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Dean Karen Antman and Vonne Cupper (MED’19)
Rebecca Webb (MED’20) and BUSM Faculty Natalie Joseph, MD
estled in between the lights of Fenway Park and the commotion of Kenmore Square stands the luxurious Hotel Commonwealth, the elegant venue for the annual BUSM Scholarship Dinner. In the Fenway Foyer overlooking the city, 31 medical students gathered to meet their scholarship donors for the first time. Thanks to scholarships established and funded by generous donors each year, students who otherwise could not afford a BUSM education can pursue their dream of becoming a physician. The scholarship funds support not
From left, Dylan Kirschenbaum (MED’22), Molly Zhao (MED’23), Shamsh Shaikh (MED’22), Kevin Dao (MED’21), Eamon Khatibifar (MED’22), and Arash Safavi (MED’22)
The Scholarship Dinner celebrated donors and their student recipients.
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only their education but their intellectual, professional, and personal development as well. For BUSM, occasions like this allow students and donors to meet face-to-face at a time when scholarships are crucial. According to the Association of American Colleges, 75 percent of medical students in the class of 2018 graduated with debt; among those graduates the average debt was $196,520. Sixty-eight percent of the BUSM Class of 2019 graduated with debt; among those graduates the average debt was $221,264. “It’s imperative that students make the most of their medical education. They shouldn’t be limited by boundaries or
