{"id":111490,"date":"2021-09-08T08:59:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T12:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=111490"},"modified":"2024-01-29T08:49:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T13:49:44","slug":"medical-student-oumou-fofana-receives-prestigious-scholarships-from-national-health-service-corps-and-johnson-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2021\/09\/08\/medical-student-oumou-fofana-receives-prestigious-scholarships-from-national-health-service-corps-and-johnson-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical student Oumou Fofana receives prestigious scholarships from two national programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Oumou Fofana, a medical student at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine<\/a>, received scholarships from the National Health Service Corps and the Johnson & Johnson\/National Medical Fellowships Future Leaders program.<\/p>\n

The highly competitive National Health Service Corps (NHSC) awards scholarships to students pursuing primary care health professions. Only about 10% of the more than 1,800 applicants receive scholarships.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always knew that I wanted to pursue a career in primary care, therefore I am truly humbled to be an NHSC recipient and excited to work with this organization,\u201d said Fofana.<\/p>\n

A second-year medical student, Fofana is pursuing a profession in primary care, specifically as a gynecologist, and hopes to play a role in reducing health care disparities in underserved communities.<\/p>\n

The Johnson & Johnson\/National Medical Fellowships two-year service learning program is designed to expose high-performing underrepresented medical students with analytical skills that will prepare them to become future clinician and research leaders with a commitment to address health disparities that disproportionately affect communities of color.<\/p>\n

In addition, the program exposes students to various functions within the pharmaceutical, medical devices and health care industries where physicians play key roles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am looking forward to learning more about how health disparities affect marginalized communities,\u201d said Fofana. \u201cI am also excited for the mentorship I will receive and to learn more about research within the pharmaceutical industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fofana earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in biochemistry, minor in French and graduated with Latin honors from The Ohio State University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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