Boerne News

Methodist Boerne Medical Center has announced its 2009 Scholarship Winners from the local community. Sarah Wiggins and Tyler Smith, both recent graduates of Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School, will each receive $1,500 scholarships to pursue their career goals in health care.
The students were chosen based on their applications, resumes and essay responses on their prediction of three important health care innovations in the future.
Wiggin’s winning essay stated a cure to periodontal disease, regenerating spinal-cord nerves and interrupting viral mutations will be innovations that help millions of people worldwide. Her response earned her a scholarship, which she plans to use at Texas A&M University to pursue a career as a physician’s assistant.
In his essay, Smith said using stem cells for cell regeneration, growing organs for transplant purposes and destroying a virus using its resonating frequency will be important health care innovations. He explained a virus’ resonating frequency is the point at which its outer layer can be broken, much like an opera singer can shatter glass with the right note.
Smith plans to use his Methodist scholarship at Texas A&M University in College Station to pursue a career as an emergency room physician.