UMG TASK FORCE AIDS MEDICAL STUDENTS

Universal Music Group’s Task Force for Meaningful Change has ramped up a scholarship initiative to expand the number of Black medical practitioners.

TFMC will provide more than 50 students with scholarships across the campuses of Howard University College of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. The initiative was born out of the TFMC’s 2022 super priority, Public Health.

The TFMC identified the need for increasing access to community-oriented and culturally competent healthcare in Black communities with the help of its Public Health Advisory Board, which includes Dr. Roger A Mitchell Jr. and Dr. Camara Jones.

“Our efforts to direct our philanthropic efforts in a way that combats racial disparities in public health is directly informed by the insights of experts like Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Jones. Their invaluable knowledge helps ensure our measurable impact and mission are realized,” said Dr. Menna Demessie, SVP, UMG, and executive director of UMG’s TFMC. “Our TFMC members really understand our mission and they understand the power of music—as well as our collective ability—to leverage our position as industry leaders to make positive social change.”

As part of its efforts to advance equitable access and opportunity in the public health space, the TFMC supported organizations servicing the Black community and cultivating the next generation of Black medical practitioners.

This year, the TFMC has identified Zero Hunger as its Super Priority while continuing its work across criminal justice reform and music education.