VCOM 2020 Annual Report

The first VCOM-Auburn Blue Cross and Blue Shield Scholars Program Recipients: Left to right: Kayla Martin, Anna Bianchi, Katherine Vinson, James Healy, Tianna Humes, Harvey Browning, Farrah Gaston and Imani Carter.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama and VCOM Announce $3.2Million Scholarship Program O n September 25, 2019, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama and the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) announced an important initiative to further expand access to primary care physicians. This scholarship initiative will have a profound impact on health care availability for Alabama citizens that reside in rural and underserved areas of the state. According to the Alabama Rural Health Association, 54 of Alabama’s 56 rural counties are entirely or partially classified as primary care shortage areas. To help alleviate this need of primary care physicians within the state, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama is making available $3.2 million in scholarships, over a six-year period, to students at the VCOM-Auburn campus.

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