Humana will fund three new faculty positions at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia with a $12 million endowment.
According to a March 29 news release, Humana will also provide $3 million to support the Jefferson Collaborative for Health Equity.
Humana's endowment will create three health-equity focused faculty positions at the university: the Humana Deanship in the College of Population Health, Humana Professorship of Community Health and Equity, and Humana Chief Community Health and Equity Officer, each focused on improving population health and advancing health equity in the region.
Thomas Jefferson University is part of Jefferson, which also includes Jefferson Health and nonprofit health plan Health Partners.