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Zach Eisner '17 Named 2020 Truman Scholar
Congratulations to Zach Eisner '17 who was recently selected as a 2020 Truman Scholar!
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship is the premier graduate fellowship in the United States for public service leadership. This federally funded scholarship is granted to undergraduate students for demonstrated leadership potential, academic excellence, and commitment to public service. It is highly competitive and administered by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, based in Washington, D.C.
Currently attending Washington University in St. Louis, Zach joins 61 other 2020 fellowship recipients eager to make a difference in the world around them. Click here to read the Press Release announcing this year's Truman Scholars.
From his biography on the 2020 Truman Scholar website:
Zach developed a passion for global health and medical education after becoming licensed as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. He has since worked with emergency medical response teams in Missouri, Arizona, and California, and earned certifications in FEMA Incident Command and Management Systems, as well as EMS instruction through the National Association of EMS Educators. In 2018, Zach co-founded LFR International, a nonprofit organization that collaborates with low-resource communities around the world to train first responders and establish sustainable emergency medical services in regions that would not otherwise have care. Through his work with LFR, Zach has engaged in international public policy work, co-founding the First Responder Coalition of Sierra Leone, and working to draft the first Good Samaritan legislation on the African continent. Zach also works in preventative care by training undergraduate students to intervene in situations of interpersonal violence. As a biomedical engineering student, Zach has developed several devices designed to increase access to medical care, including a low-cost lower arm prosthetic and a cardiac assist pump for infants. Zach hopes to become a physician, focusing on global health and continuing to train medical professionals in underserved communities.
Congratulations, Zach! Your hard work is an inspiration to all of us!
Currently attending Washington University in St. Louis, Zach joins 61 other 2020 fellowship recipients eager to make a difference in the world around them. Click here to read the Press Release announcing this year's Truman Scholars.
From his biography on the 2020 Truman Scholar website:
Zach developed a passion for global health and medical education after becoming licensed as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. He has since worked with emergency medical response teams in Missouri, Arizona, and California, and earned certifications in FEMA Incident Command and Management Systems, as well as EMS instruction through the National Association of EMS Educators. In 2018, Zach co-founded LFR International, a nonprofit organization that collaborates with low-resource communities around the world to train first responders and establish sustainable emergency medical services in regions that would not otherwise have care. Through his work with LFR, Zach has engaged in international public policy work, co-founding the First Responder Coalition of Sierra Leone, and working to draft the first Good Samaritan legislation on the African continent. Zach also works in preventative care by training undergraduate students to intervene in situations of interpersonal violence. As a biomedical engineering student, Zach has developed several devices designed to increase access to medical care, including a low-cost lower arm prosthetic and a cardiac assist pump for infants. Zach hopes to become a physician, focusing on global health and continuing to train medical professionals in underserved communities.
Congratulations, Zach! Your hard work is an inspiration to all of us!
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Middle and Upper School: 20801 Rinaldi Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311 | 818.882.8121
Middle and Upper School: 20801 Rinaldi Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311 | 818.882.8121
Sierra Canyon School is a private, independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college preparatory school for students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12 located in Chatsworth, California. The highly cosmopolitan campus community is reflective of the Greater Los Angeles area and the world at large. Students are empowered to realize their greatest creative, ethical, intellectual and physical promise through small class sizes, a diverse student-teacher culture and a family-like environment.
