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The Executive Committee of the Vietnamese American Medical Association (VAMA) has established the Scholarship Program with the following objectives:

  1. Provide financial assistance to needy medical students.
  2. Foster medical students' interest in serving the Vietnamese American community.
  3. Promote scholastic achievement.
  4. Encourage participation and leadership in the Association.

The scholarship program is open to all third year medical students who are in good standing at an accredited US medical school. The scholarship amount is $1,000.00 (one thousand dollars). Prospective applicants for the scholarship program should:

  1. Enrolled as a third year medical student at an accredited medical school in the US.
  2. Have financial aid offered by the school he/she is attending.
  3. Demonstrate a strong interest in serving the Vietnamese communities in the US when he/she completes training.

The following documents are required in order to complete the application:

  1. A completed VAMA Scholarship application form.
  2. A letter from the financial aid office of the medical school stating the amount of the scholarship, grant and loan the applicant received in the current academic school year.
  3. A 600 word essay stating the reason why the applicant wants to serve the Vietnamese communities in the US. Applicants should specify future medical practice locality.
  4. A letter of recommendation from a faculty of the medical school he/she is attending.
  5. A transcript from your current medical school

The Scholarship Committee will give preference to those applicants who demonstrates the most financial hardship. The deadline for receipt of the application is June 30, 2011. The Committee will announce recipients of the scholarship on August 11, 2011.

Please send scholarship application to the following address:

Randal Tanh Hoang Pham, MD, FACS
Aesthetic & Refractive Surgery Medical Center
455 O'Connor Dr, Ste 180
San Jose, CA 95128

For additional information about the scholarship call (408) 998-1818 or email scholarship [at] vamausa.org or visit http://www.vamausa.org

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 March 2011 03:49

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