Academic
Scholarships Awarded to Local Students Pursuing Medical Fields
St. Augustine, FL (July 30, 2022) - The St. Johns
County Medical Alliance (SJCMA) and the St. Johns County Medical Society have
awarded new scholarships to four students and three students have received
continued financial support. The SJCMA awards include new scholarships to St.
Johns County high school graduates of Bartram Trail, Creekside, Pedro Menendez,
and Ponte Vedra High Schools.
Monetary
awards are also made to former scholarship winners who are continuing studies
in medical fields. These awards are given to students who keep in
touch with the Alliance and stay on track with their goals. Ongoing scholars
include Ashton Monk, from 20121, who currently studies at Vanderbilt
University with pre-med goals. He received the Carell Scholarship that covers
full tuition at Vanderbilt. Michael Guyot, a 2021 scholar, recently
accepted into the Medical Honors Program (A seven year combined BS/MD program
that allows guaranteed acceptance into the UF College of Medicine, if
requirements are met). We are thrilled to continue our support of these two
students.
Hunter
Green, a 2017 scholar, graduated this year from the Alabama College of
Osteopathic Medicine and heads towards home to a family medicine residency at
St. Vincent’s Hospital in Riverside, Jacksonville. We have followed Hunter
since he first received our scholarship in high school
This year’s scholars include:
Kyra Brenneman will attend Carnegie
Mellon University on a pre-med track with a bio-psych major, with a goal to
become a pediatric oncologist.
Joseph Dolce plans
to major in microbiology and cell science at the University of Florida to achieve
his dream of helping others by becoming a pediatric cardiologist.
Kirsten
Harris will enter the University of Florida where she plans to meet the
requirements to become a physician assistant.
Gabrielle Monk is heading to Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas where she plans
to study Nursing.
Each year, the St. Johns County Medical Alliance, in conjunction
with the St. Johns County Medical Society, offers academic scholarships to
graduating St. Johns County high school seniors pursuing an education in pre-medicine,
nursing, or allied health. Scholarship applicants are evaluated on academic
ability, school involvement, community service and an interview.
The St. Johns County Medical Alliance represents spouses of
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