Morehouse School of Medicine’s Sicily Garvin Honored with Physicians of Tomorrow Award from the American Medical Association Foundation

The American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation granted Physicians of Tomorrow Awards to eighteen rising fourth-year medical students across the nation. Recipients were nominated by their medical schools and chosen based upon academics, financial need and community involvement. Each student will receive a $10,000 scholarship to defray medical school expenses.

Morehouse School of Medicine’s Dean and Executive Vice President, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice commented on the burden many young medical graduates bear.  “The average medical student in the U.S. graduates with about $160,000 in student loan debt, and unfortunately this deters many from pursuing a career in primary care.  Through this program, the AMA Foundation helps to ensure that the best and brightest primary care graduates will practice in underserved areas and in the primary care field.”  “Sicily is an excellent representative of so many students here at Morehouse School of Medicine – dedicated to our mission of serving the underserved.”

The AMA Foundation has awarded over $61 million in scholarships to deserving medical students since 1950. The recipients are: 

AMA Foundation Scholarships: 

Thomas Churilla, The Commonwealth Medical College 

Sicily Garvin, Morehouse School of Medicine 

Nicholas Giacalone, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 

George Hanna, Saint Louis University School of Medicine 

Daniel Hashimoto, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine 

Kenneth Ike, Yale School of Medicine 

Kabir Matharu, University of California, Davis School of Medicine 

Colleen McCormick, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine 

Laura Ostapenko, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth 

Sean Paschall, University of Texas Medical Branch 

Natasha Pyfrom, Creighton University School of Medicine 

Sarah Wittry, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Matthew Ziegelmann, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities 

Dr. Lin and Minta Hill Alexander Scholarship 

Supporting an Oklahoma medical school 

Kaitlin Isley, Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Johnson F. Hammond, MD Scholarships 

Supporting medical journalism 

Alexandra Coria, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth 

Abigail Cutler, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine 

Jason Reminick, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 

Rena Xu, Harvard Medical School 

“We are recognizing the exceptional qualities of these students at this stage in their careers,” stated AMA Foundation President Clarence Chou, MD. “We want to acknowledge their significant accomplishments in academics and community service and hope to follow them as they progress in serving their patients and their communities.” 

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