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Bausch Health Announces 2024 Gastrointestinal Health Scholars Program Winners
For Fifth Consecutive Year, 10 Students with Gastrointestinal Disease Will Each Receive a $10,000...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Bausch Health Announces 2024 Gastrointestinal Health Scholars Program WinnersFor Fifth Consecutive Year, 10 Students with Gastrointestinal Disease Will Each Receive a $10,000 ScholarshipLAVAL, QC / ACCESSWIRE / August 13, 2024 / Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC)(TSX:BHC) and its gastroenterology (GI) business, Salix Pharmaceuticals (\"Salix\"), today announced the recipients of its 2024 Salix Gastrointestinal Health Scholars Program. For the fifth year, Bausch Health is proud to award 10 deserving students living with a GI disease $10,000 each to further their higher education.\"Bausch Health is proud of the number of applications we received in our fifth year of the program - a true testament to the unrelenting strength of the GI community,\" said Aimee Lenar, Executive Vice President, US Pharma, Bausch Health. \"We know it can be difficult to juggle higher education with GI challenges, so we remain dedicated to providing financial assistance to students who have not allowed their disease to stand in the way of their academic achievements.\"The 2024 awardees were selected from more than 275 applications. As part of the process, applicants were required to submit essays describing how their GI condition has impacted their educational journey, as well as explore the role their health care provider(s) played in helping them reach both their personal and educational goals. All scholarship applications were reviewed by an independent panel of judges.The program recognizes students across a wide range of educational pursuits, with scholarships in four categories, including the Undergraduate Scholar Awards, for those pursuing undergraduate degrees; the Graduate Scholar Awards, for those pursuing graduate degrees; the Single Parent's Scholar Award, for students who are single parents; and the Working Parent's Scholar Award, for parents pursuing undergraduate, vocational/technical, or graduate degrees.\"Receiving this scholarship has been a tremendous honor. I feel proud to live in a world where I am able to achieve great things even with this condition,\" said Milo Eaton, a scholarship recipient. \"I'd like to thank Bausch Health for helping me pursue my dreams.\"The 2024 Salix Gastrointestinal Health Scholars Program recipients are:Undergraduate Scholar AwardsAbigail Singer - University of MichiganMilo Eaton - Emerson CollegeDiv...