McCollough Institute for Pre-Medical Scholars
Endowed by Dr. Gaylon and Mrs. Susan McCollough, The McCollough Institute for Pre-Medical Scholars offers a minor in “Interdisciplinary Studies in Medicine.” The program forms a living-learning community investigating big picture questions about the art of medicine. The McCollough Pre-Medical Scholars Program focuses on academic excellence, leadership, community service, and undergraduate research.
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The McCollough Institute for Pre-Medical Scholars Program prepares future medical leaders with unique, interdisciplinary studies in medicine that will aid in the development of complex skills involved in the practice of medicine.
Congrats to our Top 100 Overall Students
To honor students who are engaging with REAL Tide (UA’s Record of Engagement and Learning), the Division of Student Life publishes the REAL List after each fall and spring semester. Fall 2025 is the inaugural REAL List, and it includes the Top 100 Overall engaged students and the Top 25 for each engagement wave. Congrats to our McCollough students: Bailey Brunson – Leadership Development Parker Zaffarese – Holistic Development Yianna Papadopoulous – Community Engagement Allison Donald – Top 100 Samuel Hochhauser – […]
Congratulations Julianna!
Julianna Delaune is our Fall 2025 graduate! Congratulations and good luck on your future endeavors. “The McCollough program has had a major impact on my time here at the University of Alabama. The program has allowed me to make lifelong friends and connect with my local healthcare community through volunteer programs such as the Whitfield Regional Hospital Shadowing Program. After graduation, I will be attending Baylor University to pursue my Doctor of Physical Therapy through their hybrid, accelerated program.”
Congratulations Class of 2025
Congratulations to our McCollough graduates – Amiyah AldridgeCasey Anderson Claire BennettWesley BryantGianna ButlerMeredith CallahanSydney ClementsMackenzie DinelAidan FlanaganElizabeth GokieElayna GriffawMadison HasnaniJacob HornerIsabella JacksonZara JadolKaleb KovitchEmily MaguireMarshall MartinMiller McCarthyNolan McKibben Morgan MittlestadtTy MurphyEthan PearsonQuinten RostronTaylor SchnorbusDrew SheridanGracie SundeMaddison SurlesReagan Woodward
Randall Outstanding Research Award Program
The Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research (ROUR) Awards Program recognized this year’s recipients with a luncheon during Honors Week. Nineteen College of Arts & Sciences students were honored with awards for their research, which ranges from the sciences to the humanities. Since 1997, the ROUR Awards Program celebrates extraordinary undergraduate research at The University of Alabama. Students who have conducted significant scholarly research are nominated by faculty members and research directors. Congratulations to three of our McCollough Scholars: Nolan McKibben: “Exploring the effect […]