Students Complete UA Rural Health Scholars Program
September 10, 2008 - Filed under: Students | Tagged: College of Community Health Sciences, Health, Rural Medicine, Summer Programs
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A select group of 26 high school students from across the state recently completed the 2008 Rural Health Scholars Program at The University of Alabama.
The program introduces rural students to college life and gives them an orientation to the need for health and medical professionals in rural communities like their own. They take field trips to rural hospitals and to one of the state’s medical schools and learn more about how to prepare academically for these careers. The students lived on campus for five weeks during the summer.
Chosen based on academic achievement and interest in rural health care, these students take two courses for college credit and attend seminars. The program is in its 15th year at UA in the College of Community Health Sciences.
The 2008 UA Rural Health Scholars and their home counties included:
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- Barbour County – Yasmeen Appling, Keyondria Massey and Christopher Williams
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- Clarke County – Julie Dozier, Anna Reid
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- Cleburne County – Bryan Herren
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- Coffee County – Cortlin Lee
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- Colbert County – Carley Andrews
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- Covington County – Hannah Carter
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- DeKalb County – Nathaniel Thompson, Rachel Childers
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- Fayette County – Heather Simmons
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- Franklin County – Martha Billingham
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- Hale County – Kerra Daniel
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- Henry County – Deborah Craddock
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- Houston County – Joseph Tyler Weldon
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- Jackson County – April Tubbs
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- Jefferson County – Nicholas Posey
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- Lawrence County – Jasmine Smith
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- Lowndes County – Jarvis Hunter
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- Macon County – Mariah Shepherd
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- Madison County – Kayla James
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- Marion County – Chase Childers
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- Monroe County – Manise Parker, Will Taite
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- Washington County – Paul Strickland
All students are pictured with Dr. John Wheat, UA professor of community and rural medicine and Cynthia Moore, assistant director of the UA Rural Scholars Programs.
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
CONTACT: Drew Wood or Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
SOURCE: Cynthia Moore, 205/348-3116, cmoore@cchs.ua.edu