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American Medical Association Foundation Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship

These $10,000 scholarships reward current third-year medical students, who are entering their fourth-year of study. The selection of the recipients will be based on academic achievement and financial need. Multiple scholarships, funded by the AMA Foundation, the Audio-Digest Foundation, Johnson F. Hammond, MD Fund, and the Rock Sleyster, MD Fund will be awarded in 2009. Partial funding for this program is provided by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

• There will be eight Physicians of Tomorrow scholarships funded by the AMA Foundation.
• The recipient of the one Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship funded by the Audio-Digest Foundation should have an interest in "the communication of science." Activities such as mentoring and/or teaching are examples of "communication of science."
• The recipient of the one Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship funded by the Johnson F. Hammond, MD Fund should have an interest in and commitment to a career in medical journalism.
• The recipient of the one Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship funded by the Rock Sleyster, MD, Fund should have an interest in and commitment to a career in psychiatry.

Each medical school may submit one nomination for each of these scholarship opportunities.

Requirements

• Deadline February 29
• www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14772.html
• Applicant is full-time osteopathic medical student
• Demonstrated financial need
• Demonstrated academic excellence
• Recipient required to attend Benefactors’ Luncheon, and any additional activities as appropriate