The event will feature both gumbo and chili from more than 50 competing teams representing area medical practices and local businesses. Tickets are available online for $8 in advance or at the event for $10. To purchase tickets online, visit http://www.gumbochili.com/ .
All proceeds support the Regan Robinson Young Scholarship.
The Gumbo Chili Showdown was created in 2008 by USA medical students and continues to be a project organized by students at the USA College of Medicine. The event supports a scholarship created in memory of Regan Robinson, a medical student at USA who was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer in 2003 at the age of 23. The scholarship provides assistance to a rising senior medical student who embodies Regan’s spirit and character.
Earlier this year, Jamie Caudill was awarded the first scholarship. To find out more about Jamie, follow this link - http://medschoolwatercooler.blogspot.com/2010/01/jamie-caudill-first-recipient-of-regan.html .
