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International Medical Student Scholarship Program

International Medical Student Scholarship Program

 

International Medical Student Scholarship Award. Established in 2024, this award is funded by the American Osler Society to support medical student research in the medical humanities. The award allows two medical students matriculated in an accredited allopathic or osteopathic medical school in the United States or Canada to carry out research using the rich and varied collections of the medical humanities in institutions in the United Kingdom, including rare books, archives and artifacts as well as other resources available in private and public collections in these locations.  

Medical Humanities Research Areas supported by this Scholarship Award: Since medical humanities is an interdisciplinary field of medicine proposals addressing the history of medicine, application of the arts including literature, visual arts, theater, film, and music, and the disciplines of philosophy, medical anthropology, and medical sociology to medical education and practice will be considered.

Terms: The Society will offer awards totaling approximately $12,000 (US) each year, divided between two medical students, whose individual awards will be based on budgetary information included with their applications. Award funds are intended as reimbursement for travel, travel-related expenses, and accommodation for a 4-week period of research in the United Kingdom. Recipients are required to carry out their research in the United Kingdom in a 4-week period during the year after the award is provided

Requirements: This award is open to medical student interested in the medical humanities in the United States and Canada. The Society strongly encourages award recipients to submit a manuscript to a peer reviewed journal concerning the research carried out during their award. Recipients are required to submit a report of their work suitable for publication in the Oslerian, the Newsletter of the American Osler Society and to submit an abstract for presentation at the American Osler Society annual conference in the year following the award and research.

The deadline for this year’s applications is November 30, 2024.

 

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS BEFORE APPLYING

  • You must be a medical student currently matriculated in an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada.
  • Your proposal must require the use of original source material not present in the United States and Canada nor easily available via internet sources
  • You must justify the need to carry out your research in the United Kingdom and have a designated mentor in the United Kingdom and/or North America.
  • You must complete your proposed project before receiving your medical degree, although the required final report may be completed within a year following degree attainment.

How To Apply

1. Download and Compete the Application Form. Download Application

2. Include a current CV and a two-page project proposal.

3. Arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent to rolando.delmaestro@mcgill.ca directly by the recommender. 

4. Email the form, current CV, and project proposal to rolando.delmaestro@mcgill.ca . Files should be named with the name of the applicant, AOS International Medical Student Scholarship Award, and the year (e.g. Smith_AOS Scholarship _2024_application).  

The deadline for this year’s applications is November 30, 2024.

For More Information: please contact Dr. Rolando Del Maestro at rolando.delmaestro@mcgill.ca