TUPELO, Mississippi—Five area students are participating in North Mississippi Medical Center’s Physician Shadowing Program during June:

• Emilie Chandler of Tupelo, an allied health studies/biological sciences major at the University of Mississippi
• Caera Taylor of Mandeville, Louisiana, a biochemistry and psychology major at Mississippi State University
• Taylor Chapman of Tupelo, a neuroscience major at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Gabrielle Adair of Saltillo, a biochemistry major at Mississippi State University
• John “JT” Moreland of Okolona, a biochemistry major at the University of Mississippi

To participate, pre-med students must have completed their junior year in college and aspire to a career in medicine. Each student receives hourly compensation, a lab coat and support materials. The Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi (www.nmhsfoundation.org) funds the program through the Dr. P.K. Thomas Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund.

For more information about the Physician Shadowing Program, visit www.nmhs.net/youth.