On Oct. 7, 2010, generous donors across the Upstate will gather in downtown Greenville to show area high school students that dreams really do come true.

The inaugural Field of Dreams Gala kicks off under the stars with a dress code of black-tie and tennis shoes on Fluor Field and supports the Drive Scholars program through the newly launched Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS) Medical Experience Academy. This innovative program, which began in early July, will work with high school juniors and seniors and college undergraduates preparing for advanced training in health care. In the 2010 pilot program, 12 rising seniors are focusing on daily tutorial sessions and getting hands-on experience in laboratory activities, as well as discussing health issues in small groups, shadowing health professionals, participating in field trips, learning from weekly guest speakers, and much more.

 

Along with celebrating the new academy, the Field of Dreams gala will launch The Drive Scholars, an inaugural program partnered by GHS and the Greenville Drive to encourage students to pursue health careers. This program will provide five students from the GHS Medical Experience Academy with college scholarships, which are redeemable upon enrollment in an accredited college and are conditional upon the students maintaining their academic standing and good citizenship. Each year the Drive Scholars will team with a “Medical Champion” at GHS to provide subsequent support to other students in the GHS Medical Experience Academy. 

 
Click here to read more about the GHS Medical Experience Academy.

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