LeFRANC AWARDED AAMC SCHOLARSHIP

Noemi LeFranc, Class of 2012, has been awarded a Herbert Nickens Medical Student Scholarship by the Association of American Medical Colleges. In fact, she’s one of only five students in the country to receive the award.

The AAMC website explains: “These awards consist of five scholarships given to outstanding students entering their third year of medical school who have shown leadership in efforts to eliminate inequities in medical education and health care and have demonstrated leadership efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of minorities in the United States. Each recipient receives a $5,000 scholarship in November of the year the scholarships are awarded.”

The nomination letter from Dean John Fogarty noted that LeFranc had organized and developed a highly successful Latino Medical Student Association Southeast Regional Conference; organized a Hispanic Blood Pressure Festival; and helped coordinate the Gadsden Health Fair, among other achievements. “As a leader in [the Association of Latino Medical Students] since her arrival, she has greatly increased awareness of Latino issues through cultural activities and leading the organization to its first ever Organization of the Year award from The Florida State University…,” the letter stated. “Besides her leadership in these many activities, Noemi is an active host for the admissions committee…. She has also actively published as a student with 2 papers accepted in evidence-based practice as first author.”

CSIZINSZKY NAMED TO SURGERY BOARD

Alex Csizinszky, Class of 2011, has been elected to the Governing Council of the Student Section of the Society of Vascular Surgeons.

OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR CLASS OF ’14

Here are the officers for the Class of 2014:

- President – Brett Thomas (pictured here).

- Vice President – Geden Franck.

- Secretary – Samantha Rupert.

- Treasurer – Angela Green.

- Social Co-Chairs – Jose Barquin, Josh Ellis and Kelly Schwirian.

- Historians – Alex Barabas and Jens Flock.

- Hospitality Co-Chairs – Lexie Mannix and Stephanie Morales-Flores.

- Intramural Chair – Mohammad Al-Humiari.

- Gala Co-Chairs – Mariana Borges, Melissa McDole and Hima Pius.

- IT/Library Committee Representative – Trung Tran.

- Curriculum Committee Representative – Jessica Specht.