The Community College was only one of five institutions to receive the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Research Grant, and the only community college. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Systems for Action (S4A) recently awarded Salt Lake Community College’s (SLCC) School of Health Sciences nearly $100,000 to study holistic admissions in health science education. Only five awards were made across the entire nation this year through an S4A Call for Proposals to implement studies rigorously testing innovative approaches of helping medical, social and public health systems work together to dismantle systemic racism and address the health and social needs of people experiencing health inequities. Holistic admissions help identify potential students who are not only academically strong but who also have important soft skills that are necessary in healthcare, such as responsive bedside manner, cultural competence, and the life experience to commit to a long career serving the communi