Watchung Student Awarded Scholarship By Summit Medical Group

WATCHUNG, NJ — A Watchung local was among 76 students — who are pursuing college degrees and careers in medicine or a healthcare-related field — to be awarded scholarships by the Summit Medical Group Foundation (SMGF).

Michael Diiorio of Watchung, who is attending Harvard Medical School, was one of the top three outstanding Next Generation Scholarship Program awardees.

The other two outstanding awardees included Newark locals Leonardo Oliveira who is attending American University of the Caribbean and Geoffery Ofori Dwomfuo who is attending Rutgers University New Brunswick.

“This scholarship program is one of the principal reasons for starting Summit Medical Group Foundation,” says Jeffrey LeBenger, MD, FACS, Summit Medical Group Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer. “We are determined to provide medical help to the communities we serve, and to support up-and-coming students who are embarking on a career in the medical profession to change the health and lives of people all over our great state of New Jersey."

The students, all part of Summit Medical Group Foundation’s 2017 Next Generation Scholarship Program, were required to meet the following criteria: All are enrolled in universities across the United States, are in good academic standing, are primary residents of New Jersey and are pursuing studies in medicine or a healthcare-related field. All students have also provided proof of their university enrollment.

This year, the Foundation awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships. Twenty recipients each received awards ranging between $1,000 and $2,000, and 56 students each received $500. Over the past three years, the Foundation has awarded more than $170,000 to New Jersey students pursuing careers in medicine.

For more information visit smg-foundation.org.

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