Gottlieb Awards 17 Scholarships to Students Pursuing Careers in Medicine
July 29, 2018Categories: Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
MELROSE PARK, IL – The auxiliary and medical staff of Gottlieb Memorial Hospital have awarded $1,000 scholarships to nine graduating high school seniors and six college students who plan to pursue a career in medicine. Two additional scholarships were awarded by Dilip Patel, MD, and his wife, Krishna Patel, MD, who both practice medicine at Gottlieb.
The scholarships were presented to the students at a Gottlieb Auxiliary Board meeting on July 11, 2018. The organization, in conjunction with the Gottlieb medical staff, have awarded more than $300,000 scholarships for over 30 years to incoming or current college students.
"The Gottlieb Auxiliary Committee and medical staff are pleased to be able to continue a tradition of supporting future medical professionals," Gottlieb Auxiliary president Jan Morgan said. "We had another excellent group of recipients this year."
The winning scholarship students are:
High School Scholarships
- Ian Moran, Fenwick High School (Biology/Pre-med)
- Bianca Nance, Proviso East High School (Nursing)
- Talia Nuzzo, Elmwood Park High School (Nursing)
- Jessica Ortiz, West Leyden High School (Pre-med)
- Sonali Rajput, Proviso West High School (Pharmacy)
- Dioco Reyes, East Leyden High School (Biology/Pharmacy)
- Natalie Saez, Fenton High School (Nursing)
Patel Scholarship
- Emilia Kulka, Trinity High School (Biological Sciences)
- Jake Schwartz, East Leyden High School (Pre-med)
College Scholarships
- Christina Bolton-Taylor, Lewis University (MSN - Nursing)
- Abbey Brown, Dominican University (Nursing)
- Diana Diaz, Elmhurst College (Nursing)
- Jasmine Mirabelli, Loyola University Chicago (Nursing)
- Crystal Robles, Benedictine University (BSN - Nursing)
- Leanna Schweig, Elmhurst College (Nursing)
About Loyola Medicine
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke center, transplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.
Established in 1961, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital is a 247-licensed-bed community hospital in Melrose Park that includes the Judd A. Weinberg Emergency Department, the Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery and Bariatric Care, Loyola Cancer Care & Research at the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Center, acute rehabilitation, a transitional care center, childcare center and fitness center. Founded in 1919, MacNeal Hospital is a 374-licensed-bed teaching hospital in Berwyn with advanced medical, surgical and psychiatric services and a 68-bed behavioral health program.
For more information, visit loyolamedicine.org. You can also follow Loyola Medicine on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or X (formerly known as Twitter).
About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).