Deadline approaching!!--Janine Gonzalez MCAT Scholarship Application

[Northern Undergrad Rep (Joel Gonzalez)]

I would like to pass on this great opportunity to any pre-meds planning to study for the MCATs in the near future.

For any questions regarding the scholarship, please email Yeranuí Ledesma at vp_scho...@lmsa.net

En Salud,

Joel Gonzalez
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Northern Undergraduate Representative,
Latino Medical Student Association (West)
2012-2013
http://www.lmsa.net
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LMSA is a network of students, alumni, and health professionals whose mission is to promote the development of Latino students through educational, volunteer, professional and networking opportunities to foster diversity, higher education, and the improvement of the Latino community.

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From: VP of Scholarship (Yeranuí Ledesma) <vp_scho...@lmsa.net>
Date: Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 11:07 PM
Subject: Fwd: Deadline approaching!!--Janine Gonzalez MCAT Scholarship Application
To: cochairs <coch...@lmsa.net>, ms...@lmsa.net, executiveboard <executi...@lmsa.net>

Hello all,

If you haven't done so already, please send this out to your undergraduate/postbac contacts, friends, family, mentees!!  There is still about 3 weeks to get all the materials needed for the application.

Attached is the Janine Gonzalez Scholarship application.  Please distribute this application to your mentees, friends, family, undergraduate clubs...anyone who may be interested in applying.  This is not restricted to undergraduate students, so post-bac and non-traditional students are encouraged to apply.  Please note the deadline of JULY 6th, 2012, please be courteous and distribute ASAP to give the students plenty of time to gather the necessary documents.

The Janine Gonzalez Scholarship for an MCATPreparatory Course was developed to assist pre-medical students with the financial burden of preparing for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) required to apply to accredited U.S. Medical Schools.

 

ELIGIBILITY

·       Must be committed to pursuing a career in medicine and dedicated to serving the Latino and underserved communities.

·       Applicants should demonstrate a desire to advance the state of healthcare and education in education in Latino and underserved communities through leadership in extracurricular activities and/or membership in civic organizations.

·       Eligible applicants should be applying for matriculation into Allopathic or Osteopathic Schools of Medicine in 2012 or 2013.

·       Strong consideration will be placed upon financial need, as well as the applicant’s timeline for taking the MCAT and applying to medical school.

·       Students are eligible to receive the scholarship regardless of migratory status.

·       Student must be a resident within the LMSA Western region (Arizona, California, Oregon, Utah, Washington)

·       Student must be a dues-paying pre-med member of LMSA.

·       Please see the application for additional details.  LMSA reserves the right to withdraw or withhold scholarship pending submission of necessary documents.

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  July 6^th, 2012  . This is NOT a postmark deadline. It is the student's responsibility to submit a complete application and all supporting documents by the deadline, extensions will not be granted. Incomplete or late application materials will result in ineligibility.

SEE ATTACHED APPLICATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION! Questions?? Email vp_scho...@lmsa.net

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Yeranuí Ledesma
VP of Scholarships
Latino Medical Student Association- West