BUSM Students Named 2009 Mass Medical Society Scholars

Two Boston University School of Medicine students have been named 2009 Massachusetts Medical Society Scholars. Marshall Robert Chamberlin and Christie Lynn Morgan are among eight scholars, two from each of the state’s four medical schools, who will be honored at the Society’s Annual Meeting on May 7 at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center in Boston.

The Society’s Scholars Awards are presented annually to fourth-year medical school students who demonstrate excellent academic performance, community involvement, and financial need. Each honoree receives a $10,000 scholarship.

After completing a five-year, master’s in business administration and engineering program, Mr. Chamberlain joined the Peace Corps with the goal of using his business skills to help mitigate poverty in Haiti. After the Peace Corps, he gained further managerial experience working for an international information management company and a global health care consulting firm, while completing his medical school prerequisites. During medical school, he returned to Haiti to help a small hospital with financial and inventory management. An Albert Schweitzer Fellow, he worked with the Haitian Health Institute and helped organize the Haitian Healthcare Career Conference held at Boston Medical Center. He is interested in primary care.

Ms. Morgan is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society’s House of Delegates, its Medical Student Section, and its Committees on Nominations and Membership. In 2007, she co-chaired the first statewide Medical Student Section “Cover the Uninsured Week” event at Boston’s South Station. At the American Medical Association, she served as chair and vice chair of the Medical Student Section Region VII, and took a leadership role in passing policy that made comprehensive health system reform an AMA priority. Prior to entering medical school, she earned a bachelor’s degree in public health and a master’s degree in physiology and biophysics and directed clinical research at Massachusetts General Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She is interested in the specialty of otolaryngology and plans to pursue a clinical practice in an academic setting while teaching and conducting clinical research.

The Massachusetts Medical Society, with more than 21,000 physicians and student members, is dedicated to educating and advocating for the patients and physicians of Massachusetts. The Society publishes the New England Journal of Medicine, a leading global medical journal and web site, and Journal Watch alerts and newsletters covering 13 specialties.