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Foundation Awards Nine New Scholarships
The Foundation is pleased to announce our recipients for the 2017-18 academic year! These outstanding students from the Northwest will be receiving between $5,000 and $20,000 each to help defray some of the costs of osteopathic medical school. These students are: Hugo Araujo Lino, Idaho, OMS IV, PNWU-COM, A.V. Jackson Scholarship Nichole Aker, Oregon, OMS IV, COMP-Northwest, […]
Foundation Scholarship Program Needs Your Support!
Since 1985, the Foundation has provided tuition scholarships to osteopathic medical school students from the Northwest. Our goal is to provide $100,000 in scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year, but we need your help to reach that goal by June 30! Please consider making your contribution today! You can get additional information on our scholarship […]
Foundation Scholarship Program Needs Your Support!
Since 1985, the Foundation has provided tuition scholarships to osteopathic medical school students from the Northwest. Our goal is to provide $100,000 in scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year, but we can’t do that without your help! Please consider making your contribution today! You can get additional information on our scholarship program, see previous scholarship […]
Billings Clinic Recognizes Foundation President Don Grewell DO
At the May 16 meeting of the Billings Clinic Medical Staff, Interim CEO Randall Gibb MD (left) presented Don Grewell DO (right) with a special plaque in recognition of his leadership of the Foundation. “Don, I wanted to extend my personal congratulations on your accomplishments with the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation and to celebrate your […]
Survey Shows Debt Doesn’t Dictate Medical Students’ Specialty Choices
A new survey from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) finds fourth-year osteopathic medical students are more likely to choose their specialty based on intellectual content rather than their level of student debt. About 77% of nearly 5,500 students surveyed responded, giving insight into their post-graduation plans, the financial burden of medical […]
Foundation Scholarship Program Needs Your Support!
Since 1985, the Foundation has provided tuition scholarships to osteopathic medical school students from the Northwest. Our goal is to provide $100,000 in scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year, but we can’t do that without your help! Please consider making your contribution today! You can get additional information on our scholarship program, see previous scholarship […]
New National Academy of Medicine Paper Addresses Physician Burnout
American Osteopathic Association leadership partnered with education experts and several DOs and medical students to publish the piece. Depression among physicians is also on the rise, with over 300 physicians taking their lives each year, reports a new National Academy of Medicine perspective piece on addressing physician burnout and depression. “As past president of the […]
Tuition Scholarship Applications Are Being Accepted Through May 15, 2017
The Foundation’s Annual Scholarship Program is now accepting applications. These are tuition scholarships for AOA approved osteopathic medical schools. Applicants are selected based on essays and letters of recommendation. A complete summary of the application process as well as the online application are available at www.nwosteo.org/programs/scholarship.
Founders’ Evening Awardees – Where Are They Now?
John Shonerd, DO was recognized with the J. Scott Heatherington Lifetime Achievement Award from the Foundation in 2004. Dr. John Shonerd received his medical degree at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, in East Lansing, MI. For the past 27 years, Dr. Shonerd has been an ongoing member of the board of directors of […]