{"id":200421,"date":"2021-09-01T20:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T00:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=200421"},"modified":"2021-09-01T10:57:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T14:57:26","slug":"student-receives-hca-corris-boyd-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2021\/student-receives-hca-corris-boyd-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Receives HCA Corris Boyd Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin sphnews-block-editorial-leadin is-style-side-by-side has-media has-wider has-flip has-media-focus-center-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-636x636.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-755x755.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-1000x1000.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-1200x1200.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-900x900.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-550x550.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-710x710.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/09\/Arneris-Rojas-Headshot-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">student news<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Receives HCA Corris Boyd Scholarship\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">Arneris Rojas, a 4+1 MPH student, received the award for her leadership qualities, academic achievements, community involvement, and commitment to healthcare management.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar sphnews-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">September 1, 2021<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/authors\/mallory-bersi\/\">Mallory Bersi<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>Arneris Rojas, a 4+1 MPH student, has been named the 2021 recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aupha.org\/main\/resourcecenter\/currentstudents\/scholarships\/corrisboydscholarsprogram37\">HCA Corris Boyd Scholarship<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/hcahealthcare.com\/\">Hospital Corporation of America (HCA)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aupha.org\/home\">Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $40,000 scholarship was established in 2006 and symbolizes the legacy and leadership of Corris Boyd, a senior healthcare executive with HealthTrust Purchasing Group and HCA who was dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion the healthcare administration field. Only one student is selected each year from across all of AUPHA\u2019s member institutions, which includes more than 100 graduate programs across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReceiving this scholarship means so much to me because it is recognition of all of the hard work I have put in toward my education so far,\u201d says Rojas, who is studying healthcare management at the School of Public Health and serves as a human resources officer in the Massachusetts National Guard. \u201cI knew I wanted to finish my master\u2019s degree at Boston University, but finding funding for graduate school can be really difficult and stressful. Now, I feel like I can finally take a breath.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rojas\u2019 recognition for the scholarship was based on her leadership qualities, academic achievements, community involvement, and commitment to healthcare and healthcare management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an undergraduate student at BU, Rojas was a health science major and worked with <a href=\"https:\/\/bu.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/peer-health-exchange\">Peer Health Exchange<\/a> as a peer educator. She entered college with the intention of going to medical school, but when she learned about public health and its focus on preventing disease rather than curing it, and working at the population level rather than with individuals, she was quickly drawn in and applied for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/education\/degrees-and-programs\/undergraduate-programs-in-public-health\/bachelor-of-science-and-master-of-public-health\/\">4+1 BS\/MPH program<\/a> at SPH soon after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through an internship last year in Kenya (which was completed virtually due to COVID-19), Rojas learned about the important role communities play in health and health outcomes, and gained a better perspective on how working <em>with<\/em> communities can create sustainable health solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOften, we want to solve people\u2019s problems for them, but we can\u2019t do that if we don\u2019t also provide them with appropriate resources to tackle their concerns in the future,\u201d she says. \u201cAs a healthcare management professional, I hope to develop policies and work with communities to give them the opportunity to develop their own solutions in a way that works for them, is sustainable, and makes a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the upcoming semester, Rojas hopes to get more involved at SPH and with organizations like AUPHA to network, learn, and grow in the healthcare management field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is a great network of people who want to help healthcare management students succeed, and I am really looking forward to meeting and working with them in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arneris Rojas, a 4+1 MPH student, has been named the 2021 recipient of the HCA Corris Boyd Scholarship from the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). 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