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Christopher D. Thornton Fellowship in the Colleges of Human Medicine, Osteopathic and Veterinary Medicine

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Christopher D. Thornton Fellowship in the Colleges of Human Medicine, Osteopathic and Veterinary Medicine

Christopher Thornton is passionate about quality health. He sees the value in a high-quality health care system. This includes making sure everyone is provided quality health care to educating future health care providers and researchers. 

The work these future providers will do is key to elevating the health care in our country. This is true not just for human health care, but also for animals. Animal health care and the accompanying research not only cares for livestock and companion animals, it also informs human health care.

  • Background

    • Mr. Thornton chose to establish this fellowship so that students can learn free from the debt load that so often accompanies these types of degrees. He hopes that they may reach new levels of research and health care in the country.

    For further information pertaining to this fellowship, please contact tgsawards@grd.msu.edu.

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  • Eligibility

    • Recipients should demonstrate academic excellence with a strong indication of leadership and potential to make future impact not only in their field of study, but also for society in general.

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    • The Deans from the Colleges of Human Medicine, Osteopathic and Veterinary Medicine will each select recipients following their college’s procedures for awarding fellowships of this nature.

  • Recipients

    • 2025-2026

    • Lydia Kapeller - College of Veterinary Medicine
    • Mabintou Darboe - College of Osteopathic Medicine

    2024-2025

    • Alexandra Chiusano - College of Veterinary Medicine
    • Elliot Ensink - College of Osteopathic Medicine
    • Christine Skovira - College of Human Medicine
    • Seraphima Sidhom - College of Human Medicine

    2023-2024

    • Naiyah Thompson - College of Osteopathic Medicine
    • Donna Tran - College of Human Medicine
    • Sydney Puda - College of Veterinary Medicine