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The Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development (TCWD) presented the Health Sciences Achievement Award to Caroline Price, a Class of 2024 graduate of Elizabethton High School in Carter County. Price is pursuing a nursing degree.

The Health Sciences Achievement Award (previously known as the Mary Layne Van Cleave Achievement Award) was established to encourage Tennessee high school seniors to pursue a healthcare career after graduation. TCWD has awarded 23 high school graduates this year and over 130 individuals since the award’s inception in 2013.

“On behalf of TCWD, I want to congratulate the Class of 2024 recipients! The Health Sciences Achievement Award is meant to inspire students to discover their passion for healthcare. I’m excited to see what these students will achieve as the next generation of healthcare professionals,” said Andrew Burnett, Vice President of Workforce Strategies and Rural Health at the Tennessee Hospital Association.

Award recipients are pursuing pre-med, nursing, psychology, sonography, healthcare management, public health, social work, and other health sciences. These diverse fields reflect the growing demand for skilled professionals across all areas of healthcare.

The next application period for the Health Sciences Achievement Award opens in January 2025.