WCMS Externship Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications From Students and Mentors

The WCMS Externship Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for scholarships, as well as looking for WCMS members interested in mentoring undergraduate students, and businesses interested in donating funds to support the scholarships. The program is targeted toward undergraduate students interested in a career in medicine. Applications will also be accepted for students interested in other health care fields such as nursing, pharmacy, physician assistant, and psychology. Preferential selection will be given to students who are Washtenaw County residents, but other counties will be considered.

Anyone interested in the program, whether as an applicant, mentor, or donor, should contact the Society Office at 734-668-6241.

WCMS Externship Scholarship Program:

Goal: The goal of the WCMS Externship Scholarship is to provide volunteers exposure for undergraduate students interested in medicine. The secondary goals are to provide physicians the opportunity to mentor students and to promote the WCMS in the community.

Target Population: The preferred applicant is an undergraduate student interested in a career in medicine. Preferential selection will be given for those students that are Washtenaw County residents. Applications will be accepted for students interested in other health care fields such as nursing, pharmacy, physician assistant, and psychology as well as from other counties.

Target Mentors: Mentors are practicing physicians and a Washtenaw County Medical Society Member. Locations may be an office, clinic or facility provided appropriate patient privacy documents and any other employee resource needs are met. Mentors that are not practicing physicians and a Washtenaw County Medical Society Member will be considered on an individual basis.

Target Donors: Donations are targeted from any business or individual interested in supporting the scholarship.

Application process:
The undergraduate student must have completed one semester of college prior to applying to the WCMS scholarship program. The application is a current resume or curriculum vitae and a letter stating the applicant’s goals in healthcare addressed to the wcmsexternship@gmail.com. The acceptable applicants will then have an interview and be placed with appropriate mentors. The acceptable student will sign the “Volunteer Externship Agreement”.

The mentor will provide a curriculum vitae and a one page letter addressed to wcmsexternship@gmail.com stating the proposed role of the extern in their practice and how many externs they would like to mentor. Acceptable mentors will sign the “Externship Subscription Agreement”.

Evaluation process:
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A letter of recommendation will then be made for the extern and the extern will receive a stipend for educational purposes.