While the University of Lethbridge’s Southern Alberta Medical Program (SAMP) is still in its infancy, a prominent southern Alberta family has stepped forward to establish the program’s first scholarship award in perpetuity — the Dr. Cormican Excellence Scholarship in Rural Medicine.
Created through a $25,000 gift from Dr. Aileen Cormican, which will be endowed and matched by the ULethbridge Board of Governors matching program, the scholarship will provide one minimum $2,000 award annually to a ULethbridge student who is admitted to the Southern Alberta Medical Program.
Dr. Aileen Cormican says she is cognizant of her Lethbridge roots and the unique regional challenges the area faces with regards to health care.
"There are a lot of talented individuals and bright minds in our city and region, and we need to do our best to keep them here and…
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