University of New England

Medical student Suchismita Samanta wins physician magazine photo contest

BIDDEFORD/ PORTLAND, ME - Suchismita Samanta, a third year student in the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine recently won first place for photography in the 13th Annual Creative Arts Contest held by The New Physician magazine. The magazine published her winning photograph in their July-August, 2007 issue.

Samanta's winning photograph shows worshippers bathing in hot springs in a small village outside of Calcutta, India where she was traveling. Samanta's parents were born in India and her grandfather was a rural doctor there. She has traveled to India many times to work in free clinics and visit family, and she hopes to someday return to India as a physician.

To see Samanta's winning photograph, visit http://www.amsa.org/tnp/arts/2007CreativeArts.pdf#zoom=120 target=_blank.

(Press release posted June 28, 2007)