Prevounce Health, a leading provider of remote care management software, devices, and services, congratulates Coco Victoria Gomez Tirambulo, recipient of the fifth annual Prevounce Preventive Health Graduate Scholarship.
The Prevounce Preventive Health Graduate Scholarship was open to students entering or already enrolled in an accredited, U.S.-based graduate program who are pursuing a career in medicine, nursing, and/or public health. Tirambulo was born in Tucson, Arizona, and currently attends the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She is enrolled in a MD/PhD dual-degree program preparing her as a physician-scientist, with training in medical pharmacology and an intended clinical focus in neurology or interventional radiology, centered on Alzheimer's disease prevention and precision medicine.
Q: How did you develop an interest in healthcare?
Coco Tirambulo: My interest in healthcare was shaped from a very young age by growing up in my parents' adult care home, where caregiving was not a profession but a way of life. As a Filipino American family, caring for elders and those who are ill is deeply rooted in our culture, and our home became an extension of that value. I watched my parents provide daily care with compassion, patience, and dignity, often for individuals who had been marginalized by the healthcare system. Seeing the trust families placed in them, and the impact that consistent, loving care had on residents' quality of life, left a lasting impression on me.
Being immersed in that environment taught me early that healthcare is about more than diagnoses and treatments. It is about responsibility, advocacy, and preserving dignity across every stage of life. Those formative experiences sparked my desire to pursue medicine and later to understand the biology behind disease so that I could contribute not only to care, but also to prevention. This blend of cultural values, lived experience, and scientific curiosity continues to shape my path as a physician-scientist.
Q: What are your career ambitions in healthcare?
CT: I am currently a dual MD/PhD candidate in medical pharmacology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, with plans to pursue a career in neurology or interventional radiology. My long-term goal is to lead a translational research program that integrates artificial intelligence, clinical data, and pharmacology to develop precision prevention tools for Alzheimer's disease and related conditions. I aim to combine patient care with research that improves how we identify risk, personalize treatment, intervene earlier in disease progression, and ultimately transform outcomes for individuals with or at risk for neurodegenerative diseases.
Q: How will receiving the scholarship help with achieving your academic and/or professional goals?
CT: Receiving the Prevounce Preventive Health Graduate Scholarship directly supports my medical and research training during a critical phase of my MD/PhD education. This support helps offset the financial demands of professional school including resources for shelf-exam study, preparation for the USMLE Step 2 exam, and upcoming residency application costs, and allows me to remain fully focused on my dissertation research and clinical preparation for reintegration back to medical school in the spring. More importantly, the scholarship serves as meaningful encouragement to continue pursuing innovative, prevention-focused research that bridges technology and patient care.
Q: How do you hope your work will impact the future of preventive health?
CT: My research uses artificial intelligence and routine clinical data to identify early, modifiable risk patterns for Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear. I hope my work contributes to a future where preventive health is personalized, accessible, and integrated into everyday clinical care. By transforming complex data into practical tools for clinicians, I aim to make early intervention possible even in community and resource-limited settings, helping patients preserve cognitive health, independence, and quality of life.