Success Stories
Ben Rushing
MSU Student and RMS graduate
Photo by Laura Daniels
Growing up in Monticello, Ben Rushing said it was easy to see that the doctors in his community were some of the greatest difference-makers. By age 15, he decided he wanted to make that kind of difference, also.
After his junior year in high school, he enrolled in the Rural Medical Scholars program at Mississippi State, where he earned college credit for biology and sociology courses while shadowing area physicians to better understand the importance of rural medicine. Now, as a junior majoring in biological engineering at MSU, he serves as a biology tutor for the five-week summer camp sponsored by the MSU Extension Service.
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Johnny Lippincott
Rural Medical Scholars program graduate
Photo by Kevin Hudson
He delayed his journey to become a doctor, but Johnny Lippincott has been intrigued by the field since childhood.
“Growing up, I was always interested in medicine,” the Tupelo native says. “My dad was a psychiatrist so I was aware of the field. I was a member of a club in high school that fostered students interested in careers in medicine.”
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Mississippi high school juniors have a summer opportunity to learn about medical and science careers while earning 3 hours of college credit at Mississippi State University.
The Rural Medical and Science Scholars, or RMSS, program will be held in Starkville June 8-20 this year. It is designed to introduce academically qualified students to careers in health or STEM fields.
JACKSON, Miss. -- For five years, AIM for CHangE has turned federal dollars into park updates, playgrounds, food pantries, ride-sharing programs and community produce gardens for underserved areas in Mississippi.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Community improvement starts with a volunteer spirit and a desire to serve as a role model for positive change.
