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 $1500 while doing an elective rotation in a medically underserved location. Rotation sites are selected by the student and approved by the student's Office of Clinical Education. Students may be able to find, but are not limited to choosing, health professional shortage area sites by searching the following website: http://www.hrsa.gov/index.html. 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. Recipients will be selected at the discretion of the SOMA Foundation Board of Directors. Any questions should be brought to the Foundation Director of Scholarships and Grants at scholarships-grants@somafoundation.org. Included in this year's scholarship is a mentorship component. Recipients are encouraged to identify and mentor one student at their perspective COM on the logistics of finding and setting up an underserved elective.
Requirements for consideration:
- Student Osteopathic Medical Association active membership.
- 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.
- Identify and mentor one student at their perspective COM on the "how-to" to finding and setting up an underserved elective.
- Verification Form, signed and stamped by the school registrar, or similar, affirming that the rotation is an approved elective.
- The externship must be completed in an underserved area, whether in the United States or abroad.
- The externship must be at least three 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 sub-specialties.
- Once chosen for the scholarship, the training site may not be changed without verbal and/or written consent of the Public Health Director.
- The externship may not be used to fulfill criteria for any other scholarship or stipend.
Application Deadline: Closed
Rotation Deadline: May 28th, 2017
2016-2017 Recipients:
A student who wishes to apply must complete and submit an application form, verification form and curriculum vitae. Recipients will be selected at the discretion of the SOMA Foundation Board of Directors. Any questions should be brought to the Foundation Director of Scholarships and Grants at scholarships-grants@somafoundation.org. Included in this year's scholarship is a mentorship component. Recipients are encouraged to identify and mentor one student at their perspective COM on the logistics of finding and setting up an underserved elective.
Requirements for consideration:
- Student Osteopathic Medical Association active membership.
- 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.
- Identify and mentor one student at their perspective COM on the "how-to" to finding and setting up an underserved elective.
- Verification Form, signed and stamped by the school registrar, or similar, affirming that the rotation is an approved elective.
- The externship must be completed in an underserved area, whether in the United States or abroad.
- The externship must be at least three 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 sub-specialties.
- Once chosen for the scholarship, the training site may not be changed without verbal and/or written consent of the Public Health Director.
- The externship may not be used to fulfill criteria for any other scholarship or stipend.
Application Deadline: Closed
Rotation Deadline: May 28th, 2017
2016-2017 Recipients:
Michelle Jhun, OMS III, A.T. Still University - School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
Student Doctor Jhun expresses her gratitude for being selected as a scholarship recipient:
"It is an honor to be selected for the Ed and Melissa Loniewski Medically Underserved Scholarship award. I recognize the privilege it is to work with socially and medically underrepresented and underserved communities. With this scholarship I am eager to train as a healthcare advocate for whole-person healing at the Community Health Centers in the Asian-Pacific Islander communities of Westside Oahu, where cultural awareness is integral to positive healthcare outcomes. With gratitude, I thank the SOMA Foundation and Dr. & Mrs. Ed and Melissa Loniewski for the generous support in my journey towards becoming an osteopathic physician, a leader in the community, and hopefully a future mentor to students who also share the passion of serving the medically underserved." - Student Doctor Jhun, OMS III
"It is an honor to be selected for the Ed and Melissa Loniewski Medically Underserved Scholarship award. I recognize the privilege it is to work with socially and medically underrepresented and underserved communities. With this scholarship I am eager to train as a healthcare advocate for whole-person healing at the Community Health Centers in the Asian-Pacific Islander communities of Westside Oahu, where cultural awareness is integral to positive healthcare outcomes. With gratitude, I thank the SOMA Foundation and Dr. & Mrs. Ed and Melissa Loniewski for the generous support in my journey towards becoming an osteopathic physician, a leader in the community, and hopefully a future mentor to students who also share the passion of serving the medically underserved." - Student Doctor Jhun, OMS III
Shannon Doud, OMS IV, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Student Doctor Doud describes how the Ed and Melissa Loniewski Medically Underserved Scholarship helped serve underserved communities abroad:
"I am incredibly honored to receive the Ed and Melissa Loniewski Medically Underserved Scholarship. As a future pediatrician, I am personally invested in furthering the success and health of the next generation. However, with over twenty percent of the children in the United States living in poverty, their health is in danger. Children living in poverty are at an especially high risk of poor health outcomes due to lack of access to medical care, poor nutrition and higher rates of chronic disease. I hope to be able to do a small part in providing quality care to the medically underserved pediatric populations domestically and internationally when possible. Through the generosity of this scholarship I was able to offset the cost of participating in a 6 week pediatric elective in Malawi, Africa where I had the opportunity to learn how to treat some very sick children in a low resource setting. I am so thankful that I was able to have this life-changing experience before I begin my pediatric residency training this July and I am confident it will continue to shape my entire career." - Student Doctor Doud, OMS IV
"I am incredibly honored to receive the Ed and Melissa Loniewski Medically Underserved Scholarship. As a future pediatrician, I am personally invested in furthering the success and health of the next generation. However, with over twenty percent of the children in the United States living in poverty, their health is in danger. Children living in poverty are at an especially high risk of poor health outcomes due to lack of access to medical care, poor nutrition and higher rates of chronic disease. I hope to be able to do a small part in providing quality care to the medically underserved pediatric populations domestically and internationally when possible. Through the generosity of this scholarship I was able to offset the cost of participating in a 6 week pediatric elective in Malawi, Africa where I had the opportunity to learn how to treat some very sick children in a low resource setting. I am so thankful that I was able to have this life-changing experience before I begin my pediatric residency training this July and I am confident it will continue to shape my entire career." - Student Doctor Doud, OMS IV
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