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Camilla Martinez MS22

Milken Scholars’ Summer Internship at the Prostate Cancer Foundation

Published 09/03/2025 in Program Updates
Written 09/03/2025

This summer, four talented Milken Scholars were invited to intern with the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), a nonprofit dedicated to advancing prostate cancer research. The group included Charlry Kamara, MS ‘24, Jun Woo Shin, MS ‘23, Camilla Martinez, MS ‘22, and Katelyn Sulett, MS ‘20. Their activities included analyzing funding applications and developing patient care materials, as they learned how the work of nonprofits impacts medicine, broadening their perspectives on what their future careers in healthcare could entail.

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2025 Milken Scholars Summit

Published 08/04/2025 in Program Updates
Written 08/04/2025

Since the Milken Scholars Program’s inception in 1989, Mike and Lori Milken have supported nearly 600 young people, who throughout the years, have risen to the top of their fields toward a flourishing future. What started with 16 Scholars in Harlem, has now grown to encompass a community that represents over 80 countries and more than 200 high schools from Los Angeles County, New York City and Washington, D.C. As of 2014, the Milken Scholars Program became a joint initiative of the Milken Family Foundation and the Milken Institute.

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Michelle Park MS 15 Allan Sahagun MS 05 Karen Li MS 18 Francis Poon MS 09 and Mike Milken

Milken Alumni Scholars at the 2025 MI Global Conference

Published 05/09/2025 in Program Updates
Written 05/09/2025

A record number of 53 Alumni participated in the 2025 Milken Institute Global Conference and attended over 100 panels, private sessions and evening receptions centered on innovation in fields ranging from health, technology, finance, and so much more.

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NYU Lesley Yupa MS 24 and Senior Associate Joyce Cheng

Fall 2024 Campus Visits

Published 11/26/2024 in Program Updates
Written 11/26/2024

Fall 2024 Campus Visit season began in southern California, taking us for a spin around the country to conclude our visits in the northern California Bay Area.

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Milken Alumni Scholars Leading the Way

Published 09/06/2024 in Alumni Features, Program Updates
Written 09/06/2024

One aspect that sets the Milken Scholars Program apart from traditional scholarship awards is its commitment to provide lifelong support to Scholars. Throughout their post-college years, Alumni are invited to dive deeper into the world connected with the Milken Institute and Milken Family Foundation. This year, Alumni were invited to attend the 2024 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Ceremony in New York and the 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles.

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