Alumna Awarded National Health Service Corps Scholarship

Postbac alumna Kim Neroda was recently awarded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Health Service Corps Scholarship, which provides a stipend and full tuition benefits for four years of medical school. In exchange for the National Health Service Corps' support, Neroda will serve a community in the United States designated as a health professional shortage area for four years.

When asked why she decided to apply for the scholarship, Neroda said:

"I've always been very interested in health disparities and committed to working with the underserved; it's part of the reason I want to be a doctor. I have served internationally as a Peace Corps volunteer and in the public health arena, but I'm just as interested in health issues here at home. Like Peace Corps, I see service as an NHSC scholar as a chance to become part of a community that may be very different from where I grew up."

Neroda, who received her Certificate in Premedical Sciences from the Postbac Premed Program in 2007, is attending Emory University School of Medicine.

For more information about the scholarship, visit the National Health Service Corps website.