Claire Romaine, a dedicated fourth-year MD/MPH student, became a true Wavemaker when she was selected as a recipient of the prestigious Pisacano Leadership Scholarship for Family Medicine. This premier leadership program is renowned for its competitiveness, with only the most committed and exemplary third-year medical students being eligible to apply. Claire’s unwavering dedication to the specialty of family medicine, coupled with her outstanding academic performance and clinical excellence, had evidently set her apart from the rest.
The Pisacano Leadership Scholarship honors students who not only excel academically but also demonstrate strong leadership qualities and exceptional communication skills. For Claire, this accolade represented the culmination of years of hard work and a deep-seated passion for serving patients in a family medicine setting. With the scholarship, she will receive an annual $5,000 during her last year of medical school and throughout her first three years of Family Medicine training. This financial support is offered by the foundation to help alleviate some of the growing burden of educational debt, allowing future physicians like Claire to focus more on their calling—to provide compassionate and comprehensive care to families and communities.