EMH Foundation awards $20,000 in scholarships to teen volunteers

The Elmhurst Memorial Hospital (EMH) Foundation has awarded $20,000 in Teen Volunteer Health Profession Scholarships to 10 area high school students who volunteer at Elmhurst Hospital and plan to pursue careers in a health-related field.

Recipients, their high schools and areas of study:

• Itzel Carrera, West Leyden, Sonography
• Kirsten Drost, York, Nursing
• Claire Euliano, York, Nursing Midwife (Marilyn Graber Memorial Scholarship for Nursing)
• Jolene Gundrum, York, Nursing
• Kashif Javid, Fremd, Physician
• Allison Lang, Fenwick, Nursing
• Esther Povh, York, Neonatal Physician
• Sarim Sheikh, Hinsdale Central, Physician
• Katerina Siavelis, York, Biomedical Engineering
• Siva Sreedhar, York, Physician

Elmhurst Hospital teen volunteers must meet a rigorous set of criteria to qualify for a scholarship, including scholastic achievements, minimum 160 hours of volunteer service in the hospital, strong performance evaluations from the Volunteer Department, community service and pursuit of a career in a health-related field.

For more information about the EMH Foundation and upcoming events, visit www.emhfoundation.org/events or call (331) 221-0388.