The Portage Well being Basis is supporting a brand new scholarship geared toward serving to medical college students who want to observe within the Higher Peninsula.
The grants are being supplied to college students on the Michigan State College School of Human Medication, UP Campus, which is headquartered at UP Well being System-Marquette.
The primary 4 recipients are:
• Dominique Aleo of L’Anse, who acquired a Bachelor of Science diploma in Biology from Michigan Tech.
• John Berglund of Bergland, who acquired a Bachelor of Science diploma in Biology and Physiology from Northern Michigan College.
• Noelle Polakowski of Houghton, who acquired a Bachelor of Biomolecular Science diploma from the College of Michigan.
• Lucas Tarvainen, of Alston, who acquired a Bachelor of Science diploma in Medical Laboratory Science from Michigan Tech.
To be thought of for the scholarship, medical college students should be of their second, third or fourth yr of medical faculty with assignments within the Higher Peninsula, and a willingness to observe within the U.P. after residency coaching.
Desire is given to medical college students from Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties. Secondary desire goes to medical college students from the Higher Peninsula, and tertiary desire goes to medical college students who usually are not from the U.P., however intend to observe within the space.