Revolutionizing medical education and supporting the nursing profession.

Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation’s Be The Difference campaign is rooted in innovating health care, including the physicians and nurses of tomorrow. The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine prioritizes enhancing health care value, rectifying health inequities and fostering critical thinking. Through a novel approach to education, we cultivate advocates for community change while bridging the nationwide doctor shortage and nurturing lifelong learners. Our foundation is also helping alleviate the shortage of nurses with scholarships, supporting second career and accelerated degree programs and providing resources for career advancement.

How We Made the Difference for Ambika

Nurses are the heart of health care. Each and every day, they bring comfort and compassionate healing to those in need. They selflessly dedicate themselves to the well-being of their patients, and often pursue a path that furthers their education, ensuring that they can provide the best-in-class care. For Ambika Alagona, a Nurse Practitioner with Jersey Coast Vascular Institute at Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center, the generosity of donors and the transformative power of nursing scholarships in her quest to be the best she can, have helped pave her journey to becoming a nurse practitioner.