate about giving back to her community in Sint Maarten.
Alumni Profile: Understanding Healthcare Barriers for Urban American Indians
Acknowledging the importance of both health and heritage, Elin Kambuga, PhD '23, a graduate of Walden's Health Education and Promotion doctoral program, conducted research to understand how urban American Indian populations with Type 2 diabetes view their healthcare options.
Colleague Attraction, Engagement and Retention
We strive to attract, support and retain top talent, recognizing the vital role our colleagues play in nurturing change for our students and our institutions. We proudly offer professional development opportunities and a comprehensive range of benefits to support our colleagues' well-being in a holistic way.
In line with our regularly conducted colleague engagement surveys, this year's assessment was voluntary and confidential, and represented a method of connecting with and supporting colleagues.
Fall 2023 Engagement Survey Favorability
| TOPIC | ADTALEM FAVORABILITY (TOP 2 RATINGS) | GLOBAL INDUSTRY FAVORABILITY |
Engagement | 66% | 71% |
Enablement | 70% | 72% |
Collaboration | 73% | 67% |
Community Engagement and Philanthropy
Adtalem nurtures change not only in our institutions, but through philanthropic support of charitable and civic organizations making important impacts in the communities they serve. Throughout the year, we have also been inspired by the spirit of volunteerism embraced by our faculty, colleagues and students.
Empowering Individuals, Impacting Global Communities
Each year, Adtalem holds a Month of Service, in which employees are given a paid workday to volunteer with a charitable organization of their choosing. This year, we also piloted a Month of Service Champions program, in which Adtalem colleagues organized and led team volunteer events in collaboration with an eligible nonprofit organization.
In 2024, 487 colleagues volunteered over 2,400 hours benefiting 141 eligible charitable organizations.
Fiscal Year 2024 Giving by the Numbers:
Total Adtalem Global Education Foundation Grants:
$430,000
Total Adtalem Global Education Corporate Giving:
$190,826
American Cancer Society
"Underrepresentation of women in academic oncology and medical research is a growing concern. We are grateful for Adtalem Global Education Foundation's continuous partnerships to expose and inspire new generations of students traditionally underrepresented in science to the breadth of careers in STEM and oncology through hands-on cancer-related career experiences."
Learn more about the American Cancer Society.
Children First Fund - The Chicago Public Schools Foundation
"By providing transportation to site visits, this grant removes a major barrier, helping 500 students in the healthcare career and technical education program participate in Team-Based Challenges (TBCs) to increase their employability skills while exploring career opportunities in the health industry. TBCs provide meaningful interaction with an adult mentor who has career expertise and allow demonstration of pathway-specific technical competencies and cross-sector essential employability skills through collaboration and a final presentation."
Learn more about the Children First Fund.
Cures Within Reach
"Cures Within Rech (CWR) finds and funds clinical trials that test already approved therapies for unsolved diseases to deliver treatment options that can be used in the near-term. The 2024 grant from the Adtalem Global Education Foundation supports CWRs growing U.S.-based minority clinical trial researchers. With Adtalem's support, CWR is helping to build the clinical evidence required for regulatory approval or to support off-label use by patients everywhere."
Learn more about Cures Within Reach.
The Dysautonomia Project, Inc.
"The Adtalem Global Education Foundation's generous support is pivotal in launching The Clinical Program, which aims to train up to 150 established clinicians to identify and treat autonomic dysfunction, which impacts an estimated 14 million Americans. The Dysautonomia Project is thrilled to partner with Adtalem in addressing the critical shortage of trained healthcare providers to improve patient acces to care."
Learn more about The Dysautonomia Project.
Global Health Corps
"Thanks to the generous continued support of Adtalem Global Education Foundation, Global Health Corps (GHC) can continue recruiting and training emerging leaders working to transform health systems across the United States. GHC's U.S. Leadership Accelerator cohorts benefit from Executive Coaching, monthly Leadership Academy Workshops featuring some of public health's most prolific leaders (including faculty experts from the Adtalem Global Education network), professional mentorship and more. Together, we are equipping the public health leaders of tomorrow."
Learn more about the Global Health Corps.
Mission Animal Hospital
"Adtalem's support is strengthening and expanding Mission's Student Education Program, which educates students on the principles of Spectrum of Care Medicine. This progressive approach empowers veterinarians to present a range of treatment options tailored to cultural considerations, the client's budget and the needs of the pet."
Learn more about the Mission Animal Hospital.
Shift/Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation
"Shift, the independent healthcare task force for equitable interoperability, and the Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation are thrilled and grateful to have received a grant to advance work on behalf of diverse populations. Shift will use this grant to build a sustainable sandbox environment in which they can demonstrate granular segmentation of data and patient-driving consent to support privacy choices and promote equity in the expansion of the nationwide interoperable ecosystem to all. This work will enable increased access to high-quality care at lower costs, to improve healthcare outcomes across populations."
Learn more about Shift Collaborative.