WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) – Two students have been chosen by Aspirus to help take on the national physician shortage.
Kaylynn Imsande, and Rhiley Maguire, are both first year students at The Medical College of Wisconsin who grew up locally. They are also the two chosen to receive a scholarship geared to help out with the physician shortage. The goal is to find local scholars who are exceeding in the medical field and keep them local.
Maguire said, “It means that I’ll be able to stay in my community and help them, and its kind of like they are helping me as well… Just to know that am wanted to come back and that I am going to able to make an impact in the community I grew up in.”
Rhiley has been in health care since 2018, and a nurse for 6 years now. The Scholars program at Aspirus has been giving people this opportunity for 9 years and hope they keep it rolling.
Lanna Scannell, the Vice President of System Philanthropy at Aspirus said, “I think the greatest hope we have with the scholars program is that it will continue to help us identify and bring in physicians for our communities… I think its just exciting to see and its very hopeful to see how the scholarship program can help address those needs.”
According to leaders, the most important part is helping the community. It’s a challenge to keep graduates away from bigger cities. So for people like Rhiley who were born at Wausau Aspirus, it means so much to the organization that they want to stay and help their community.
The Aspirus Health Foundation has awarded the two students with 350 thousand dollars worth of scholarships. Aspirus said in a press release that, “Both students will be tremendous additions to the family.”
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