BLACKSBURG, Va., May 4 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

Name:Luke Arney

College:Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Degree:M.D.

Plans after graduation:Internal medicine residency, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Jacksonville, Florida.

Favorite Hokie memory:When a faculty mentor showed up for his family during a difficult time - a moment that defined what being a Hokie means to him.

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Arney's journey to becoming a physician is rooted in the small Southwest Virginia community where he grew up, a place that continues to shape how he approaches medicine today. A first-generation college student, Arney saw Virginia Tech as more than just a univer...