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Independence Blue Cross Foundation nursing pathway program for military veterans featured at Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Conference

Independence Blue Cross (IBX) Foundation Executive Director Heather Major led a general session panel about building healthcare talent pathways through cross-sector partnership during Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship’s 2025…

the Independence Blue Cross FoundationMay 2, 2025

Cassidy Gallagher, a 2020 IBX Foundation nurse intern from the University of Pennsylvania, who interned at Community Volunteers in Medicine., administers a blood test to a patient.

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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces support to grow the number of prepared nurses

The Independence Blue Cross Foundation announced nearly $1.8 million in new grants as part of its ongoing commitment to strengthen the healthcare workforce.

the Independence Blue Cross FoundationApril 24, 2025

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Jefferson Nursing Dean and IBX Foundation Partner Honored for Supporting Veteran Students

Thomas Jefferson University College of Nursing Dean Marie Ann Marino was recognized as a "Face of Philanthropy" for her work with the Service Scholars program.

the Independence Blue Cross FoundationApril 17, 2025

Graphic - Modern Healthcare Innovators Awards, 2025, with a photo of Heather Major, and her title.

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Independence Blue Cross Foundation executive director recognized as a Modern Healthcare 2025 Innovators Award Honoree

Heather Major, Executive Director of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, has been recognized as one of 20 recipients of Modern Healthcare’s 2025 Innovators Awards.

the Independence Blue Cross FoundationApril 16, 2025

Pictured left to right: David Jacobson, Chair, Board of Trustees, Harcum College; Dr. Jon Jay DeTemple, President, Harcum College; Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, President, IBX Foundation; Dominique Williams '25, Vet Nursing Partners Scholarship Recipient; Sydney Proctor '24, Ione A. Strauss Scholarship Recipient.

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IBX Foundation President Lorina Marshall-Blake Highlights Health and Engagement at Three Key Events

Lorina Marshall-Blake, president of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, spoke at three regional and state events in the first quarter of 2025, underscoring the Foundation’s commitment to positively impacting health.

the Independence Blue Cross FoundationApril 14, 2025

Heather Major, executive director, the IBX Foundation; Ana Brunal, Service Scholar, Marie Marino, Dean of Jefferson College of Nursing, standing in front of a painting.

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2024 Year in Review: Independence Blue Cross Foundation

In 2024 the IBX Foundation awarded grants totaling more than $8.7 million through its philanthropic initiatives and as part of its commitment to the community.

the Independence Blue Cross FoundationJanuary 27, 2025

Community Health Healthcare Access

Independence Blue Cross Foundation strengthens health care safety net

In 2024, the IBX Foundation awarded grants to 65 nonprofit, private health centers that provide primary care, dental and vision services for nearly 275,000 children and families across Philadelphia, Delaware,…

the Independence Blue Cross FoundationDecember 9, 2024

IBX Foundation Leadership and invited guests with the first cohort of the IBX Foundation Service Scholars program

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On Veterans Day, IBX Foundation honors nursing cohort of military veterans

First-of-its-kind nursing education pathway program enables 5 area nursing schools to better support veteran undergraduate students and addresses workforce shortages At a Veteran’s Day event, the Independence Blue Cross (IBX) Foundation…

the Independence Blue Cross FoundationNovember 12, 2024

Pictured left to right: Leon McCrea II, MD, MPH, FAAFP, The Deborah J. Tuttle, MD and John P. Piper, MD Vice Dean for Educational Affairs, Drexel University and Chair, Consortium for DEI Health Educators; Roberta Waite, EdD, RN, PMHCNS, ANEF, FADLN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, Georgetown University School of Nursing; Eliza E. Heppner, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Workforce; TaRhonda Thomas, Race and Culture Reporter, 6ABC

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Independence Blue Cross Foundation is Catalyzing Change in the health workforce

The IBX Foundation convened more than 300 national experts and leaders to build on and accelerate successful strategies and health workforce solutions.

the Independence Blue Cross FoundationOctober 8, 2024

Panelists Dr. Jermaine Dawson, deputy superintendent of academic services, School District of Philadelphia and Dr. Tami Benton, psychiatrist-in-chief, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, CHOP, sitting at a table.

Healthcare Access News

IBX Foundation Holds Summit to Showcase the Importance of Youth Mental Health Services

At the Youth Mental Health Summit, the IBX Foundation announced support that will triple the number of Philadelphia school students who could benefit from the Philadelphia school-based mental health initiative.

the Independence Blue Cross FoundationSeptember 27, 2024

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