Arthur N. Wilson, MD, Scholarship
The Arthur N. Wilson, MD Scholarship provides a $5,000 tuition assistance scholarship to a currently enrolled medical student who graduated from a high school in Southeast Alaska. This scholarship highlights the importance of supporting future physicians in rural communities. The majority of Southeast Alaska is part of the Tongass National Forest, the United States' largest national forest. Major cities are Juneau, Sitka, and Ketchikan. Due to the rural nature of Southeast Alaska, many communities have no road connections outside of their locale, so aircraft and boats are a major means of transport.
Submission Instructions and Deadline
The 2013 application instructions are now available. The application deadline is June 17, 2013.
2012 Arthur N. Wilson, MD Scholarship Recipient: Richard Stein
“Richard has shown the initiative to pursue a diverse array of academic and cultural experiences,” stated Clarence Chou, MD, AMA Foundation President. “I am confident that whatever path he chooses, he will succeed and will impact the people of Alaska as well as patients around the world.”
Learn more about Richard Stein.
Past Recipients
2011 Arthur N. Wilson, MD Scholarship recipient Cassie Iutzi
Donor Legacy: Arthur N. Wilson, MD
In 1984, Arthur N. Wilson, MD provided a bequest to the AMA Foundation for the Arthur N. Wilson, MD Scholarship, to support aspiring medical students from southeast Alaska. Born in 1898 in India, Arthur N. Wilson, MD graduated from Rush Medical School and, as a general practitioner, became an integral part of the town of Ketchikan, Alaska. His wife, Dagmar Nelson Wilson and sons James A. Wilson, MD, FACS and Arthur N. Wilson, Jr., MD, both of whom practiced medicine with their father in Ketchikan, have added to the scholarship fund.
