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St. Peters Resident Surprised with Scholarship to WGU Missouri

Kayla Pereira was recently awarded a $2,500 WGU Healthcare Partners Scholarship to the fully online, nonprofit university

St. Peters resident Kayla Pereira was recently surprised with a $2,500 WGU Healthcare Partners Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to employees of WGU’s partner hospitals and healthcare organizations who wish to advance their education to become educators, managers and leaders in vital healthcare fields.

Pereira, a registered nurse in the Heart Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, was presented with the scholarship on April 1. Pereira is pursuing a Master of Nursing – Leadership from WGU Missouri.

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