South Georgia Medical Center welcomes 48 Youth Volunteers to its annual summer program, Canopy of Care. Participants are students between the ages of 14 and 17 whose responsibilities vary from patient care/interaction, administrative support, to surgical and outpatient services support.

“SGMC’s teen volunteer campaign has evolved into a mature experience for rising, young students whose ultimate career interests lie within the Healthcare profession,” states Jessica McKinney with SGMC Volunteer Services. “Branded as Canopy of Care, students walk the halls of SGMC fulfilling commitments and welcoming challenges of civic engagement. Their 8-week summer adventure exposes them to our community of care as they forge forward in their interest and pursuit of success in health care.”

Seventy applications for the program were considered and interviews were held resulting in the final 48. Students are hosted in 20 different areas of the SGMC enterprise, including the Smith Northview Campus, Diabetes Management Center and the Langdale Hospice House. 

SGMC welcomes the following participants: Joanna Abbott, Alex Amundson, Sara Barrett, Carmela Berry, Tanisha Bhavnani, Corey Brandies, Bethany Burns, Camden Burrous, Eileen Chen, Kamil Cook, Courtney Conn, Joshua Daugherty, Emily Davis, Mishma Farsi, Jordan Flemming, Bethany Gaskins, Sierra Goff, Xaviera Hicks, Kerry King, Kaitlyn Kinsey, Mary Jo Koebbke, Kia Loud, Carrie Mauldin, Nikole McLeish, Sarah Myers, Jacoba Nelson, Jakerra Nelson, Abbey Parks, Manshi Patel, Ravi Patel, Ashleigh Phillips, Bree Reaves, Carter Register, Logan Ruiz, Lauren Salazar, Joyous Sampson, Samantha Siironen, Marcus Singletary, Yatri Thaker, Collin Vandemark, Tori Viar, Elizabeth Yeager, Aleena Zahid, and Mahnoor Zahid.