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Kaiser Foundation partners with Southeastern for pre-medical scholarship

Press Release Date: 10-05-2010

Visiting after the announcement were Dr. Bryon Clark, President Larry Minks, Kaiser Family Foundation representatives Monica Basu and Ben Stewart, and Kyle Stafford.

Visiting after the announcement were Dr. Bryon Clark, President Larry Minks, Kaiser Family Foundation representatives Monica Basu and Ben Stewart, and Kyle Stafford.

DURANT, Okla. – Representatives from the George Kaiser Family Foundation and Southeastern Oklahoma State University have announced the establishment of a pre-medical studies scholarship at the University.

The announcement was made Friday in the Southeastern Biological Sciences Building. In attendance were Kaiser Foundation Senior Program Officer For Health Care & Higher Education Initiatives Monica Basu, Kaiser Foundation Program Officer Ben Stewart, Southeastern President Larry Minks, Dean of Graduate & University Studies Bryon Clark, and SE Executive Director of University Advancement Kyle Stafford.

The George Kaiser Family Foundation-Southeastern Oklahoma State University Pre-Medical Studies Scholarship is a three-phase program designed to encourage and support students at Southeastern to pursue careers in the field of community medicine.

"We look forward to working with Southeastern Oklahoma State University Pre-Medical Studies and the OU School of Community Medicine. The School of Community Medicine is designed to improve the health of Oklahomans, in rural and urban communities across the state," said Ken Levit, executive director of the George Kaiser Family Foundation. "This scholarship will help bring some of the best and brightest students into the program and offer opportunities for them to give back to their communities and state."

"We are very excited about working with the Kaiser Family Foundation on this initiative," said President Minks. "We have numerous alumni who have made their mark in the medical profession, and this partnership will certainly support that legacy."

The scholarship will offer qualified Southeastern students exceptional support and training along their educational path toward earning an M.D. degree in community medicine.

From 10-12 Southeastern students will be chosen as participants of the program, and it will provide funding for students to attend the fall orientation at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine in Tulsa.