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Student Scholarships

The Student Financial Services area within the Foundation administers yearly scholarship programs to deserving medical students from Pennsylvania. It is important to note, our scholarship opportunities are made possible by generous contributions from the Pennsylvania Medical Society and its Alliance, county medical societies and alliances, physician members, and other partnerships within the medical community.

More information regarding specific scholarships can be found by clicking on the name of the scholarship below.

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Scholarships available July 2024 through September 2024:

Allegheny County Medical Society Medical Student Scholarship (ACMS) The ACMS Scholarship is awarded to a third or fourth-year medical student who resides in Allegheny County and is enrolled full time in a Pennsylvania medical school.

Alliance Medical Education Scholarship (AMES)
The Alliance Medical Education Scholarship (AMES) Fund is awarded to second or third-year medical students who are residents of Pennsylvania and enrolled full time in a Pennsylvania medical school.

Blair County Medical Society Scholarship (BCMS) The BCMS Scholarship is awarded to a second, third, or fourth-year medical student who is a resident of Blair County.

Dr. Satish and Rupal Shah Family Scholarship The Dr. Satish and Rupal Shah Family Scholarship is awarded to a medical student attending Penn State College of Medicine.

Endowment for South Asian Students of Indian Descent (ESASID) The Endowment for South Asian Students of Indian Descent Scholarship is awarded to a South Asian Indian student enrolled full time in his/her second, third, or fourth year at a Pennsylvania medical school. Applicants must be residents of Pennsylvania. 

Foundation Education Award Scholarship The Foundation Education Award Scholarship is awarded to specified underrepresented minority medical students who are Pennsylvania residents attending a Pennsylvania medical school.

Lehigh County Medical Auxiliary's Scholarship and Educational (LeCoMASE) Fund Scholarship The LeCoMASE Fund Scholarship is awarded to a medical student who is a resident of Lehigh County. 

Lina & Jitendra Shah Scholarship  This scholarship is awarded to a first-year and a second-year medical student attending a Pennsylvania medical school and is a resident of either Philadelphia County or of the following municipalities in Lower Bucks County: Bristol Borough, Bristol Township, or Bensalem Township. 

Lycoming County Medical Society Scholarship (LCMS)  The LCMS Scholarship is awarded to medical students who are residents of Lycoming County. 

Montgomery County Medical Society-William W. Lander, MD, Medical Student Scholarship (MCMS)  The MCMS Scholarship is awarded to first-year medical students who are residents of Montgomery County. 

Myrtle Siegfried, MD, and Michael Vigilante, MD, Scholarship  This scholarship is awarded to a first-year medical student who is a resident of Berks, Lehigh, or Northampton County.

Scott A. Gunder, MD, DCMS Presidential Scholarship  The Scott A. Gunder, MD, DCMS Presidential Scholarship is awarded to a second-year medical student from Penn State College of Medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Applicants must be residents of Pennsylvania. 

Snyder, Union and Northumberland Counties Medical Student Scholarship (SUN)  The SUN Scholarship is awarded to second-, third- or fourth-year medical students attending a Pennsylvania medical school. Preference will be given to applicants that have been residents of Snyder, Union or Northumberland County at least 12 months prior to registering as medical students.  

Trudell Medical Excellence Scholarship  The Trudell Medical Excellence Scholarship is awarded to a fourth-year medical student within the top 10% of their medical school class with intentions to practice in one of the following specialties: Cardiac Surgery, Otolaryngology Surgery or Pediatric Oncology.  

Truex Family Scholarship  The Truex Family Scholarship is awarded to a third generation or higher African American attending Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University as a second-, third-, or fourth-year medical student. 


 

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To obtain more information on scholarships, contact me!

Susan Caputo
Manager, Finance, Compliance & Scholarships
Phone: (717) 558-7815
Email: studentservices-foundation@pamedsoc.org


StormContact our Manager of Philanthropy & Hospital Relations,  Lori Storm at (717) 558-7813, if you are interested in establishing a scholarship endowment fund, or you would like to contribute to an existing scholarship.