Posted on August 18, 2022 View the blog
Cook County Health Foundation is pleased to announce that twenty scholarships were awarded to deserving students working toward health care careers. Recipients were recognized at an awards ceremony on August 2, 2022 at Provident Hospital. Thirteen of the students are seeking medical and dentistry degrees. Seven are working toward careers in allied health professions, such as nursing and radiology technology.
The recipients are:
Medical and Dental School
| Yosra Anjem | Dentistry |
| Ambij Bhatia | Medicine |
| Kari Bonner | Medicine |
| Michael Deek | Dentistry |
| Virdiana Godinez | Medicine |
| Matthew Kim | Medicine |
| Tiayara Kirkwood | Medicine |
| Victoria Ogunniyi | Medicine |
| Nana Efua Quianoo | Medicine |
| Sai Krupa Rajaramseva | Medicine |
| Zakauria Sharif | Medicine |
| Sharmain Siddiqui | Medicine |
| Andrew Zwijack | Medicine |
Allied Health Professions
| Meleny Bahena Moreno | Radiology Technician |
| Kammia Carroll | Nursing |
| Shanissa Johnson | Radiology Technician |
| Marie Ange Ngo Ngimbous | Radiology Technician |
| Chelsea Okoroafor | Nursing |
| Nitya Pati | Nursing |
| Mirna Anahi Trujillo | Radiology Technician |
Cook County Health Foundation is funding the Allied Health scholarships while Cook County is funding the Professional Health scholarships. All are focused on increasing the presence of people from communities of color in health care roles.
We congratulate all of the scholarship recipients and look forward to working with them throughout the academic year.
