A fourth-year student at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University has become the first in the school’s history to be named a Pisacano Scholar, a competitive national scholarship awarded to medical students pursuing family medicine.
Ana-Sophia Chung, class president for the MCG Class of 2026, learned earlier this year that she had been selected.
“I was so excited because I’ve had all of these leadership opportunities over the last four years, and I worked so hard to be really involved with community service,” Chung said. “I just feel like this honors all that work.”
The Pisacano Leadership Program, named for family medicine physician Nicholas J. Pisacano, recognizes students who demonstrate strong leadership and academic achievement.
Scholars participate in symposia, educational programs, and receive mentorship from practicing family medicine physicians, according to a press release from Augusta University.
The program also provides an annual $5,000 scholarship during a student’s final year of medical school and the first three years of residency.
Chung is one of only 10 students nationwide to be named a 2025 scholar and the only current recipient from a Georgia institution, according to a press release from Augusta University.
Augusta University, located in the historic city of Augusta with regional campuses across the state, is Georgia’s flagship health sciences and medical research university. It is home to the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center and is recognized as one of the nation’s top universities for student success.
