Allegheny County Medical Society Medical Student Scholarship

Organization
Foundation of the Pennsylvania Medical Society
400 Winding Creek Blvd.
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Toll Free Number
800-228-7823
Phone Number
(717)558-7750
Emails
foundation@pamedsoc.org
Level of Study -
Professional Development
Award Type -
Scholarship
Purpose
To assist local students with the cost of attending a Pennsylvania medical school.
Focus -
Medicine.
Qualifications -
Applicant must be a United States citizen, applicant must be a resident of Allegheny county in the state of Pennsylvania for at least 12 months prior to registering as a medical student (not including time spent attending an undergraduate/graduate school in Pennsylvania), applicant must be enrolled full time in a fully accredited Pennsylvania medical school, applicant must be enrolled in or entering his/her third or fourth year of medical school, applicant cannot be a past recipient of the Allegheny county Medical society medical student scholarship.
Criteria
Applicants are evaluated based on financial need.
Amount -
$4,000
Award Duration -
Annual.
To Apply
Application must be a completed scholarship application form, two reference letters, from persons other than family members, documenting the applicant's integrity, interpersonal skills, and potential as a future physician. note: one reference letter must be from either a medical school professor or a physician, a letter, on school letterhead, from the applicant’s medical school verifying that he/she is enrolled full time as a third- or fourth-year medical student at that institution, an essay addressing the following: how do you hope to be involved in your community beyond clinical care of patients? In what ways would you hope to demonstrate leadership as a physician in your community? (500 words or less).
Deadline -
September 30.
Contact -
Deborah k. monko director, student financial services phone: (717) 558-7809, fax: (855) 933-2605 email: studentservices-foundation@pamedsoc.org.
For more information
http://www.foundationpamedsoc.org