TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A select group of high school students from across the state recently completed the 2009 Rural Health Scholars Program at The University of Alabama.
The program introduces students from rural areas to college life and gives them an orientation to the need for health and medical professionals in communities like their own. Throughout the five-week program the students live on the UA campus and take field trips to rural hospitals. The students also make a trip to one of the state’s medical schools to learn more about how to prepare academically for these careers.
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 16th year at UA in the College of Community Health Sciences and is directed by Cynthia Moore and Dr. John Wheat.
The 2009 UA Rural Health Scholars and their home counties included:
Contact
Clayton Bryant or Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325 or lhill@ur.ua.edu
Source
Cynthia Moore, Rural Scholars Programs, 205/348-3116 or cmoore@cchs.ua.edu