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Meet Our Current Class

Rimspa Class 

Front row (Left to Right):
(L-R) Grant Gingerich, Sherrard, IL; Aleyna Brunner, Mahomet, IL; Blake DePaul, Lake in the Hills, IL; Alex Wheat, Lane, IL; Scott Rentfrow, Effingham, IL; Matt Carr, Secor, IL; Joshua Green, Lombard, IL; Julia Beccue,  Mt. Pulaski, IL; Wendy Pocklington, Girard, IL  NOT PICTURED: Miles Herr, Athens, IL

Back row (Left to Right):
(L-R) Dr. Masood Ali, RIMSAP Board of Director; Leila Amiri, Assistant Dean of Admissions, University of Illinois College of Medicine; Dr. Julie Brown, RIMSAP Board of Director; Dr. Trevonne Thompson, Associate Dean for Admissions, University of Illinois College of Medicine; Dr. Paul Pedersen, RIMSAP Board of Director; Gary Speckhart, RIMSAP Board of Director; Kenton Thomas, RIMSAP Board of Director and Steve Fourez, RIMSAP Board of Director

Julie Beccue

Julia Beccue – from Mt. Pulaski, Illinois.  Attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, earning a BS in Chemistry. She will be attending the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Rockford Campus.  Julia has also been accepted into the Rural Medical Education (RMED) Program.

Aleyna Brenner

Aleyna Brunner – from Mahomet, Illinois. Attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. She will be attending the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Peoria Campus. 

 

Matt Carr

Matt Carr – from Secor, Illinois.  Attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, Peoria Regional Program.  He has earned an Associate in Science from Heartland Community College, Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Illinois State University and Master of Science in Nursing from the U of I. He will be attending the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Peoria Campus.

 

 

 

Blake

Blake DePaul – from Lake in the Hills, Illinois.  Attended the University of Central Florida and the University of South Florida, earning a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Medical Sciences of the University of South Florida.  He will be attending the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Rockford Campus. 

 

Grant

Grant Gingerich – from Sherrard, Illinois.  Attended Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, earning a BA in Biology. He will be attending the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Peoria Campus. 

 

Green

Joshua Green -- from Lombard, Illinois.  Attended Wheaton College, Boston University and College of DuPage.  He will be attending the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Rockford Campus.  Joshua has also been accepted into the Rural Medical Education (RMED) Program.

Herr

Miles Herr – from Athens, Illinois.  Attended Lincoln Land Community College and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois.  He will be attending the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Peoria Campus. 

 

Green

Wendy Pocklington – from Girard, Illinois.  Attended Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois. She will be attending the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Rockford Campus.  Wendy has also been accepted into the Rural Medical Education (RMED) Program.

Green

Scott Rentfrow – from Effingham, Illinois.  Attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, earning a BS in Liberal Arts and Science-Chemistry. He will be attending the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Peoria Campus. 

 

Green

Alex Wheat – from Lane, Illinois.  Attended Richland Community College, Heartland Community College and the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.  Alex earned an Associates Degree from Heartland Community College and a BS in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois.  He will be attending the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Rockford Campus.  Alex has also been accepted into the Rural Medical Education (RMED) Program.

 

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