Members of the Rutland Area Medical Community recently awarded seven $2,500 scholarships to local students pursuing a career in healthcare. The scholarship program has been made possible through the generosity of Rutland area physicians, retired physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
The Rutland Area Medical Community scholarship is intended to stimulate the region’s best and brightest students, encouraging them to continue their education in the field of healthcare. The scholarship awards are aimed at creating opportunities that empower recipients to achieve excellence in education.
Eligible candidates include high school seniors, local college students or Rutland area medical community employees who are working toward furthering their goal of a career in healthcare.
In 2023, the volunteer scholarship review committee awarded seven scholarships based on the outstanding applications received.
This year’s recipients include graduating high school seniors, Lauren Costales, Mount St. Joseph, who will attend Endicott College; Emma Johnson, Mill River Union High School, who will attend Vt State University at Castleton; and Cadence Muth, Otter Valley Union High School, who will also attend Vt State University’s Vt Technical College. Other 2023 recipients include Garrett Davine of Rutland (Towson University) and Leo Therrien of Proctor (Vt State University); and RRMC employees, William Bogertman (University of South Alabama); and Summer Bennett McPhetres (Vt Technical College).
In its seventh year, the scholarship program received an overwhelming response from a wide variety of qualified candidates across the region once again this year. “We had an outstanding pool of applicants once again this year,” said Dr. Stanley Shapiro, co-Chair of the Rutland Area Medical Community Scholarship Committee. “Each application brought a great deal of pride to every member on the committee.”
For more info, visit: RRMC.org/ways-to-give/fundraising.
