Scholarships
The Highland Internal Medicine Visiting Elective Scholarship Program was established to encourage fourth year medical students who are underrepresented in medicine to attend rotations at our community based Internal Medicine training program set in a busy safety net hospital.
We are proud of Kaiser Permanente’s social mission, research, clinical expertise, and leadership efforts in helping communities thrive. As part of this mission, we recognize the potential of future physicians and their contributions by offering $5,000 scholarships to rising fourth-year medical students selected for their demonstrated commitment to under-served communities.
Current 1st-year medical students from around the country demonstrating a superior interest in community health, and who seek to promote culturally-sensitive care are being sought for this very unique opportunity.
We are proud of Kaiser Permanente’s social mission, research, clinical expertise, and leadership efforts in helping communities thrive. As part of this mission, we recognize the potential of future physicians and their contributions by offering $5,000 scholarships to fourth-year students selected for their demonstrated commitment to under-served communities.
The purpose of the scholarship is to increase the number of highly qualified underrepresented in medicine (see definition below) applicants to the UBCHO pediatric residency program. Recipients will be given the opportunity to complete a month-long rotation between August and January of their 4th year.
Students gain exposure to STEMM by working in STEMM based labs during the summer starting as early as the seventh grade and based upon performance are invited back each subsequent year through college.
Kaiser Oakland is pleased to announce the inaugural Medical Student Diversity Scholarships. To promote our medical center’s mission to enhance diversity and …
Delmar C. Sanders, M.D. was a prominent Neurosurgeon in the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area. He strongly believed in eliminating healthcare disparities among minorities and was a dedicated member of the Sinkler Miller Association. Dr. Sanders passed away in August, 2015. In his honor and to continue his legacy, his family is funding this scholarship to assist residents who are in a neurosurgery training program.
The Visiting Elective Scholarship Program (VESP) supported by the Physicians Medical Forum (PMF) was established to encourage African American/Black fourth year medical students to apply for a fourth year clinical elective offered through Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland (dba UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland).