Education and Funding
The following are resources for medical education fellowships, training,and funding opportunities for minority students. Please note that a listing here does not indicate endorsement by the AMA and that these links may take you off of the AMA Web site.
American Indian Graduate Center
American Indian Graduate Center
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Association of American Indian Physicians
AAIP Web site
Web site contains a section on funding opportunities.
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
AAMC Herbert W. Nickens, MD Minority Medical Student Scholarships
The Herbert W. Nickens, MD Minority Medical Student Scholarships honor the tireless work of Dr. Herbert W. Nickens in promoting justice in medical education and health care.
AAMC Resources and Databases
Information about summer school opportunities for medical school course work at US Medical Schools can be found by searching this database.
AAMC information on research and clinical training.
American Medical Association Foundation
AMA Foundation Minority Scholars Awards are available. In collaboration with the Minority Affairs Consortium (MAC), with support from the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative, the AMA Foundation offers the Minority Scholars Award.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation
Funded by a grant from Pfizer Inc, The CDC Experience: Applied Epidemiology Fellowship at CDC provides medical students with an applied hands-on training experience in epidemiology and public health. Up to 10 competitively selected third- and fourth-year medical students from around the country will spend up to one full year at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.
Fastweb.com
Fastweb.com
Web site search engine for scholarships.
The Gates Millennium Scholars
Hispanic Scholarship Fund On-line
Indian Health Service
Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
Institute for Ethics at the American Medical Association
The Institute for Ethics at the AMA, in collaboration with the Graduate Program in Bioethics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, now offers an Online Fellowship in Physician Ethics and Professional. For more information go to AMA MCW Online Fellowship Physician Ethics or call (312) 464-4710.
Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO) Web site
Information on the INRO 2005 program and opportunities available for minority students interested in allergy, immunology, and infectious diseases.
Korean American Medical Association (KAMA) - The Scholarship Committee is now seeking applications for the 2009-2010 KAMA Scholarship. Completed applications must be received in the KAMA office by Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK)
Short-term training opportunities for medical students
National Institutes of Health
NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program
National Hispanic Medical Association
NHMA Web site
Web site contains information on summer programs for medical students.
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
OMHRC
Producing a funding guide.
Provides information and resources for minority children on becoming a physician.
