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THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
earlier as part of its long-range plan to expand – a plan that
changed when Jackson received other property that was
even better for expansion.
“So the hospital board of directors and I thought this
would be an outstanding opportunity to use this as housing
for our students,” he said. “Actually, we’d been working with
the College of Medicine for two years looking at alternatives.
But Hurricane Michael a year and a half ago pretty well
dried up all the available housing.”
The hurricane also roughed up this house. “We had some
damage to the roof and soffits,” Platt said. “While we were at
it, we updated the electrical system and HVAC system. We
pretty well have gutted it, brought it up to code and made it
more of a dormitory-style arrangement.”
Platt said the house, which Jackson still owns, will be
ready for the next batch of rural students in June. A plaque
will thank Sunshine Health – which offers Medicaid and
other health insurance plans and says on its website: “We
CONTINUING SUPPORT FROM CAPITAL MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION
believe local partnerships enable meaningful, accessible
Sept. 17 was a memorable evening for 10 College of totaling $590,000 to College of Medicine students. “My
Medicine students. At a banquet hosted by the Capital fellow physicians are pleased and proud to help support
knows the value of rural health partnerships. He sees College Medical Society Foundation, they received scholarships medical students who have not only a financial need but a
of Medicine students as an important part of Marianna’s totaling $50,000. The scholarships went to Blaire Cote desire to stay in Florida and practice medicine in Florida,” said
medical future. As Fogarty said: “He really believes in our (Class of 2022), Laura Davis (2021), Shelby De Cardenas David Jones, M.D., who’s on the scholarship committee.
mission.” (2022), Chase Forehand (2023), Jacqueline Hanners
healthcare.”
Platt, who lived previously in South Dakota and Iowa,
The foundation’s newsletter cited a recent national survey
(2021), Laken Johnson (2022), Caneisaya Matthews by Weatherby Healthcare, which found that almost two-
(2023), Samantha Mahon (2020), Christopher Pope (2022) thirds of active practicing physicians still carry debt from
and Lauryn Reid (2023). medical school. In fact, a third of that group still owed more
Over the years, the foundation has awarded scholarships
than $250,000. So scholarships like these are a godsend.