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schools is $175,000, MSM students that will change the world. 68%
tend to come from households with “Thinking about a wife, kids, MSM M.D. Alumni
an average income of $70,000. And home, and the debt that comes Serving in
while tuition at MSM is slightly with pursuing a medical education Primary Care.
lower than the average, the average has caused stress,” says recipient
debt load for a graduating MSM Kamron Robinson. “However, not
student is over $250,000 vs. a na- specializing in primary care or not
tional average of about $190,000. serving the underserved has never
“I have definitely had concerns been an option.” MSM ALUMNI
about being able to pay off student “This scholarship has helped Giving Rate Ranks
loans,” Stephens says. “While I rec- motivate me through some tough 9th
ognize that this path is not one for moments during this academic
those seeking financial gain, I still year,” says Ngafla Bakayoko. “As a Among all US
didn’t want to live with the burden second-year student, the workload Medical Schools
of an insurmountable debt.” increased drastically while we were
Scholarship support “allows preparing for board examinations.
some of the burden to be taken It is easy to doubt yourself and want
away, and it is such a blessing. Now to give up when there required level
I can follow whichever path I would of performance is so high.
like to, and not base my specialty Remembering that there are
on how much I will make,” says people that believe in me enough to 98%
recipient Sonya F. Randolph. “I am invest in my education encourages M.D. Match
so thankful that someone who does me and reminds me that I am capa-
not know us took the time to be- ble of accomplishing all of the tasks 97%
lieve in us and invest in our futures.” set in front of me. Placement of
The scholarships will allow Thank you for seeing us, hear- M.P.H. Graduates
MSM’s students to pursue careers ing us, and believing in us.”