Field of Dreams

 

Generous donors stepped up to the plate for the Drive Scholars program and raised more than half a million dollars for the next wave of healthcare leaders through the inaugural Field of Dreams Gala Oct. 7, 2010.

The inaugural Field of Dreams Gala supports the Drive Scholars program, an inaugural program partnered by GHS and the Greenville Drive to encourage students to pursue health careers through the newly launched Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) Medical Experience Academy. This innovative program, which began in early July, will work with high school juniors and seniors and college undergraduates preparing for advanced training in health care. In the 2010 pilot program, 12 rising seniors are focusing on daily tutorial sessions and getting hands-on experience in laboratory activities, as well as discussing health issues in small groups, shadowing health professionals, participating in field trips, learning from weekly guest speakers, and much more.

 

The Drive Scholars program will provide five students from the GHS Medical Experience Academy with college scholarships, which are redeemable upon enrollment in an accredited college and are conditional upon the students maintaining their academic standing and good citizenship. Each year the Drive Scholars will team with a “Medical Champion” at GHS to provide subsequent support to other students in the GHS Medical Experience Academy. 

 
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