James Akin of HancevilleMacy Birge of SlocumbAlly Brewer of FlorenceKailand-Ascia Brown of RutledgeTownley Cornelius of CullmanLauren Hay of ClantonNatalie Moon of CentreMaxim Moussad of RussellvillePhilip Ogles of AshlandLarry Pinkerton of FayetteAngela Vincent of Phenix City
Rural Dental Scholars
Brittany Howard of SemmesTamara Montes of CaleraMagdalen Segura-Dowdy of CentreColeman Wright of Headland
Notable
Dr. Brittney Anderson, who practices at Anderson Family Care in Demopolis, Ala., and is a former Rural medical Scholar, provided the convocation keynote address.
Dr. Drake Lavender, director of CCHS Rural Programs and a graduate of the first Rural Medical Scholars class (left), presents the Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Rick Jotani, CEO and partner of Pell City Internal and Family Medicine in Pell City, Ala., and a graduate of the second Rural Medical Scholars class.
CCHS Rural Programs leadership, from left: Dr. Drake Lavender, director; Dr. Jackie Luker, associate director; Cynthia Moore, assistant director; Ashley Wilder, administrative assistant; and Dr. Antonio Gardner, director of education and evaluation.
Not Pictured
Jenna Lankford of Malcolm, Rural Dental Scholar
Ikeyreiah Harris of Gordo, Rural Community Health Scholar
Caroline Ricks of Clanton, Rural Community Health Scholar
2024
Rural Medical Scholars and Rural Dental Scholars: Top row from left: John Kuykendall, Kayla Edwards-Harris, Catherine Hill, Griffin Howard and Joshua Perry; bottom row from left: Raneisha Lee, Morgan Bowman, Ariana Oliver and Maycie EdmondsonPictured are CCHS’s Rural Programs faculty, staff and scholars.Dr. Caroline Boxmeyer, associate dean for academic affairs for CCHS, gave welcoming remarks.Dr. Drake Lavender, director of CCHS Rural Programs, provided welcoming remarks.Dr. Holly McCaleb, assistant director of CCHS Rural Programs, gave an overview of the Rural Medical Scholars Program.Dr. Steven Furr, a family medicine physician and president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, provided the convocation keynote address.Dr. Drake Lavender, director of CCHS Rural Programs, presented the Distinguished Service Award to Dr. David Bramm, director of the Rural Medicine Program at UAB Heersink School of Medicine.Susan Guin, CRNP, associate director of the Rural Medical Scholars Program, is recognized for her upcoming retirement.CCHS Rural Programs faculty and staff recognized at convocation. From left: Susan Guin, associate director of the Rural Medical Scholars Program; Dr. Holly McCaleb, assistant director of CCHS Rural Programs; Cynthia Moore, assistant director of the Rural Scholars Program; Ashley Wilder-Morrison, program assistant for CCHS Rural Programs; Lakeshia Whigham, program coordinator for CCHS Rural Programs; and Dr. Antonio Gardner, director of education and evaluation for CCHS Rural ProgramsMorgan Bowman, Rural Medical ScholarMaycie Edmondson, Rural Medical ScholarKayla Edwards-Harris, Rural Medical ScholarGriffin Howard, Rural Medical ScholarJohn Kuykendall, Rural Medical ScholarRaneisha Lee, Rural Medical ScholarAriana Oliver, Rural Medical ScholarCatherine Hill, Rural Dental ScholarLandon McCardle, Rural Dental ScholarJoshua Perry, Rural Dental Scholar
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