VCOM - 2019 Annual Report

Scholarship Highlights (continued)

The Science Foundation of West Virginia Scholarship “ I would like to use my medical degree and training to educate women so that they can be healthy in mind, body and spirit. ” Rebecca Takele

Jeanne Horne Stosser Endowed Scholarship “ I want to be an osteopathic physician due to the values held by the profession. I strive to display kindness and compassion through my interactions with patients and to get to know each one on an individual level. ” Emily Craft

Megan CornwellThomas, DO, andWilliamThomas, DO, Endowed Scholarship “ Coming from Bluefield, Virginia, I am no stranger to the detrimental effects precipitated by insufficient healthcare coverage, a shortage of medical providers, poverty and an elderly population. I have a desire to return to a rural area to practice family medicine by providing these underserved populations with quality patient care. ” Emilee Young

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