“I thank OAFP/F for sponsoring my scholarship to the FMEC Northeast Region Meeting. It was a wonderful experience. I learned more about a career in family medicine and about the current issues facing family physicians. The conference strengthened my interest in family medicine and the scholarship made my attendance possible,” said scholarship recipient Kara Kowalczyk from Northeastern Ohio Medical University.
Ohio Academy of Family Physicians Foundation (OAFP/F) provides funding for two Ohio medical student scholarships to attend Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC) Northeast Region Meeting.
FMEC medical student scholarships funded by OAFP/F are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Each scholarship covers the cost of meeting registration fees, meals and lodging. Travel expenses are not included. FMEC requires a one-time $20 membership fee as part of the medical student scholarship application. This membership fee covers FMEC membership for all four years of medical school.
Ohio medical students interested in a scholarship to attend FMEC Northeast Region Meeting must complete the FMEC medical student scholarship application. Students who receive the OAFP/F-funded scholarships will be notified by OAFP/F and scholarship recipients must submit a short report highlighting the value gained by attending the meeting.
This meeting offers powerful networking opportunities for medical students to meet many family medicine faculty and residents and hear their perspectives about family medicine. Students also learn about special summer employment, preceptorships and clinical experiences.
Many community-based and academic family physicians have reported attending this meeting impacted their decision to choose family medicine as their career specialty.
For more information about FMEC, FMEC Northeast Region Meeting or FMEC student scholarships please contact Laurence Bauer or call 937.428.7866.
