Nearly $2 Million in Scholarships Awarded to St. George's University Students From NYC

NEW YORK and GRENADA, West Indies, April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, St. George's University announced that 15 students from New York City will receive $1.8 million in scholarships to pursue degrees in medicine at the school as part of the CityDoctors Scholarship Program.

"St. George's University has long addressed the U.S. doctor shortage by producing highly qualified physicians who are committed to their community and the practice of medicine," said Dr. G. Richard Olds, President, St. George's University. "We are proud to offer these CityDoctors scholarships because it helps pave the way for these students to practice in areas that are near and dear to them, and areas that need such physicians the most."

St. George's University established the CityDoctors Scholarship Program to help address the city's shortage of primary care physicians and to enable promising students who otherwise might not be able to afford medical school to attend. Twelve of this year's scholarship recipients received awards sponsored by NYC Health + Hospitals and commit to serving in the New York City public health system after completing their residency. The remaining three CityDoctors honorees received awards sponsored by Brooklyn Methodist Hospital as part of a similar partnership.

Students commit to one year of service with NYC Health + Hospitals for each year of scholarship aid they receive. Since its inception, the program has awarded $11 million to 112 students from metropolitan New York.

This year, CityDoctors scholarship recipients hail from Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan, as well as Florida and Pennsylvania. They're selected based on their academic qualifications and financial need. Recipients receive either partial or full scholarships to pay for medical school for up to four years. Some scholarships are valued at more than $200,000.

"We are very proud of our ongoing partnership with St. George's University, as it provides students with strong ties to the New York City area with an opportunity not only to continue their education, but to have job security following graduation," said Machelle Allen, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals. "The program also helps bring more primary care physicians into the workforce and into communities across the city, where they are so desperately needed."

The 2017 CityDoctors scholarship recipients are:

Biographical information about the scholarship recipients is available upon request.

About St. George's University
St. George's University School of Medicine pioneered the concept of international medical education and remains at the forefront of educating students to meet the demands of the modern practice of medicine. St. George's University was the first private medical school in the Caribbean, and is accredited by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP). Its students have come from over 140 countries and its more than 14,000 graduate physicians in the global health care system who have been licensed in all 50 states and Canada and have practiced in over 50 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.sgu.edu.

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