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Primary Care Opportunities
PISACANO LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION, INC.
PISACANO SCHOLARS PROGRAM*
Eligibility: 4th year medical student committed to the specialty of family practice.
Award: Up to $28,000
Deadline: March 1st
Inquire:
Robert Cattoi
Pisacano Leadership Foundation, Inc.
2228 Young Drive
Lexington, KY 40505-4294
(888) 995-5700
Website: http://www.fpleaders.org
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS
Eligibility: Medical or physician assistant students interested in primary care; from rural backgrounds or underrepresented minorities who will serve in underserved communities will be given priority.
Award: Tuition/fees, books plus a monthly stipend. Obligated to practice one year for each year of support in a federally designated health shortage area of the US. Two year minimum obligation.
Deadline: Last Friday in March.
Inquire:
NHSC Scholarship Programs Branch
4350 East West Highway, 10th Floor
Rockwille, MD 20857
(800) 221-9393
Website: www.nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/
COUNTRY DOCTOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM*
Eligibility: Georgia residents qualify for funding to obtain medical degrees such as IM, OB-GYN, Peds, FP, and General Surgery. Must practice in Georgia board-approved town with a population of 15,000 or less.
Award: $12,000 annually
Deadline: April 1st
Inquire:
State Medical Education Board
Scholarships
270 Washington Street SW
7th Floor, Room 7093
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 657-7801
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS AWARDS
1ST TIME STUDENT ATTENDEE AWARDS*
Eligibility: 500 word essay why you are interested in attending the National Conference of Family Practice Residents & Medical Students.
Award: $600
# of Awards: 20
Deadline: May 1st
Inquire:
American Academy of Family Physicians
Website: www.aafp.org
FAMILY PRACTICE RESEARCH PRESENTATION*
Eligibility: Medical students or FP residents for oral presentations at the AAFP Assembly in the following categories: 1) original research; 2) case study or literature review.
Award: $1000 (1st place), $250 (runners-up)
Deadline: April 1st
Inquire:
American Academy of Family Physicians
Website: www.aafp.org
OTHER CONTACTS:
Florida Academy of Family Physicians
1627 Rogero Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32211
Office of Rural Health & Migrant Affairs
Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
1317 Winewood Blvd
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Florida Medical Association
P. O. Box 2411
Jacksonville, FL 32203
General Scholarship Opportunities
LATIN AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S FOUNDATION
Operates a scholarship program.
Inquire:
PO Box 31532
Los Angeles, CA 95341
(323) 227-9060
LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS
Eligibility: All fields-call to verify, undergraduates and graduates, US citizen/permanent resident, Hispanics only.
Awards: $200 to $1,000
Inquire:
League of United Latin American Citizens
National Scholarship Fund
2000 L. Street, NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20036
(202} 835-9646
Website: http://www.lulac.org/education.html
CHINESE AMERICAN PHYSICIAN'S SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP*
Eligibility: Financial need, academic achievements, & community service. Special consideration given if student willing to serve the Chinese community after graduation.
Award: $1,000-$5,000
Deadline: October 1st
Inquire: http://www.caps-ca.org/
HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY*
Eligibility: May apply during any year of medical studies. Students in MD/PhD degree programs or who hold the PhD are not eligible. Applications from women and minorities are strongly encouraged.
Award: An intensive yearlong fundamental research program for students currently enrolled in MD or DO degree programs.
Inquire:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Office of Grants and Special Programs
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
NATIONAL MEDICAL FELLOWSHIPS. INC.*
Scholarships available for under represented minorities - African American, mainland Puerto Rican, Mexican American, and Native American attending medical school.
Award: $500-$10,000
Inquire:
National Medical Fellowships
5 Hanover Square, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10004
( 212) 714-0933
Website: http://www.nmf-online.org/
ILLINOIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Eligibility: Enrolled in a hospital-related health care curriculum, be an Illinois resident, at least one academic year remaining, 3.5 GPA or better, and demonstrate financial need.
Award: $500
Deadline: April 15th
Inquire:
Scholarship
The Illinois Hospital Association
Center for Health Affairs
1151 East Warenville Rd.
PO Box 3015
Naperville, IL 60566
Location: http://medinfo.ufl.edu/oea/finaid/sgfl-10.shtml