Scott A. Gunder, MD, DCMS Presidential 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 -
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Award Type -
Scholarship
Purpose
To financially assist deserving second-year medical students at Penn State College of Medicine.
Focus -
Medicine.
Qualifications -
Applicant must be a bona fide resident of Pennsylvania for at least 12 months before registering as a medical student (not including time spent attending an undergraduate/graduate school in Pennsylvania); must be a second-year medical student; must be enrolled full time at Penn State College of Medicine; must be a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and county medical society (membership if free).
Criteria
Selection will be evaluated based on financial need.
Amount -
$1,500
Award Duration -
Annual.
Number of Recipients -
1.
To Apply
Applicant must submit the following materials via the Scholarship Application Portal on the website: completed application form; two reference letters, from persons other than family members, documenting the integrity, interpersonal skills and potential as future physicians; letter, on school letterhead, from Penn State College of Medicine verifying that they are enrolled full-time and second-year medical students; one-page essay (12-pt. type, double spaced) describing the person or event that most influenced them to become a physician and how they see themselves leading others into medicine; and completed Pennsylvania Medical Society membership applications if students are not current members.
Deadline -
September 30.
Contact -
Deborah K. Monko, Director, Student Financial Services; Phone: (717) 558-7809; Email: dmonko@pamedsoc.org.
For more information
http://www.foundationpamedsoc.org