Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society Offers Research Fellowships

A radiologist with 30 years of experience in the field, Dr. Sammie I. Long has experience as an educator in addition to being a patient-care provider. Standing out as a clinical assistant professor of radiology and special fellow at the University of South Alabama Medical Center, Dr. Sammie I. Long also holds membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha medical society.

Among other initiatives, Alpha Omega Alpha supports the professional development of tomorrow’s leading medical researchers. Through the Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship, the society funds research work proposed by recipients, such as clinical investigation, laboratory research, epidemiology, or social science or health services research.

The award amount is $5,000, with half paid upon announcement of the award and half paid after the recipient submits his or her final research report. The awardee’s research can either be intensive, in the form of 30 hours per week for a minimum of eight weeks, or spread out, such as an average of 4 hours per week over a period of one to two years. First-year through third-year medical students are eligible to apply if their schools have an active Alpha Omega Alpha chapter or association.

Alice Lloyd’s Caney Cottage Scholarships Help Fund Post-Grad Students

Dr. Sammie I. Long is a radiologist who possess more than three decades of clinical and academic experience. An author of children’s books in her spare time, Dr. Sammie I. Long also supports many nonprofit organizations and academic institutions, including Alice Lloyd College (ALC) in Kentucky.

ALC offers a financial support program for graduate students that is the first of its kind in the country. Called the Caney Cottage Scholarship Program, it provides financial support to ALC graduates seeking advanced degrees at other institutions. Partly thanks to this program, ALC alumni enjoy a high post-graduation success rate, with about 96 percent either enrolled in graduate schools or employed within six months of graduation.

The Caney Cottage Scholarship Program was founded by Alice Lloyd herself in the 1920s, when she acquired a building in Lexington, Kentucky, to house scholarship recipients rent-free. The 15,000-square-foot scholars’ residence hall was rebuilt in 1992 and named the H. N. and Frances C. Berger Residence Hall. However, it is still affectionately referred to as Caney Cottage. The building features thirteen living units that house 32 students who pursue graduate work at the University of Kentucky. Scholars attending other colleges or universities are given a cash award.

A Look at Operation Sharing at the Christian Appalachian Project

A radiologist with more than 30 years of clinical and academic experience, Dr. Sammie I. Long is also an author, who is developing a children’s book that explores the area of childhood grief. In addition, Dr. Sammie I. Long provides support to the Christian Appalachian Project.

A Catholic nonprofit organization, the Christian Appalachian Projects delivers services to individuals in the Appalachian region of the United States. Designed to build hope and transform lives, these social services span the areas of elderly and family support, disaster assistance, education programs, and poverty relief and reach more than 1 million individuals each year.

Poverty relief programs at the organization include the Grateful Bread Food Pantry, the Grateful Threadz Thrift Store, and the Operation Sharing initiative. A donation-based project, Operation Sharing makes use of two warehouses in Kentucky to collect donations that are distributed to individuals in the region. Items such as food, paper products, furniture, and household supplies are collected and distributed through an extensive network of over 1,200 nonprofit agencies. For additional information on the program, visit www.christianapp.org.