March 13, 2024 | By Admin
Scholarships are awarded based on criteria including the medical student’s desire to practice in the Upper Peninsula after residency training, students in their second, third or fourth year of medical school and students who will be training at the UP Region Campus for their final two years of medical school. Preference is given to medical students from Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties. Secondary preference goes to medical students from the UP, and tertiary preference goes to medical students who are not from the UP but have intentions to practice in the area.
“Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine is fortunate to have this medical education partnership with Copper Shores Community Health Foundation,” said Community Assistant Dean of the UP Campus, Dr. Stuart Johnson. “These scholarships are given to students training in our rural communities, increasing their likelihood of practicing medicine in the Upper Peninsula once training is complete.”
The Copper Shores Tuition Assistance Scholarship is an investment in the future through its support of medical students who want to return and practice here. Supporting medical students as they train in their clinical curriculum rotations across the UP helps bridge a connection to our future generation of skilled health care professionals.
"We're happy to support the educational pursuits of these young medical professionals and hope that our investment in them will someday reward this community by their service and investment in it," said Kevin Store, President/CEO of Copper Shores.
About our medical student recipients
- Kyle Burton of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
- Katrina Elzinga of Marquette, Michigan, received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
- David Klemet of Oak Park, Michigan, received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
- Lindsay Sandell, of Houghton, Michigan, received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.
- Mackenzie Suarez, of Davisburg, Michigan, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Ceramics and Human Biology from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.
The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation Tuition Assistance Scholarship makes an investment in medical students and in the health and wellbeing of our rural neighborhoods. Cultivating a strong healthcare workforce will lead to better opportunities for the underserved communities in the UP Region.
To learn more about the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, UP Campus, visit uphealthsystem.com/marquette/msu-college-of-human-medicine-up-campus, and find us on Facebook.
About MSU College of Human Medicine Upper Peninsula Education Corporation
The MSU College of Human Medicine UP Education Corporation works in conjunction with UP Health System-Marquette to coordinate the training of family medicine and psychiatry residents and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine UP Campus medical students. Since its inception in 1974, 340 medical students, 228 family medicine physicians and 2 psychiatry physicians have graduated from these programs.