The
Physician Assistants for Latino Health (PALH), a caucus of the
AAPA, offers two scholarships to currently enrolled physician
assistant students. The following are the scholarship
criteria:
-
Membership in both PALH and AAPA;
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Leadership in the Latino
community or interest in Latino health issues
(applicant does not need to be of Latino descent to apply
for scholarship)
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Student in good
academic standing, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (unofficial
transcripts should be sent with application)
-
Letter of recommendation from an
instructor or preceptor, and
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Statement of purpose as to why
the student should be considered for a scholarship
The amount of the scholarship depends
upon the amount of money raised. Applications must
be received by April 1 to be considered.
If you are
not a member of PALH, you may submit your membership
application and dues payment with your scholarship package.
Membership applications are available on our
Membership Page.
To apply for the scholarship please download, print
and fill out the above form. Mail your completed application to:
PALH
Attn: Scholarship
950 N. Washington St.
Alexandria,
VA 22314-1552
Phone: 800/596-7494
Fax:
703/684-1924
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