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Smiling big: Three 91传媒 students accepted into Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship program

Smiling big: Three 91传媒 students accepted into Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship program

Contact: Sasha Steinberg

Studio portrait of Micah Morgan
Micah Morgan (Submitted photo)
Studio portrait of Dylan Tran
Dylan Tran (Submitted photo)
Studio portrait of Alyssa Ware
Alyssa Ware (Submitted photo)

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳hree Mississippi State students each are receiving a four-year, $140,000 Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship to the University of Mississippi Medical Center鈥檚 School of Dentistry.

Each MRDSP scholar is receiving $35,000 per year to attend dental school. 91传媒鈥檚 recipients include (by hometown):

GULFPORT鈥擠ylan T. Tran, a senior biochemistry/pre-dental major.

PHILADELPHIA鈥擬icah V. Morgan, a senior biochemistry/pre-dental major.

TUPELO鈥擜lyssa M. Ware, a junior biomedical engineering major.

Created in 2013 by the Mississippi Legislature, this year鈥檚 program is providing nine dental students with $315,000 to support their education. Awards are based on available funding.

Scholars have demonstrated the necessary commitment and academic achievement to become competent, well-trained rural pediatric or general dentists in the Magnolia State.

Additional benefits include personalized mentoring from practicing rural dentists and academic support.

After completing dental school, MRDSP scholars must work full time for at least four years in general or pediatric dentistry at a program-approved, clinic-based practice in one of the state鈥檚 rural or medically underserved communities.

91传媒鈥檚 Dr. A. Randle and Marilyn W. White Health Professions Resource Center guides 91传媒 students in any academic major who aspire to gain entry into a health professional school. Located in Harned Hall, Room 116, the office is named for the Greenwood nephrologist and his wife whose support helped make it a reality in 2016. Learn more at .

For more information, visit or contact Steven Carter, MRDSP associate director, at 601-815-9022 or jscarter@umc.edu.

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