In addition to their Ivy League pedigrees, Hailey Sulzbach's compassion, humility, and work ethic, and Angela Zhao's humanism and vision to address health disparities, caught the eyes of Rutgers Health leadership.
These reasons, among others, led to them being named this year's Chancellor's Scholars, a prestigious scholarship developed by Rutgers Health Chancellor Brian Strom.
"The scholarship is really intended to attract and keep superstars, and it's been working that way," said Strom.
Each year since 2016, Strom selects two first-year medical school students, one attending Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, N.J., and the other at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, N.J., to be Chancellor's Scholars.
The two schools are being integrated to form the future Rutgers School of Medicine, expected to come together officially in 2027.
Author's summary: Rutgers Health names two medical students as Chancellor's Scholars.