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1992.08.04 :  Outstanding Scholar Intern Program

Contact: Bob Hardy (202) 690-6145
August 4, 1992

       Minorities tied the majority in the national competition for
places in the federal Health Care Financing Administration's
Outstanding Scholar Intern Program, it was announced here today.
       Of the 12 finalists--in this the first such annual HCFA
program--six came from the nation's two largest minority groups;
three were Afro-American and three Hispanic.
       Eight of the 12 scholar interns are women.
       "We at HCFA are especially pleased with the outcome of this
initial selection of intern scholars," William Toby Jr., acting
administrator of HCFA, said. "For we believe that diversity is
essential if we are to better serve the health care needs of our
changing population."
       Through its Medicare and Medicaid programs, HCFA serves 66
million Americans, or more than one of every four people in the
nation.  This year, HCFA expenditures on their behalf are expected
to reach $204 billion. 
       "Our 12 scholars have met rigorous standards, not the least
of which were attaining at least a 3.5 average for all their
undergraduate course work, or graduating in the top 10 percent of
their classes," Toby added. 

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       Starting salaries for their GS 7/9 entry-level positions
range from $21,906 to $26,798.       
       Scholars from educational institutions across the country,
including schools with high-minority enrollments, competed for the
coveted year-long internships, which carry with them the promise of
career-ladder positions in HCFA's Baltimore, Md., and Washington,
D.C., headquarters.            
       Over the course of a year, the scholar-interns, from 10
schools in six states, will be trained in a series of jobs that
will familiarize them with HCFA's Medicare and Medicaid programs,
and will develop their administrative and managerial skills.    
       HCFA's 1992 outstanding scholar interns are:  
     --Denise Bailey of Baltimore, Md., Coppin State College,
     Baltimore, Md.; 
     --Samuel Brown of Baltimore, Md., Towson State University,
     Towson, Md.; 
     --Louisa Buatti of Ann Arbor, Mich., University of Michigan,
     Ann Arbor, Mich.; 
     --Pauline Feldman of Baltimore, Md., Towson State University,
     Towson, Md.; 
     --David Gardner of Columbia, Md., Ithaca College, Ithaca,
     N.Y.; 
     --Rosana Hernandez of Hollywood, Fla., Smith College,
     Northampton, Mass.; 
     --Elizabeth Horn of Wheaton, Md.; University of Maryland
     Baltimore County, Baltimore, Md.; 
     --Lisa Fienman of Broomall, Pa., Pennsylvania State
     University, University Park, Pa.; 
     --Juan Lopez of Miami, Fla., Barry University, Miami, Fla.;
     --Lynn Merritt of Baltimore, Md., Juniata College, Huntingdon,
     Pa.; 
     --Timothy Rowe of Columbia, Md., University of Maryland,
     College Park, Md.; and 
     --Jessica Skintges of Columbia, Md., University of Maryland
     Baltimore County, Baltimore, Md.



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