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.
Currently enrolled medical students may apply directly to the AMA Foundation for this scholarship opportunity each Spring
Elysia Sophie Spencer, 2009 Arthur N. Wilson, MD Scholarship recipient, University of Washington School of Medicine
2009 Arthur N. Wilson, MD Scholarship recipient Elysia Sophie Spencer
The AMA Foundation awarded its annual $5,000 Arthur N. Wilson, MD Scholarship to Elysia Sophie Spencer, who grew up in Juneau, Alaska, and now attends the University of Washington School of Medicine. After residency, she would like to return to Alaska to work with the Native Corporation or Indian Health Services. She also has an interest in improving health care globally and participated in an internship in Cambodia, providing health care to children and landmine victims. Learn about Elysia Sophie Spencer.
Submission deadline:
The 2009 submission deadline has passed. Application guidelines will be available in April 2010.
2008 Arthur N. Wilson, MD Scholarship recipient Jodie Totten
2007 Arthur N. Wilson, MD Scholarship recipient Mackenzie Slater
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.
