Tubman Scholars Endowment Fund

Helping the Nursing Workforce To Better Reflect Our Communities

In establishing the Tubman Scholars Endowment Fund in 2021, Tarik Kahn shared these thoughts with NFP:

“I believe that we each carry an individual obligation to repair the injustices in our society— a concept in the Jewish faith known as ‘Tikkun Olam.’ Unfortunately, in our nation, injustice abounds. For example, the effects of different levels of racism have created many barriers for Black men and women to enter nursing. As a result, our nursing workforce and leadership do not appropriately reflect the communities that we serve. As the first person of color to be President of the Pennsylvania State Nursing Association, I believed it was time to create The Tubman Scholars Endowment Fund. This endowment helps to address a significant barrier for Black students with financial need to attain a nursing education— educational cost. Join me in helping to support this wonderful program that will help our nursing workforce better reflect our community and strengthen our noble profession!”

In November 2022, Tarik Khan was elected to represent Pennsylvania’s 194th Legislative District in Philadelphia. Rep. Khan has also followed in the footsteps of his mother, a nurse. He has been licensed since 2005 as an RN and since 2013 as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner.