Scholarships Reward Community Involvement, Academic Achievement and
Other Accomplishments
CORAL GABLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) today
announced eight new merit-based scholarships created to help aspiring
medical students fund their education.
The scholarships are designed to reward students who exemplify AUC’s
commitment to service, collaboration and achievement. For example, the
Alumni Heritage Scholarship awards full tuition for the first semester
to a qualified student who has experience working with or volunteering
with an AUC graduate. The Community Outreach Award recognizes
exceptional dedication to community service. And the First Generation
M.D. Award is given to qualified applicants who have the goal to be the
first physician in their immediate family.
Award criteria vary, and some scholarships are one-time awards, while
others are renewable for the duration of the awardee’s enrollment at AUC.
“These scholarships were created to help support our academic culture by
recognizing students who demonstrate the values and attributes we look
for in future AUC students,” said Heidi Chumley, M.D., AUC executive
dean and chief academic officer. “Our new scholarships help more
students fund their education as they study to become physicians.”
Full scholarship details, criteria and application forms are online at www.aucmed.edu/New-Scholarships.
About American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC), founded
in 1978, has more than 5,000 alumni who are practicing in all 50 U.S.
states, Canada, and more than 20 other countries. AUC graduates
regularly compete for and obtain residency positions at prestigious
healthcare institutions, and students’ performance on national licensing
exams is on par with students’ performance at medical schools in the
United States and Canada. AUC students begin their journey to become
physicians on the pre-clinical campus in St. Maarten before completing
clinical training in affiliated hospitals in the United States and the
United Kingdom. AUC is accredited by the Accreditation Commission on
Colleges of Medicine. AUC is a part of DeVry Education Group (NYSE:DV).
For more information about AUC, visit http://www.aucmed.edu.
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Source: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine