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State Rep. Bobby Shows, D-Ellisville, congratulates Laurel native Amanda Smith on receiving a Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship, valued at $30,000 annually. Smith, wife of Frank Smith, is a student at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine. A solid academic and public service record, strong work ethic and desire to practice rural medicine in Mississippi are the basic requirements for the scholarship, which was created by the Legislature in 2007.