Overview

Medical student scholarships.

In 2019, over 50% of medical students carried over $150,000 in student loan debt. Our Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship program distributes $10,000 tuition-assistance scholarships to medical students approaching their final year of school. The AMA Foundation has had a long-standing tradition of supporting medical students. Since 1950, we have awarded over $61 million in scholarships. With eight scholarship categories and a variety of focus areas, including serving those underrepresented in medicine, the AMA Foundation works to recognize a diverse cohort of medical students each year. All students may apply for the Physicians of Tomorrow scholarships, regardless of AMA membership status.

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Meet Crystal Taylor

“The AMA Foundation supports the ideal of health equity and doesn’t just use it as a term to be thrown around. It is something that they live and breath.”

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Meet James Stinson, III

Receiving a scholarship impacts students in so many more ways than just easing the financial burden they experience. It helps shape their views about giving back and paying it forward to the next generation of physician leaders.

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Meet Omar Maniya, MD

Leadership Development requires more than simply receiving a check and going home. Dr. Maniya shares how he was inspired during his first AMA Annual Meeting and how his eyes were opened being surrounded by his peers for the weekend.

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GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

All scholarships are selected based on academic excellence and financial need.

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#01.

Must be nominated through the medical school dean’s office or the dean’s designate and currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical school.

#02.

All current nominees must be rising final year medical students set to graduate in May/June 2021.

#03.

Must be permanent residents or citizens of the United States.

PHYSICIANS OF TOMORROW SCHOLARSHIPS

Deadlines

For students graduating in 2021, applications are now closed. We will update this page when the application portal opens for those students graduating in 2022. To plan ahead, please remember all materials must be submitted through the application portal. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. More information regarding deadlines will be announced closer to the opening of the application portal.

AMA Foundation Physicians of Tomorrow (General)

Made possible in part by:

The Lazarus Family Fund
The Dr. and Mrs. J. James & Charli Rohack Fund
The Barney & Kelda Maynard Fund
The H. Hugh Vincent, MD Family Fund
The Formica-Riggs/New Jersey Honor Fund
The North Central Conference/Kenneth Viste, MD Memorial Honor Fund
The Oklahoma Honor Fund

AMA Alliance Grassroots Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship

Must have an interest in and commitment to women’s and/or children’s health issues.
Selection will be based on volunteer activities and/or research initiatives.

Made possible by:

The generous donors to the Alliance Grassroots Honor Fund

David Jones Peck, MD Health Equity Scholarship

Recipient must demonstrate a commitment to addressing health disparities and promoting health equity in diverse, economically disadvantaged urban environments.

Made possible by:

The Vandenberg Health Equity Fund and the AMA Office of General Counsel

Dr. Lin and Minta Hill Alexander Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship

Must currently attend medical school in the state of Oklahoma.

Made possible by:

The Estate of Mary Frances Alexander in memory of her parents

Dr. Richard Allen Williams & Genita Evangelista Johnson/Association of Black Cardiologists Scholarship

$5,000 scholarship
Must be an African-American student with an interest in cardiology
*Must explain your interest in cardiology in your personal statement. One of your letters of recommendation should also reference this interest.

Made possible by:

The Dr. Richard Allen Williams and Genita Evangelista Johnson/Association of Black Cardiologists Fund

DREAM MD Equity Scholarship

Awarded to a medical student beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and/or a first-generation immigrant to the United States.

Made possible by:

The Vandenberg Health Equity Fund

The Herman E. Diskin, MD Memorial Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship

Must demonstrate a strong commitment to medicine, humanitarian public service and compassionate patient care

Made possible by:

Susan D. Diskin, Ph.D

Illinois Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship

Awarded to a student from Illinois with an expressed interest in practicing in Illinois

Made possible by:

The generous donors to the Illinois Honor Fund

Medical Society of the State of New York/Dr. Duane and Joyce Cady Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship

Must currently attend a medical school in the state of New York.
*Must be actively involved in organized medicine.
*Must have expressed plans to practice in the state of New York.

*these requirements should be expressed as part of the personal statement

Made possible by:

The generous donors to the MSSNY/Dr. Duane and Joyce Cady Honor Fund

Ohio Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship

Must attend medical school in the state of Ohio.
*Must be actively involved in, or willing to become actively involved in, organized medicine.

*this must be expressed in the personal statement

Made possible by:

The generous donors to the Ohio Honor Fund

Underrepresented in Medicine

African American, Latinx/Hispanic, or Native Americans/Native Hawaiians/Alaska Natives who demonstrate a dedication to serving vulnerable or underserved populations

Made possible in part by:

The Harold & Mary Marsh Fund

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