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2012 Sherry R. Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship
This award, named after former American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Executive Director Sherry R. Arnstein, recognizes two osteopathic underrepresented minority students at AACOM's member colleges of osteopathic medicine (one newly accepted student and one continuing student).
Eligibility
To be eligible, an applicant must be an underrepresented minority (African-American; Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian; mainland Puerto Rican, or Hispanic) student in good academic standing and currently enrolled in his or her first, second, or third year at an AACOM member college of osteopathic medicine OR an underrepresented minority student who has been accepted and is planning to matriculate at one of the AACOM member colleges. Previous Arnstein Scholarship awardees are ineligible.
Deadline
Entries must be post-marked by March 31, 2012. All entries must include the required Cover Page, with all appropriate signatures, in addition to the required essay. Incomplete entries will not be considered. Awardees will be notified by July 21, 2012.
If you are a Continuing osteopathic medical education student, the following items are needed with your application:
A completed Continuing Student Cover Page.
A 750-word (maximum) essay on: What osteopathic medical schools might do to recruit/retain more underrepresented minority students; What the applicant personally plans to do as a student and as a future DO to help increase minority student enrollment at a college of osteopathic medicine; and How and why the applicant was drawn to osteopathic medicine. (NOTE: The response to question #3 should not exceed 250 words.)
If you are a New osteopathic medical education student, the following items are needed with your application:
A completed New Student Cover Page.
A copy of a letter of acceptance from the college of osteopathic medicine which the applicant plans to attend in the Fall of 2011.
Essay Judging Criteria:
The ideas in the paper are innovative or have an innovative component. The ideas in the paper are presented in detail with proposed actions. The paper contains a good discussion of the significance of the ideas including pros and cons. The proposed actions are feasible. The applicant has a willingness to help promote osteopathic medicine to underrepresented minorities.
Please mail all entries to:
Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship AACOM 5550 Friendship Boulevard, Suite 310 Chevy Chase, MD 20815-7231
Questions regarding the 2012 Sherry R. Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship should be directed to AACOM at (301) 968-4142.
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians 2012 Scholarship
Deadline for application is February 15, 2012
The ACOFP Scholarship Committee will award the following scholarships to qualified osteopathic medical students.
Four $2,500 Scholarships • Twenty $1,000 Scholarships
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
-- Currently enrolled at an accredited osteopathic medical school – OMS II, OMS III, OMS IV -- Student member of ACOFP and active with an ACOFP Student Chapter for at least one year -- List all Chapter, State and National ACOFP activities -- Intend to enter an AOA approved family medicine residency program -- A personal letter explaining why you want to be an osteopathic family physician -- Must submit letters of recommendation from:
1. An AOBFP certified family medicine osteopathic physician 2. ACOFP Student Chapter Faculty Advisor
Scholarships will be distributed in May 2012. Awards will go directly to the student.
Community and Preventative Medicine Scholarship
The Student Doctor Network (SDN) is committed to encouraging students to look at those areas of healthcare which provide the most reward, both to their careers and to the world. To encourage students that plan to work in the field of community medicine, SDN is offering a $1000 scholarship to a Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) member that demonstrates commitment to community medicine both in his or her past experiences and future career plans.
Deadline: April 16, 2012
Ed and Melissa Loniewski Medically Underserved Scholarship
Due to the great generosity of Ed Loniewski, DO and his wife, Melissa, it is possible for students to receive up to $1000 to cover transportation, room, board and essential expenses while doing an elective rotation in a medically underserved location. Rotation sites are selected by the student and approved by the Office of Clinical Education. The completion of this rotation must be during the student's 3rd or 4th year of study only and in the academic year of the initial application.
A student who wishes to apply must complete and submit an application form, verification form and curriculum vitae to National SOMA (Student Osteopathic Medical Association).
Recipients will be selected at the discretion of the Public Health Director, and approved by the Board of Trustees of National SOMA. Any questions should be brought to the Public Health Director at publichealth@studentdo.com. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for the current academic year. Scholarships will be awarded to the extent that funding permits.
Note: All paperwork with regard to reimbursement of the scholarship award is due within 30 days of completion of the medical rotation and is to be sent to:
National SOMA Program for the Medically Underserved 142 East Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60611
Reimbursement is only for personal expenses applicable toward the rotation (i.e. rent, airfare, etc.) and not expenses of family members.
Requirements for consideration: • Membership in SOMA. • Completing the 3rd or 4th year of training. • Demonstrate, through extracurricular activities and/or community service, an interest in practicing medicine in an underserved area. • Verification Form, signed and stamped by the school registrar, or similar, affirming that the rotation is an elective. • The externship must be completed in an underserved area, whether in the United States or abroad. Students may be able to find U.S. sites at the following website: http://ask.hrsa.gov/pc/. • The externship must be four weeks in length, can be completed with a D.O. or M.D. and can be in any area of medicine, including primary health care as well as specialties and subspecialties. • Once chosen for the scholarship, the training site may not be changed without verbal and/or written consent of the PMU Director. • The externship may not be used to fulfill criteria for any other scholarship or stipend.
Upon completion of the qualifying rotation, the recipient must complete the following: • An essay of 500 words or less describing the student's experiences during the rotation, which may appear on National SOMA's website. • Identify and mentor a first or second year medical student of the recipient's choice with the expectation that that student will apply for the scholarship in subsequent years. • A completed reimbursement form with all original receipts, reflecting actual travel, room, board, and ancillary expenses, upon which the scholarship disbursement will be based. Maximum disbursement in $1000, minimum is $250.
Deadline: May 31, 2012
Student Osteopathic Medical Association International Medical Relief/Medical Missions Scholarship
We are excited to introduce a new scholarship for this spring designed to meet the needs of those students who participate in international medical missions and relief trips. It is specifically designed for those trips of a short-term basis that do not meet the requirements for the general scholarship. Each student selected for the scholarship will receive up to $250 to cover transportation, room, board and essential expenses related to an international medicine missions/relief trip. The completion of this trip may take place during any part of the four years of study. This scholarship comes at the request of so many of you who take international relief trips each year and are looking for another source of financial support.
Requirements for consideration: Membership in National SOMA. Demonstrate a strong interest in international medicine. The trip does not have a length requirement but must take place in a country outside of the United States.
Once chosen for the scholarship, the site may not be changed without verbal and/or written consent of the IHP Director.
The applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and awards will be distributed each year at the annual spring SOMA convention in Washington D.C. Awards may be applied to rotations that have previously occurred or are yet to occur as long as the applicant is still a student at an accredited college of osteopathic medicine at the time the scholarship is awarded. Scholarships will be awarded to the extent that funding permits.
A student who wishes to apply must complete and submit an application form and verification form (for the general scholarship only) to National SOMA. Recipients will be selected at the discretion of the scholarship selection committee. Any questions should be brought to your local SOMA International Health representative or to the National Health Programs Director.
Deadline: March 26, 2012
Student Osteopathic Medical Association International Health Program Scholarships
The mission of the Student Osteopathic Medical Association's International Health Program is to promote international medicine and to develop an awareness of other cultures medical practice via direct student interaction. It is the desire of this program to provide resources to students interested in international health and to encourage osteopathic medical students to incorporate an international elective experience into their medical school curriculum.
Scholarship Information: General International Health Programs Scholarship: Each student selected for the scholarship will receive up to $500 to cover transportation, room, board and essential expenses related to an international medicine elective rotation. Rotation sites are selected by the student and approved by the respective Office of Clinical Education or equivalent at the osteopathic medical school prior to application. The completion of this rotation must take place during the student's 3rd or 4th year of study only.
Requirements for consideration:
Membership in National SOMA Entering the 3rd or 4th year of training Demonstrate a strong interest in international medicine Verification Form, signed and stamped by the school registrar, or similar, which affirms that the experience meets the school's requirements for an elective rotation The externship should be at least one month in length and must take place in a country outside the United States
Once chosen for the scholarship, the training site may not be changed without verbal and/or written consent of the IHP Director
Andrew Taylor Still Memorial Scholarship
The Andrew Taylor Still Memorial Scholarship sponsored by Physician Loans provides a $500 stipend to select third and fourth year osteopathic medical students who utilize OMT in clinical practice. It is offered to those students who have completed, under the supervision of an Osteopathic Physician, a clinical rotation which included an emphasis on the use of OMT. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage students to employ OMM as an integral component of patient care. The stipend is awarded at the Spring SOMA Convention. Applicants may describe any clinical experience where they utilized OMT during the current academic year.
Eight scholarships are available this year provided graciously by Physician Loans.
Deadline: February 11, 2012
Scholarships will be awarded at the Annual Spring SOMA Convention in Washington, D.C. If unable to attend the convention, award winners will be notified and their scholarship will be mailed to the permanent address reported in their application. It is the applicant’s responsibility to inform the National SOMA OP&P Director of any changes in contact information, including address/telephone/e-mail.
Student Osteopathic Medical Association Award for Commitment to Diversity in Medical Education
The Minority Affairs Department of the Student Osteopathic Medical Association is proud to present this award to recognize those students who demonstrate initiatives pertaining to minority issues and its relationship to professional medical education.
The purpose of the SOMA Award for Commitment to Diversity in Medical Education is to recognize an osteopathic student who has commitment to the Student Osteopathic Medical Association and has demonstrated devotion to promoting/attending multicultural events and education that address topics of ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation and gender. The goal of this award is to promote recognition to those talented students who commit to the development of programs and events which targets the awareness of multiculturalism in efforts to not only impact the medical profession but to be a driving force for a multitude of global issues.
Eligibility Any osteopathic student who will be entering his or her second-, third- or fourth-year of studies, during the fall of 2010, at an AOA accredited college/school of osteopathic medicine is eligible to receive this award. Nominees shall exhibit the following characteristics and meet the following criteria:
Current membership in the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) Have demonstrated leadership in his or her chapter in implementing programs, events, or presentations pertaining to multiculturalism in medicine and diversity
Award Information and Announcement The recipient will receive a $500 award, in part sponsored by past SOMA Minority Affairs Directors, Raul Mirza and Vivien Fongue. The winner will be announced during the SOMA Dinner and Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. Award recipients are not required to be present. A letter of appreciation to the contributor(s) of this scholarship is required prior to receiving the award. Further instructions regarding the appreciation letters will be provided to the final recipients. Application packets must be electronically submitted by February 18th, 2012.
Request for Proposals: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Research Grants Program
AACOM’s 2012 Grants Program includes awards for medical education research and institutional research. Institutional research is a broad category of work done at colleges (and across colleges within a profession) to inform decision-making and planning. Topics related to workforce issues—such as the implications of the expansion of osteopathic medical colleges, branch campuses, additional teaching sites, and class sizes—are of increasing interest.
A recent generous grant from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation has allowed AACOM to increase its grant offerings. Researchers are invited to request up to $10,000 for collaborative research projects. Researchers may still seek funding of up to $5,000 for single campus research or smaller collaborative studies.
Applicants must be educators at Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, including their OPTI programs.
2012 Deadlines
Proposals due: February 24, 2012
Notification of outcome: March 19, 2012
Note: Each grant will be for a period of 18 months and will not be renewable. Quarterly financial statements and a final project summary must be submitted to AACOM at the end of the grant period
A.P. Ulbrich Research Award in Dermatology
The A.P. Ulbrich Research Award in Dermatology is an educational grant sponsored by the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD) and funded through the AOCD Educational Research Fund. The grant is intended to enable the recipient to conduct a basic science or clinical research project that will make a significant contribution to osteopathic medicine and dermatology. The grant is offered to encourage osteopathic resident physicians to engage in dermatologic research.
ELIGIBILITY
Applications will be entertained from osteopathic physicians in postdoctoral training programs and research fellowships in dermatology. Each grant supports one individual. Not more than two consecutive or non-consecutive grants may be awarded to an individual.
The grant is not exclusive and the investigator may seek additional funding from other sources such as the AOA Bureau of Research, governmental agencies, other outside agencies, college or hospital, etc.
The grant provides financial support for the completion of a clinical or basic science research project. Various types of research are eligible for consideration.
For example:
The resident may contribute to or take responsibility for a portion of a research project that is ongoing. The resident may seek support for conducting novel research after developing a feasible research proposal. The resident may seek support to develop a research idea. In this case, the resident should first conduct a complete literature search to determine the feasibility and need for the project. A research proposal must be developed by the end of the grant timeline. All resident research must be conducted under the guidance of a research advisor (i.e. sponsor).
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
Applications must be received by March 30 to be eligible for consideration of award during the following academic year (July 1 - June 30).
THE AWARD
Distribution of the award will occur as follows:
$500.00 when the official notification of the award is made. $250.00 upon receipt, and approval, of a mid-year progress report. $250.00 upon receipt, and approval, of a final progress report, and paper suitable for publication. Winners of the award will be honored at the subsequent Annual AOCD meeting.
AOCD Committee on Research P.O. Box 7525 Kirksville, Missouri 63501-7525
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