Christine Reyelt, MD, Memorial Medical Staff Scholarship Recipients Announced at SRJMC

The St. Joseph’s University Medical Center (SJUMC) Medical Staff office received numerous applications from exceptional candidates for the 2015 Dr. Christine Reyelt Memorial Medical Staff Scholarship. Congratulations to Luis Sifuentes, son of Silvia Sifuentes, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, SJUMC, recipient of the prestigious $3,000 scholarship which is offered annually to a graduating high school student who is a child or legal dependent of a SJUMC employee carrying a 3.0 or above GPA and is planning to pursue a medical career. The Medical Staff would also like to congratulate Andrew Bertollo, son of Robert Bertollo, Academic Affairs Department, Inter-professional Education Division, SJUMC, who received a one-time $2,000 honorary mention scholarship.

Luis, a student at the Paterson Charter School for Science & Technology, will be attending Felician College this fall pursuing a degree in Nursing. Andrew, a student at Kinnelon High School, will be heading to the State University of New York (SUNY) at Cortland, to pursue a degree in Exercise Science. His goal is to one day assist injured veterans with their physical rehabilitation.

Both recipients were congratulated for their achievements by Emile Doss, MD, President of the Medical Staff, St. Joseph’s Health.

June 3, 2015