The Excellence Awards
This grant was first launched at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 2018. It is available to graduating medical students, who will receive monies to help offset the costs associated with the residency application and transition process.
Spring 2021 marks the launch of the HBC-You Excellence Award, offering scholarships to students attending historically Black medical schools. See HBC-You Excellence Award application details and previous Excellence awardees below!
Spring 2021 marks the launch of the HBC-You Excellence Award, offering scholarships to students attending historically Black medical schools. See HBC-You Excellence Award application details and previous Excellence awardees below!
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The HBC-You Excellence Award Background and Guidelines
This annual scholarship program offers two (2) $500 grants to graduating senior medical students who are currently enrolled in, and in good standing at a historically Black college or university medical school (Meharry Medical College, Howard University College of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine).
The award was created to highlight the talent and capabilities of underrepresented students in medicine who attend institutions which are responsible for producing the largest numbers of Black physicians in the US. Currently, only 5% of all physicians in the United States are Black/African American. This dearth of Black physicians is a result of generations of marginalization and withheld opportunities for some of the nation’s best and brightest, those who contribute to the predominance of care for minority and underserved patients.
In accordance with the WCBD Foundation’s overall mission to support the development of future Black physicians, we offer this award to students who exemplify the ideals of the Foundation and are committed to pursuing excellence in the field of medicine. All students who meet the above criteria. Preference for recipients may be given to students who self-identify as under-represented minorities in medicine, and students who are first-generation physicians.*
Application Process
Candidates must:
*WCBD defines underrepresented in medicine as belonging to those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population. WCBD defines first-generation physicians as students with neither parent or grandparent having graduated from medical school.
Submit your application materials to excellence@whitecoatsblackdoctors.org
This annual scholarship program offers two (2) $500 grants to graduating senior medical students who are currently enrolled in, and in good standing at a historically Black college or university medical school (Meharry Medical College, Howard University College of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine).
The award was created to highlight the talent and capabilities of underrepresented students in medicine who attend institutions which are responsible for producing the largest numbers of Black physicians in the US. Currently, only 5% of all physicians in the United States are Black/African American. This dearth of Black physicians is a result of generations of marginalization and withheld opportunities for some of the nation’s best and brightest, those who contribute to the predominance of care for minority and underserved patients.
In accordance with the WCBD Foundation’s overall mission to support the development of future Black physicians, we offer this award to students who exemplify the ideals of the Foundation and are committed to pursuing excellence in the field of medicine. All students who meet the above criteria. Preference for recipients may be given to students who self-identify as under-represented minorities in medicine, and students who are first-generation physicians.*
Application Process
Candidates must:
- Be a full-time medical student graduating by June 2021; and,
- Be in good standing with their medical school; and,
- Be starting a residency program by July 2021; and,
- Submit the following by the application deadline (May 31, 2021):
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- A letter of good standing on University letterhead from your medical school’s Office of Financial Aid or Office of Student Affairs
- Cover Letter to include the following:
- Name
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Medical School
- Class Year/MS1, 2, 3, or 4
- An essay describing how you, as a medical student, have demonstrated an interest in and commitment to: mentorship of underrepresented students; service to underserved patients; improvement/reduction of health disparities; and/or, promotion of unbiased, culturally-sensitive patient-centered care, in line with the mission of The WCBD Foundation. (Word Limit: 500)
*WCBD defines underrepresented in medicine as belonging to those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population. WCBD defines first-generation physicians as students with neither parent or grandparent having graduated from medical school.
Submit your application materials to excellence@whitecoatsblackdoctors.org
