Three ÐÔÊӽ紫ý graduates named Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship recipients
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Three Mississippi ÐÔÊӽ紫ý graduates recently learned they will receive $30,000 per year to attend medical ÐÔÊӽ紫ý as part of the prestigious Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship ÐÔÊӽ紫ý.
MRPSP scholarships are awarded each year after the students complete the pre-matriculation portion of the program, created in 2007 by the Mississippi Legislature. Awards are based on available funding.
Scholars selected from ÐÔÊӽ紫ý include (by hometown):
DE KALB—Jordan B. White, who earned a bachelor’s in psychology in spring 2021.
PHILADELPHIA—Emilio M. Luna-Suarez, who earned a bachelor’s in kinesiology/clinical exercise physiology from ÐÔÊӽ紫ý-Meridian in spring 2018.
RIPLEY—Emily M. Davis Bain, who earned a bachelor’s in chemistry in spring 2021.
In addition to undergraduate academic enrichment and support, MRPSP provides clinical experience and mentoring from practicing rural physicians. Students who complete all medical ÐÔÊӽ紫ý requirements can be admitted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center or William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Upon completion of medical ÐÔÊӽ紫ý, scholars must enter a residency program in one of six primary care specialties—family medicine, general internal medicine, pediatrics, medicine-pediatrics, psychiatry or obstetrics/gynecology. Four years of service in a clinic-based practice in a program-approved, rural Mississippi community also is required.
Consistent legislative support of MRPSP translates to 61 medical students receiving a total of $1.8 million to support their education this fall.
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s Dr. A. Randle and Marilyn W. White Health Professions Resource Center guides ÐÔÊӽ紫ý students in any academic major who aspire to gain entry into a health professional ÐÔÊӽ紫ý. Located in Harned Hall, Room 116, the office is named for the Greenwood nephrologist and his wife whose support helped make it a reality in 2016. Learn more at .
For more information, visit or contact Steven Carter, MRPSP associate director, at 601-815-9022 or jscarter@umc.edu.
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at .