Students Participate in UA Health Program

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Fifteen students selected from the Black Belt region recently completed the 2004 Minority Rural Health Pipeline Program at The University of Alabama.

The six-week summer program is for recent high school graduates who plan to enter college in the next academic year. The students attended tutorials and seminars on the UA campus and took field trips to rural medical facilities to learn from African-American physicians. During the last week of the program the students were matched with a health care provider from their home community for a learning experience.

The program was initiated to increase the number of minority students from rural Alabama who qualify for admission to medical school. This is the fourth year of the program.

Lakeshia Whigham (center), a May 2004 high school graduate from Barbour County who plans to attend The University of Alabama, is pictured with Cynthia Moore (far left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine in the UA College of Community Health Sciences.

Angenetta Anderson (second from left) who plans to attend Miles College and Cedric Ruffin (second from right) who plans to attend Morehouse College, both May 2004 high school graduates from Choctaw County, are pictured with Cynthia Moore (far left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine in the UA College of Community Health Sciences.

DeArco McCreary (center), a May 2004 high school graduate from Conecuh County who plans to attend the University of South Alabama, is pictured with Cynthia Moore (far left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine in the UA College of Community Health Sciences.

Courtney Hayes (second from left), who plans to attend Stillman College, Brittany Montgomery (center), who will attend Tuskegee University, and Valencia Barnes (second from right), who will attend The University of Alabama, all May 2004 high school graduates from Dallas County, are pictured with Cynthia Moore (far left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine in the UA College of Community Health Sciences.

Sade Anderson (center) a May 2004 high school graduate from Monroe County who plans to attend UAB, is pictured with Cynthia Moore (far left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine in the UA College of Community Health Sciences.

Tonya Johnson (center), a May 2004 high school graduate from Pike County who plans to attend Troy State University, is pictured with Cynthia Moore (far left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine in the UA College of Community Health Sciences.

Jami Simon (second from left) who plans to attend Troy State University and Brittany Barnes (second from right) who plans to attend Springhill College, both May 2004 high school graduates from Washington County, are pictured with Cynthia Moore (far left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine in the UA College of Community Health Sciences.

Robert Williams (second from left), who attends Morehouse College, Kelli Boggan (center) who plans to attend UAB, and Carl Shamburger Jr. (second from right), who plans to attend Alabama A&M University, all May 2004 high school graduates from Wilcox County, are pictured with Cynthia Moore (far left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine in the UA College of Community Health Sciences.

Contact

Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu