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SCHOLARSHIP Recipients
ERIKA CHANDLER
Erika has a great appreciation for giving back to her community. In
her first year of medical school, Erika co-coordinated the creation of
the ULSOM Nutrition Club Cookbook. Erika also served as a buddy in
the Parkinson’s Buddy Program. Perhaps one of her most meaningful
volunteer experiences was Kidney MAPs, which provides free pre-
ventative health screenings to medically underserved communities
in Louisville. To promote physical health, Erika participated in the
Healthcare Classic 5K as a volunteer during race day, then became
co-coordinator of the event for 2017.
ALLIE EBERLY
Allie’s commitment to volunteerism is evidenced by her involvement
with multiple organizations, such as The Kidney Foundation of Ken-
tucky and The Christian Sarkine Autism Research Center. As the US
Director of Medical Affairs for Ovi Children’s Hospital, an organization
dedicated to providing health care to the critically ill orphans of rural
Kenya, Allie is responsible for the coordination of telemedicine con-
sultations and recruitment for international volunteer opportunities.
Allie plans to travel to Kenya this spring with a group of health care
professionals.
JOSEPH COLOSIMO II
Community service has been an integral part of Joseph Colosimo’s
life since high school. While an undergraduate at Duke University,
his service experiences included time as a Young Life Leader, an
HIV Counselor at Samaritan Health Center for the Uninsured, an
Administrative Assistant/Scribe at Samaritan Health Center for the
Uninsured, and ESL teacher at Church World Service.
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SARAH ENGLAND
GLMS Alliance Samantha Ann McDonald Scholarship
Sarah England values both mission work and global health, and has
demonstrated this on trips to Mexico, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, Nic-
aragua and Brazil. Her commitment to working with underserved
populations has continued at home through involvement with The
Healing Place and Hopkins County Community Clinic. She has also
served as a coach for Girls on the Run, participant in the Parkinson's
Buddy Program, and organizer for community health screenings in
Hopkins County.
ANDREW KELLEHER
Drew Kelleher has been involved in multiple community service
activities throughout medical school. He started out joining the
Parkinson’s Buddy Program in his first year of medical school. He later
volunteered at The Healing Place, where he provided free medical
care to men recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. He served as
Vice President of the Med-Peds Interest Group, coordinating monthly
meetings and organizing multiple community service events. Later,
Drew became heavily involved at the Hopkins County Community
Clinic, where he provided medical care at a reduced cost for unin-
sured patients.
ROBERT PUGH
Robert volunteers in medical and non-medical roles. His medical
roles include being a medical student volunteer at the Rose Garden
Hope and Faith Free Clinic, taking blood pressures at an American
Heart Association event and being a physician representative for a
preschool’s career week. His non-medical volunteer roles include
working at a food bank for Isaiah House Ministries, working at the
New Hope Food Pantry and organizing a canned food drive which
collected 300 cans.