News: Morrill Scholarship Program

  • ODI and First-Gen Pre-PA Scholars encourage third-graders to seek careers in medicine during Ohio State visit

    Aaron Marshall | November 29, 2023
    Four dozen third-graders wrapped splints, tried CPR chest compressions, listened through stethoscopes, and were read aloud the "Medical School for Kids" children's book series as ODI Morrill Scholars and First-Gen Pre-PA Scholars welcomed them to campus to spark career interests in medicine.The November visit from third-graders from Eakin Elementary, a West Side Columbus Public school, was the br...
    Young student in white lab coat performs CPR on a dummy while other students look on

  • Healthcare advocate and ODI Scholar to be honored with Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award

    Josie Stewart | May 3, 2023
    Meeting with university officials is a regular occurrence while balancing a neuroscience curriculum for third-year Morrill Scholar Alexander Abreo. An invitation into a vice provost's office became surprising only when he found out it was to honor him with a Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award.The Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award celebrates diversity efforts at The Ohio State Unive...
    Alex Abreo in a bright blue suit and white shirt

  • Morrill Scholar excels on her pre-med path, sharing her successes along the way

    Josie Stewart | April 27, 2023
    Bilan Yakoub wears many hats, and one of them is as a storyteller.In February, the third-year Morrill Scholar in neuroscience got a chance to speak about her research work at the Emerging Research National Conference in Washington, D.C. Her talk spun out of brain imaging research she did through the Student Experiences in Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) Program as part of a University of Penns...
    Bilan Yakoub, a woman of color, in a head scarf

  • ODI's Scholar’s long-term advocacy for social change extends into Appalachian communities

    Stephanie Herrera | April 18, 2023
    As ODI Scholar (MSP) Alexandra Martinez-Mendez reaches the end of her undergraduate degree, she shared some experiences that shaped her time here at The Ohio State University.Hailing from the small town of Hillsboro, Ohio, Alexandra Martinez-Mendez has made it her mission to actively apply what she has learned throughout her pursuit of her health sciences degree towards advocacy for members of th...
    Alexandra Martinez-Mendez, a Latine Morrill Scholar

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