June 8, 2016
West Columbia, S.C.– 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
Lexington Medical Center is a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs a staff of more than 8,000 health care professionals. The hospital is ranked best hospital in the Columbia Metro and #2 hospital in South Carolina by U.S. News & World Report and was named one of the “Best Places to Work in South Carolina” by SC Biz News, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group. Lexington Medical Cancer Center is an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence and has a clinical research and education affiliation with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE Center. The network also has an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and more than 70 physician practices. Lexington Medical Center operates one of the busiest Emergency departments in South Carolina, treating nearly 100,000 patients each year. The hospital delivers more than 4,000 babies each year and performs more than 25,000 surgeries. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies.
