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Students selected for physician pipeline program

Jordan Gunn (left), Melissa Ellis (center) an~ Tyler Hansford have been chosen to participate in the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship undergt·aduate Program Jordan Gunn, 2008 valedictorian of Lake High, is a graduate of East Central Community

Jordan will be a junior at Mississippi College this fall. He is the son of David and Elizabeth Gunn of Forest. A Mississippi State junior, Melissa Ellis received the Phi Theta Kappa scholarship and was named Who's Who Among American Junior College Students. She is the daughter of Barry and Mary Ellis of Walnut Grove. An honors graduate of ECCC, Tyler Hansford is a senior Lucille Thomas Memorial Scholar at Mississippi State University. In 2007 Tyler received the Community

Service Award from the Union Chamber of Commerce. Voted "Most Likely to Succeed" at Union high school, he is the son of Steve and ' Suzanne Hansford of Union. Once his medical training is completed, Tyler plans to return to Union to practice family medicine. MRPSP is an innova–

College where he was named to the Hall of Fame, was president of the Concert Choir and of the Residence Hall Advisors, ECCC Sophomore Favorite, named HEAD- APPEARE WAE student of ~h~ year and was the re01p1ent of the Richard Fisher CARTHAC Organic Chemistry Award. NEWTON COUNTY APPEAL v

tive physician pipeline program that identifies rural college sophomores who aspire to return to their roots to practice pri– mary care medicine. Created by the Legislature in 2007, the program is structured to groom them H - ---– .into competitive medical ES students. Each year fifteen ----- undergraduates are "'L selected to receive rural --- physician mentoring, aca- demic enrichment on rural ------–

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health topics, free MCAT preparation valued at $2,000 and consideration for Direct Admissions to medical school where they may receive a $30,000 per