Amelia Russell Scheaffer

Amelia Russell Schaeffer is a 2026 Vision Scholar who graduated from Falmouth Academy. She will study biology, with a minor in psychology, at Wesleyan University beginning in September 2026. Her goal is to become a doctor. She plans to work as an EMT-basic this summer and at college and will pursue paramedic certification in college. Among other things, Amelia played varsity lacrosse, basketball and soccer at Falmouth Academy. Amelia’s commitment to becoming a physician was formed through firsthand observation of her father and other family members in action as EMTs, doctors, nurses, and paramedics on the Cape and Martha’s Vineyard.