Area Students have Recently Completed North Mississippi Medical Center’s Physician Shadowing Program in June

TUPELO, Miss.—Area students recently completing North Mississippi Medical Center’s Physician Shadowing Program in June are (front row, from left) Ethan Caviness of Saltillo, Mississippi State University; Noah Douglas, Tupelo, MSU; Nolan Ahlrich, Madison, MSU; (back from, from left) Andrew Ford, Saltillo, University of Mississippi; and Jack Simmons, Saltillo, MSU. Sydni Lewis of Tupelo, who attends the University of Mississippi, also completed the program. To participate, pre-med students must have completed their junior year in college and aspire to a career in medicine. Each student receives hourly compensation, a lab coat and support materials.  The Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi funds the program through the Dr. P.K. Thomas Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund. For more information, visit www.nmhs.net/youth.