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Fifteen students selected from the Black Belt region recently completed the 2004
Minority Rural Health Pipeline Program at The University of Alabama.
The six-week summer program is for recent high school graduates who plan to enter
college in the next academic year. The students attended tutorials and seminars on
the UA campus and took field trips to rural medical facilities to learn from African-American
physicians. During the last week of the program the students were matched with a health
care provider from their home community for a learning experience.
The program was initiated to increase the number of minority students from rural
Alabama who qualify for admission to medical school. This is the fourth year of the
program.
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Robert Williams (second from left), who attends Morehouse College, Kelli Boggan
(center) who plans to attend UAB, and Carl Shamburger Jr. (second from right),
who plans to attend Alabama A&M University, all May 2004 high school graduates
from Wilcox County, are pictured with Cynthia Moore (far left), assistant director
of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor
of community and rural medicine in the UA College of Community Health Sciences.
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Tonya Johnson (center), a May 2004 high school graduate from Pike County who
plans to attend Troy State University, is pictured with Cynthia Moore (far left),
assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and Dr. John Wheat
(far right), professor of community and rural medicine in the UA College of
Community Health Sciences.
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Courtney Hayes (second from left), who plans to attend Stillman College, Brittany
Montgomery (center), who will attend Tuskegee University, and Valencia Barnes
(second from right), who will attend The University of Alabama, all May 2004
high school graduates from Dallas County, are pictured with Cynthia Moore (far
left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and Dr. John
Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine in the UA College
of Community Health Sciences.
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Sade Anderson (center) a May 2004 high school graduate from Monroe County who
plans to attend UAB, is pictured with Cynthia Moore (far left), assistant director
of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor
of community and rural medicine in the UA College of Community Health Sciences.
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Jami Simon (second from left) who plans to attend Troy State University and
Brittany Barnes (second from right) who plans to attend Springhill College,
both May 2004 high school graduates from Washington County, are pictured with
Cynthia Moore (far left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars
Program, and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine
in the UA College of Community Health Sciences.
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DeArco McCreary (center), a May 2004 high school graduate from Conecuh County
who plans to attend the University of South Alabama, is pictured with Cynthia
Moore (far left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program,
and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine in
the UA College of Community Health Sciences.
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Lakeshia Whigham (center), a May 2004 high school graduate from Barbour County
who plans to attend The University of Alabama, is pictured with Cynthia Moore
(far left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program, and
Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine in the
UA College of Community Health Sciences.
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Angenetta Anderson (second from left) who plans to attend Miles College and
Cedric Ruffin (second from right) who plans to attend Morehouse College, both
May 2004 high school graduates from Choctaw County, are pictured with Cynthia
Moore (far left), assistant director of the UA Rural Health Scholars Program,
and Dr. John Wheat (far right), professor of community and rural medicine in
the UA College of Community Health Sciences.
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