Tuscaloosa County Natives Accepted Into UA's Rural Medical Scholars Program

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences this week announced seven students selected for its Rural Medical Scholars Program, including two from Tuscaloosa County.

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The competitive program is exclusively for rural Alabama students who want to become physicians and practice in rural communities.

Among the scholars in the 2023-24 class are Northside High graduate John Kuykendall of Samantha and Raneisha Lee of Brookwood. Reform native Ikeyreiah Harris is also set to start her second year as a Rural Community Health Scholar.

This year's class also includes Morgan Bowman, of Cullman; Maycie Edmondson, of Slocomb; Kayla Harris, of Rockford; Griffin Howard, of Jackson and Ariana Oliver, of Enterprise.

UA says the five-year postgraduate medical education program includes a year of specialized study and a master’s degree in rural community health, along with early admission to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine.

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