VCOM 2020 Annual Report

SCHOLARSHIPS & GIVING

These future physicians will serve to improve the quality of life and improve health

outcomes in so many families across Alabama.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Scholars Program will pay student tuition for the final two years of their enrollment. In return, scholarship recipients will commit to primary care in a rural or medically underserved region in Alabama for a period of three years. Eight students were selected for the 2019 scholarship award. During the next four years of the program, 16 students annually will be awarded the scholarship grant. Eight students will be selected for the scholarship during the final year. healthcare continues to be one of our top priorities,” said Tim Vines, President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. “Having access to primary healthcare results in lower healthcare spending and improved health outcomes,” said Vines. “Partnering with VCOM further validates our long-term commitment to providing Alabamians access to the healthcare they need and deserve,” added Vines. “Partnering with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama will help the College to “Providing Alabamians access to high-quality

and Blue Shield of Alabama has made in future physicians to care for rural and medically underserved populations in the state,” said Elizabeth Palmarozzi, DO, FACOFP, VCOM-Auburn Dean. “These future physicians will serve to improve the quality of life and improve health outcomes in so many families across Alabama,” Palmarozzi added. “This scholarship will make it easier for me to start a practice in a rural area,” said Harvey Browning, a third-year student from Center Point, Alabama. “My goal is to provide care to the people in my community, even if they might not have insurance or be able to afford medical care,” Browning added.

Elizabeth Palmarozzi, DO FACOFP VCOM-Auburn Campus Dean

provide primary care services to more people living in medically underserved areas of the state,” said Dixie Tooke- Rawlins, DO, FACOFP, VCOM President and Provost. “This generous commitment by Blue Cross will greatly enrich VCOM’s scholarship program, decrease student debt and enable many of our students to fulfill the College’s mission,” added Tooke-Rawlins.

“We are so excited about the investment that Blue Cross

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama CEO,TimVines, speaks with VCOM-Auburn scholarship recipients.

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