Christopher D. Thornton Fellowship in the Colleges of Human Medicine, Osteopathic and Veterinary Medicine
About the fellowship
Christopher Thornton is passionate about quality health. He sees the value in a high-quality health care system. This includes making sure everyone is provided quality health care to educating future health care providers and researchers. The work these future providers will do is key to elevating the health care in our country. This is true not just for human health care, but also for animals. Animal health care and the accompanying research not only cares for livestock and companion animals, it also informs human health care. Mr. Thornton chose to establish this fellowship so that students can learn free from the debt load that so often accompanies these types of degrees. He hopes that they may reach new levels of research and health care in the country.
Eligibility and selection
- Recipients should demonstrate academic excellence with a strong indication of leadership and potential to make future impact not only in their field of study, but also for society in general.
- The Deans from the Colleges of Human Medicine, Osteopathic and Veterinary Medicine will each select recipients following their college's procedures for awarding fellowships of this nature.
Acceptance requirements
- Each fellowship recipient is required to express acceptance and appreciation of the award in writing within two weeks of notification of the award.
Contact
For further information pertaining to this fellowship, please contact tgsawards@grd.msu.edu.
Previous recipients
2024-2025
Alexandra Chiusano - College of Veterinary Medicine
Elliot Ensink - College of Osteopathic Medicine
Christine Skovira - College of Human Medicine
Seraphima Sidhom - College of Human Medicine
2023-2024
Naiyah Thompson - College of Osteopathic Medicine
Donna Tran - College of Human Medicine
Sydney Puda - College of Veterinary Medicine