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Father Turns Son’s Diabetes Battle into Inspiring Song and Foundation

Father Turns Son’s Diabetes Battle into Inspiring Song and Foundation
04/16/2025 | Companies
Ralph Winkler has composed numerous pieces throughout his career, but he never expected that one of his most beloved songs would stem from a deeply difficult moment in his family's life. In 2023, Ralph, 58, from Heerlen, Netherlands, and his wife Angeles faced a terrifying ordeal when they had to...
Chronic Illness, Diabetes Awareness, Diabetes Support, Diabetes+ Netherlands, Emotional Songwriting, Family Strength, Fundraising Festival, Health and Technology, Insulin Pump, Medical Technology, Medtronic, MiniMed 780G, Music Inspired by Life, Parenting and Illness, Patient Perspective, Ralph Winkler, Spotify Music, Type 1 Diabetes, Wind Underneath Your Wings, Winkler Wings Foundation

Medtronic Spark: Empowering 1M Students for Health Tech Careers

Medtronic Spark: Empowering 1M Students for Health Tech Careers
03/10/2025 | Companies
Medtronic Unveils 10-Year Initiative to Support One Million Low-Income Students in Health Tech Careers Medtronic, a leading global healthcare technology company, has introduced Medtronic Spark, a decade-long program designed to guide one million low-income students toward careers in health...
alternative career pathways, career development, career opportunities, education support, future workforce, generational impact, global talent shortage, hands-on learning, health tech careers, health workforce crisis, healthcare innovation, healthcare technology, industry certification, Innovator Labs, job market, low-income students, Medtronic, Medtronic Foundation, Medtronic Spark, mentorship, non-degree credentials, scholarships, skill gap, STEM education, STEM initiatives, tech industry, tuition assistance, workforce shortage

Medtronic expands access to health

Medtronic expands access to health
04/16/2023 | Companies
Every year on April 7, World Health Day commemorates the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. The theme for this year is Health for All. Medtronic works to improve global health access and believes that healthcare technology can connect, enhance, and extend lives. Donor-funded...
connect, enhance, extend, global health access, global health system, healthcare programs, healthcare technology, human lives, Medtronic, Medtronic LABS, WHO, World Health Day, World Health Organization

Students learn robotics, help increase inclusion, diversity, inclusion

Students learn robotics, help increase inclusion, diversity, inclusion
01/30/2023 | Companies
Zach Johnson, a high school freshman, had no idea his first big robotics project would be made of wood and...not a robot. His team, the East Ridge Robotics Ominous Raptors (ERRORs) from Woodbury, Minnesota, was one of over 60 Medtronic-sponsored FIRST® Robotics teams - and one of six to win...
award, collaboration, diversity, East Ridge Robotics Ominous Raptors, equity, inclusion, innovation, leadership, LGBTQIA+, Medtronic, Medtronic Knowledge Center, mentoring, resource kiosk, robot, robotics project, sponsored, Zach Johnson

Medtronic advances health equity through increased access to underserved patients

Medtronic advances health equity through increased access to underserved patients
01/20/2023 | Companies
Medtronic is committed to advancing health equity, from closing health gaps in Kenya with Medtronic LABS to assisting health systems in the United States in advancing access to quality care for underserved patients. Because more than half of the world's population lacks access to basic healthcare,...
access to basic healthcare, GHEN, Global Health Equity Network, health equity, health gaps, health systems, Kenya, marginalised populations, Medtronic, Medtronic LABS, strategic partnerships, underserved patients, US, World Economic Forum

Medtronic improves diversification of its sales forces

Medtronic improves diversification of its sales forces
10/26/2022 | Citizenship
Medtronic’s innovative programs helps reshape the company’s sales force. Ursula Douglas recalls being the only woman on her sales team and one of the few women of color working as a Medtronic senior interventional sales representative in 2015. In fact, Medtronic's sales force in the United States...
Black sales professionals, diverse, diversity, empower, global health care, Medtronic, minority representation, representation, sales force, sales representative, senior level, United States, Ursula Douglas, US, women, women of colour

Case study on how Medtronic slashed paper wastage across its supply chain

Case study on how Medtronic slashed paper wastage across its supply chain
10/12/2022 | Companies
Here’s how Medtronic slashed 25 tons of paper wastage across its supply chain. While Bradley Watson, director of field service and operations excellence at Heart Rate Management was used to receiving customer feedback, he was found searching for answers when an Australian doctor asked him if there...
Global Operations and Supply Chain, landfill, last mile personalization, Medtronic, paper manual, paper wastage, pilot project, reduce paper waste, regulatory compliance

Medtronic and SHPE Foundation unveils their first grant for Latino students in STEM subjects

Medtronic and SHPE Foundation unveils their first grant for Latino students in STEM subjects
09/28/2022 | Citizenship
Grantees will receive up to $25,000 in scholarship to meet tuition fees and other expenses. Veronica Borras-Serrano was delighted and relieved to know that she has been selected as a scholarship recipient for the first class of Medtronic and SHPE Foundation grants. "My parents had health issues...
academics, beneficiaries, engineering, finances, financial aid, grants, Hispanic Latino Network, Hispanic Professional Engineers Association, HLN, Latinos, mathematics, Medtronic, recipient, scholarship, schooling, science, SHPE, SHPE Foundation, STEM, technology, tuition fees, Veronica Borras Serrano


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