SCHOLARSHIPS
Medical Student Scholarships
We Believe Potential Is Infinite
At Kaiser Permanente, one of our core values is to improve the health of our community as well as the health of our members. For more than 60 years, we have demonstrated our commitment through a variety of programs and activities. We believe in healthy communities - fresh fruit at the corner store, safe routes to school, and quality health care for all. Every day we go beyond our four walls to help transform communities. It’s the way we practice medicine. We are proud of Kaiser Permanente’s social mission, research, and leadership efforts in helping communities thrive.
$5000 Medical Student Scholarships
We are proud of Kaiser Permantente's social mission, research, and leadership efforts in helping communities thrive. As part of this mission, we recognize the potential of future physicians and their contributions by offering a total of six $5000 scholarships to fourth year medical students selected for their commitment to and achievement in at least one of two areas:
Community Involvement & Leadership
Population-Based Research
Scholarship Terms
Scholarship applicants must:
- Be a third year medical student in good academic standing and expect to graduate in Spring 2011.
- Demonstrate commitment and achievement in one or both of the scholarship areas.
- Be interested in seeking a residency in Northern California .
- Be able to participate in a one month clerkship at a Kaiser Permanente facility in Northern California during their fourth year of medical school.
Please note that applicants may apply for both the Northern and Southern California Medical Student Scholarships; however, winners will only be awarded in one region.
Application Instructions
- Complete and submit the online scholarship application, which includes:
- an online essay describing your involvement in one or both of the scholarship areas.
- your curriculum vitae.
- A letter confirming good academic standing from your medical, osteopathic, or podiatric school .
- Two letters of recommendation:
- one from a medical, osteopathic, or podiatric school professor/clinician;
- one from a supervisor or mentor describing your work in one or both of the scholarship areas.
- All letters to be sent to the following address:
Kaiser Permanente Regional GME
Attn: Medical Student Scholarships
1800 Harrison St., 21st floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Fax: (510) 625-6203
Application Timeline
- Applications are accepted until March 1, 2010.
- Candidates selected for final consideration will be interviewed in May, 2010.
- Scholarship recipients are announced in June 2010.
- Awards will be presented in person at our Annual Residency Open House at our Santa Clara Medical Center on Saturday, September 11, 2010. Travel expenses will be paid by Kaiser Permanente.
