(LARGO, FL – APRIL 2017) – The medical staff at Largo Medical Center presented its 4th Annual Medical Staff Healthcare Educational Scholarship to 17-year-old, Largo High School Senior, Sara Zandy. The $10,000 scholarship award is given to one high school senior, over the course of four years while earning his or her bachelor’s degree.
“This scholarship assists us in encouraging the children of today to consider the profession of healthcare as an option for their future,” said Joseph Namey, MD, Medical Staff Member, Largo Medical Center. “With her good grades and future goals, Sara was the perfect candidate and recipient of this year’s scholarship award.”
Criteria for this scholarship includes a student who demonstrates a commitment to enter a healthcare related field, leadership, community support and academic excellence by maintaining a minimum 3.0 GPA. A committee of physicians on the hospital’s medical staff select the recipient. Financial need is a consideration but is not required to receive the scholarship.
“This scholarship is making my dream a reality, as I one-day hope to fulfill my dream of helping the less fortunate and joining Doctors Without Borders.” said Sara Zandy, the 2017 LMC Medical Staff Scholarship Recipient. “The generosity of Largo Medical Center will not be taken for granted and I promise to continue to work as hard as I have in high school all throughout my upcoming years in college and for the rest of my life.”
Zandy was awarded her scholarship at the 2017 Annual Largo Medical Center Medical Staff Meeting held Thursday, April 27 at the Belleair Country Club.
To learn more about this scholarship, please contact Tammy Robiconti, Director of Marketing & Public Relations at Largo Medical Center at 727-348-1896 or at Tammy.Robiconti@HCAHealthcare.com.
About Largo Medical Center: Largo Medical Center is a 425-bed statutory teaching hospital serving Pinellas County from three campuses. The hospital provides Atrial Fibrillation Care at the AFib & Heart Rhythm Centers, Behavioral Healthcare, Breast Healthcare at the Florida Breast Institute, Cardiovascular Services, Clinical Research, Company Care Occupational Healthcare, Emergency Care at 3 campuses, H2U health and wellness program, Hepatobiliary Care at The Hepatobiliary Center, Imaging and Diagnostic Services, Kidney Transplants at the Transplant Institute of Florida, Limb Saving at the Florida Limb Saving Institute, Orthopedic Care at the Florida Orthopedic Pavilion, Inpatient, Outpatient and Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Robotic Surgery, Sports Medicine Care with the Florida Sports Medicine Center, Spine and Neurologic Care at the Florida Spine & Neuro Center, Surgical Weight Loss/Bariatric Surgery at the Florida Bariatric Centers and Wound Care with Hyperbaric Medicine. Largo Medical Center has an American Osteopathic Association Accredited Graduate Medical Education program that is the West Coast Academic Center for NOVA Southeastern University and is affiliated with the USF Morsani College of Medicine. The hospital is recognized by The Joint Commission as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures, is a Certified Advanced Heart Failure Center and an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We have an accredited AFib Center, Breast Center, Cancer Care program, Chest Pain Center with PCI, Inpatient Rehabilitation program and Bariatric/Surgical Weight Loss program. Learn more at LargoMedical.com. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.