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FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP Recipients ERIKA CHANDLER Erika has a great appreciation for giving back to her community. In her first year of medical school, Erika co-coordinated the creation of the ULSOM Nutrition Club Cookbook. Erika also served as a buddy in the Parkinson’s Buddy Program. Perhaps one of her most meaningful volunteer experiences was Kidney MAPs, which provides free pre- ventative health screenings to medically underserved communities in Louisville. To promote physical health, Erika participated in the Healthcare Classic 5K as a volunteer during race day, then became co-coordinator of the event for 2017. ALLIE EBERLY Allie’s commitment to volunteerism is evidenced by her involvement with multiple organizations, such as The Kidney Foundation of Ken- tucky and The Christian Sarkine Autism Research Center. As the US Director of Medical Affairs for Ovi Children’s Hospital, an organization dedicated to providing health care to the critically ill orphans of rural Kenya, Allie is responsible for the coordination of telemedicine con- sultations and recruitment for international volunteer opportunities. Allie plans to travel to Kenya this spring with a group of health care professionals. JOSEPH COLOSIMO II Community service has been an integral part of Joseph Colosimo’s life since high school. While an undergraduate at Duke University, his service experiences included time as a Young Life Leader, an HIV Counselor at Samaritan Health Center for the Uninsured, an Administrative Assistant/Scribe at Samaritan Health Center for the Uninsured, and ESL teacher at Church World Service. 28 LOUISVILLE MEDICINE SARAH ENGLAND GLMS Alliance Samantha Ann McDonald Scholarship Sarah England values both mission work and global health, and has demonstrated this on trips to Mexico, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, Nic- aragua and Brazil. Her commitment to working with underserved populations has continued at home through involvement with The Healing Place and Hopkins County Community Clinic. She has also served as a coach for Girls on the Run, participant in the Parkinson's Buddy Program, and organizer for community health screenings in Hopkins County. ANDREW KELLEHER Drew Kelleher has been involved in multiple community service activities throughout medical school. He started out joining the Parkinson’s Buddy Program in his first year of medical school. He later volunteered at The Healing Place, where he provided free medical care to men recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. He served as Vice President of the Med-Peds Interest Group, coordinating monthly meetings and organizing multiple community service events. Later, Drew became heavily involved at the Hopkins County Community Clinic, where he provided medical care at a reduced cost for unin- sured patients. ROBERT PUGH Robert volunteers in medical and non-medical roles. His medical roles include being a medical student volunteer at the Rose Garden Hope and Faith Free Clinic, taking blood pressures at an American Heart Association event and being a physician representative for a preschool’s career week. His non-medical volunteer roles include working at a food bank for Isaiah House Ministries, working at the New Hope Food Pantry and organizing a canned food drive which collected 300 cans.