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Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship for Academic Excellence and Financial Need

CHICAGO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation awarded Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarships to fifteen rising fourth-year medical students. Recipients were nominated by their medical school dean and chosen by a selection committee based upon their academic standing and financial status, as well as community involvement, letters of recommendation and personal statement. Each student will receive a $10,000 scholarship to help defray medical school expenses. The recipients are:

-- Puya Alikhani, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

-- Diana Badillo, Stanford University School of Medicine

-- Andrew Barina, Saint Louis University School of Medicine

-- Karl Bezak, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

-- Rozalina Grubina, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

-- Nadia Hernandez, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

-- Stephanie Hu, Harvard Medical School

-- Arman Kilic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

-- Youssra Marjoua, Yale University School of Medicine

-- Monica Patton, University of Vermont College of Medicine

-- Janae Phelps, Howard University College of Medicine

-- Dominic Sanford, University of Missouri - Columbia

-- Javay Ross, UCLA Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

-- Matthew Bivens, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

-- Helena Hart, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

"These medical students represent the very best of the next generation of U.S. physicians," said AMA Foundation President Jean Howard. "Their academic achievements as well as their leadership and volunteer activities speak to their commitment to make a difference in the medical profession."

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