Lexington Medical Center begins 2016 Partners Program
June 10, 2016
Summer Internship Helps Students Explore Health Care Careers
WEST COLUMBIA, SC – The annual Partners Program has started at Lexington Medical Center once again! Now in its 26th year, this program introduces some of Lexington County’s brightest high school students to a career in the health care industry.
During their three-week session, students will rotate through three clinical areas in the mornings. They will participate in afternoon activities two days a week at the University of South Carolina School of Nursing, Midlands Technical College’s surgical technician program and LMC Extended Care.
The Partners Program continues to be a popular program with Lexington County students and hospital staff. In fact, several hospital employees participated in the program when they attended high school.
Supported by the Lexington Medical Center Foundation, this year’s Partners Program received more than 100 applications. The students went through a rigorous interview process with a written application and an interview with a panel of hospital staff members.
At the end of the program, the Lexington Medical Center Foundation will award a rising senior from each Lexington County high school and one rising senior from home/private schools with a $1,000 book scholarship for their freshman year of college.
Congratulations to this year’s Partners Program participants.
Rachel Katherine Abbott
Marlayna Carolyne Ash
Elizabeth Sarah Bear
Clayton Thomas Bellinger
Laura Olivia Blankenbeckler
Paige Frances Borcky
Richard Lenair Bozard
Samantha Elizabeth Brasher
Brogan Jean Brown
Molly Elizabeth Burns
Kathleen Gonzalez Chin
Candace McKenzie Collins
Lindsey Elizabeth Collins
Nina Daneshuar
Caroline Grace Denise
Karina Pallav Desai
Olivia Rose Fladung
Chase Mills Floyd
Morgan Grace Franklin
Marla Ann Frick
Macie Reagan Goodman
Alexandria Faith Grant
Cheyenne Elizabeth Harrison
Anna-Kate Henderson
Caroline Danae Hess
Cassidy Taryn Huggins
Louisa Elizabeth Hunter
Lilly Marie Inabinett
Ashley Marie Jacoby
Jacob David Kobus
Mary Melissa Lightsey
Caroline Elizabeth Magyar
Payton Douglas Mahan
Nathan Eric Matzko
Madison Nicole McCarty
Cheyenne Nicole McCune
Elizabeth Marian Melson
Robert Colton Metcalfe
Xeerak Agha Muhammad
Christina Marie Oswald
Johnny Marion (Tripp) Owen
Avish Yashmin Patel
Gauri Patel
Mitesh Satish Patel
Ratna Mimansu Patel
Lila Dixon Patterson
Aman Amit Pitalia
Aleigha Breann Pound
Alia Rahman
Reagan Reynolds
Morgan Corrine Riegel
Kathryn Elisabeth Root
Lindsey Jean Scott
Katelyn Elene Sease
Lindsay C Shealy
Alexandra Grace Stritt
Brittany Lynn Valdario
Erin Nicole Walker
Sara Jayne Wint
Cooper Thomas Woodham
Kellie Ann Wooten
About Lexington Medical Center
Lexington Medical Center, in West Columbia, S.C., anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers throughout Lexington County and employs a staff of 6,000 health care professionals. The network also includes comprehensive cardiovascular and oncology care affiliated with Duke Medicine, an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas and 58 physician practices. At its heart is the 428-bed state-of-the-art Lexington Medical Center, with a reputation for the highest quality care. Lexington Medical Center has won “Best Hospital” by readers of The State for 13 years, “Best Hospital” by readers of the Free Times, “Best Place to Have a Baby” by readers of Palmetto Parent and The State, the “Consumer Choice Award” from the National Research Corporation and the prestigious “Beacon of Excellence Award” from Press Ganey for outstanding patient satisfaction. Visit LexMed.com
