A $1,500 scholarship will be awarded to a second-year medical student at Penn State College of Medicine.
Eligibility for scholarship applicants include the following:
- 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).
- Applicant must be a second-year medical student.
- Applicant must be enrolled full time at Penn State College of Medicine.
- Membership to the Pennsylvania Medical Society and county medical society – membership is free.
Applicant must submit the following:
- A completed application form.
- Two reference letters, from persons other than family members, documenting the applicant's integrity, interpersonal skills, and potential as a future physician.
- A letter, on school letterhead, from Penn State College of Medicine verifying that he/she is enrolled full time and is a second-year medical student.
- A typed, one-page essay (12-pt. type, double spaced) describing the person or event that most influenced you to become a physician and how you see yourself leading others into medicine.
- A completed Pennsylvania Medical Society membership application if student is not a current member.
A PERSONAL INTERVIEW IS NOT REQUIRED; HOWEVER, IT MAY BE REQUESTED.
Application materials must be postmarked by April 15 of the current year.
For more information contact us at:
Scott A. Gunder, MD, DCMS Presidential Scholarship Fund
c/o The Foundation
777 East Park Drive, P.O. Box 8820
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8820
Phone: (717) 558-7854
Fax: (717) 558-7818
E-mail: studentservices-foundation@pamedsoc.org
Web site: www.foundationpamedsoc.org
This medical scholarship was established by the Dauphin County Medical Society in memory of its past president, Scott A. Gunder, MD.
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