U.P. medical students supported with Portage Health Foundation Scholarship

HANCOCK, Mich. (WJMN) – Four U.P. medical students have been announced as the recipients of the first tuition assistance scholarship from Portage H...

January 13, 2023
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HANCOCK, Mich. (WJMN) – Four U.P. medical students have been announced as the recipients of the first tuition assistance scholarship from Portage Health Foundation. The scholarship was created in support of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, UP Campus students. Dominique Aleo from Baraga County; John Berglund from Ontonagon County; Noelle Polakowski from Houghton County; and Lucas Tarvainen from Houghton County are the first to receive the scholarship. Portage Health Foundation published the following release with information about the purpose for the scholarship and additional information about the recipients: To be considered for the scholarship, medical students must currently be in their second, third or fourth year of medical school with assignments in the Upper Peninsula.

Ben Raymond