The Colorado Medical Society (CMS) has announced that it is now accepting applications for the Education Foundation Rural Track Scholarship. The scholarship is open to medical students who are in good academic standing and have completed either their first or second year of a rural medicine track or program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine or Rocky Vista University School of Osteopathic Medicine.
According to CMS, students may only receive the award once. Applications must include an essay of up to 500 words and a curriculum vitae, which should be submitted to the Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation (CMSEF) in April each year. Scholarships will be awarded by June 1.
The essay should address several key points: reasons for entering the rural track or program, why rural medicine is the best choice for the applicant, and reasons that would convince the committee that the applicant will practice in rural Colorado.
Additional evaluation criteria include graduating from high school in a rural county in Colorado, being a current legal resident of Colorado, having a clear intent to practice in a specific rural community within the state, social or family ties to such communities, and demonstrated experience with humanitarian service.
Applications are reviewed based on these factors as part of CMS’s ongoing efforts to support future physicians committed to serving rural areas across Colorado.
