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St. George’s University’s new scholarship program the Equity in Medicine scholarship focuses on developing strong physician pipelines in underserved areas by recruiting students from these areas and encouraging them to return home to practice.
According to Health Resources and Services Administration, medically underserved areas are areas designated as having too few primary care providers and other factors.
Read about two Equity in Medicine Scholarship recipients who are committed to working in areas where care is needed most.
Anders Grant
Her commitment: Primary care on Native American reservation
Anders Grant spent more than 20 years as a dietitian on the East Coast and in Texas. Years later, after raising her own children, she began working with various tribes on the Native American Reservation where medical school called out to her.
Andrew Kowalski, MD/MPH ’12, knows Chicago. He grew up in the Second City suburbs, went to college at Loyola University Chicago, and now works as an interventional nephrologist and assistant professor at MacNeal Hospital the Illinois-based hospital where he was born and where he volunteered prior to becoming a medical student at St. George’s University.
Like in many American cities, kidney disease is a widespread issue in Chicago, which is where Dr. Kowalski comes in.
St. George’s University: How big of a problem is kidney disease in America?
Dr. Andrew Kowalski: More than one in seven people in the US have kidney disease that’s about 15 percent of the population. Of those people, nine out of 10 have no idea they have any sort of disease, and two in five aren’t aware that they have severe disease and are very close to initiating dialysis. I see it a lot. I will tell some patients about significant issues that they face and they’re shocked.
In cities and towns across the United States, in specialties spanning all of medicine, St. George’s University graduates are making an undeniable impact on healthcare.
According to a recent report from the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), 11,627 SGU graduates were licensed to practice medicine in the US in 2019, making it the largest source of doctors for the entire US workforce ahead of any other US or international medical school.
“We stand back and marvel at the outstanding work being done by our graduates in all corners of the US and the world,” said Dr. G. Richard Olds, president of SGU. “The impact that they have made and will continue to make on patients, their families, and their communities is truly immeasurable.”