CMS AND OUR STUDENTS – A LOVE STORY
Even physicians know we need more physicians . It ’ s a big reason the Capital Medical Society Foundation has contributed nearly $ 800,000 in scholarship support to deserving College of Medicine students over the years .
That money comes from local physicians who are CMS members and who donate to the foundation . Many of those physicians also teach our students during clinical preceptorships and clerkships , so they have a chance to personally witness the caliber and character of the future physicians who may practice alongside them one day .
CMS Foundation considers the practice vision of scholarship applicants before selecting the winners , looking for individuals with a propensity for taking care of patients in North Florida ( and maybe Tallahassee ) one day .
CMS Foundation selected nine students to receive scholarships totaling $ 50,000 in 2022 and recognized them at a special event in October . The CMS Foundation scholarship committee awarded an additional $ 1,000 from the Anesthesiology Associates of Tallahassee Scholarship Fund to siblings Braden and Rachel Cathey , along with an additional $ 1,000 to Tripp Taylor III , from the newly established Charles D . “ Pedro ” William , M . D . Scholarship Fund .
Considering that the average FSU College of Medicine medical student graduates with more than $ 180,000 in educational debt , scholarship support from the CMS Foundation and other individuals and organizations is a blessing .
CMS scholarship recipients ( l-r ): Braden Cathey , Rachel Cathey , Charles Maggitas , Macauley Mascarenhas , Christian Cunningham , Timar Mascio , Ashley Desinor , Tripp Taylor III ( not pictured : Austin Countess )
“ Attending medical school is a very expensive proposition these days . My fellow physicians are pleased and proud to help support medical students , who have not only a financial need , but a desire to stay in Florida and practice medicine in Florida ,” said Dr . Frank Walker , CMS Foundation scholarship committee chair .
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