Scholarship opportunity for SHPEP alumni

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:06:51 -0400

Are you a rising junior (or above) who attended the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)? You might be eligible to apply for a scholarship! Details from SHPEP below:

Dr. Sherket B. Peterson, an MMEP alum, is excited to offer a funding opportunity to SHPEP, SMDEP, SMEP, and MMEP scholars! With the support of the ADEAGies Foundation and the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP), the Dr. Sherket B. Peterson Scholarship provides financial aid in the form of a $3000 scholarship and mentorship to further the education of underrepresented minority (URM) students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. The scholarship honors program alumni who are interested in pursuing a career in a field that will enhance health research or innovation and have the potential to impact the world.

Award Information
One student will receive a $3000 award and one-year of mentorship. A portion of the award, $2500, will be distributed to the awardee’s US college or university on their behalf for tuition expenses and $500 will be distributed directly to the awardee for other educational expenses such as books and/or laptops, grad school applications, etc.

Eligibility Requirements
An applicant must:

Be enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited U.S. college or university and have completed at least 2 years of undergraduate studies (rising juniors and above)

Maintain good academic standing

URM pursuing a career in healthcare

Be an alumnus of the program (SHPEP, SMDEP, SMEP, or MMEP)

Demonstrate a drive to succeed in their pursuit of a health career, leadership, a passion to create change in their community

Demonstrate a commitment to advancing new ideas, concepts, approaches, policies, programs, technologies, potential treatments, or products, that improve healthcare and health disparities.

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Contact the SHPEP National Program Office

Phone: 1 (866) 587- 6337 (toll-free)
Email: shpep@aamc.org
Website: shpep.org
Social Media: linktr.ee/SHPEPconnect

SHPEP is a national program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA).