The Olympic Medical Center Foundation has awarded $292,000 in scholarship funds to the first wave of students who have applied for the newly-established awards designed to encourage students to pursue an education in medicine.
OMC Foundation Executive Director Bruce Skinner announced the awards at the OMC Commissioner’s meeting Wednesday night. The winners are Whitney Christiansen, Kristina Connor, Crystal Douglas, Bailey Dunning, Erin Ewing, Kayla Forshaw, Kaylee Oldemeyer, Abigail Raphael, Ilene Rogers, Jack Sisson, Cheyanne Svec, Michelle Williams and Tamee Woods.
The grants are designed to increase the number of healthcare workers in Clallam County, and to allow current OMC employees and others to further their education and pursue medical careers at Peninsula College.
Applications are still being accepted for the Foundation’s scholarship fund, which totals $500,000 for the year. The application is available on the OMC Foundation website at omhf.org.