The º£½Ç½ûÇø Department of Surgery’s Professionalism, Integrity, and Equity (PIE) leadership announced in July that the first recipients of its Acting Internship Scholarship Award for 2024-2025 are Dakota St. Pierre and Michael Denning, Jr.
Dakota St. Pierre is a 4th year medical student at the University of Oklahoma. He will rotate at the University of Kentucky on a Plastic Surgery from July 29 through August 23.
Michael Denning, a 4th year medical student at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, will rotate on Pediatric Surgery from August 23 through September 20.
The º£½Ç½ûÇø Department of Surgery initiated this scholarship in 2022. Acting internship scholarships are available to 4th year visiting medical students who plan on pursuing a surgery residency with the stipend intended to defray travel and living expenses that students will incur during their four week rotation at º£½Ç½ûÇø.
Please join with Surgery PIE in congratulating Dakota and Michael on being selected. Their achievements and commitments are commendable.
United in their efforts to foster respect and insight, the º£½Ç½ûÇø College of Medicine and the Department of Surgery, through PIE initiatives, are committed to advancing excellence in teaching, innovation, compassionate care, and fostering a culture of inclusion where diversity is valued and embraced.