ELIGIBILITY

• Must be committed to pursuing a medical degree and dedicated to serving the Latino and underserved communities.
• Applicants should demonstrate a desire to advance the state of healthcare and education in Latino and underserved communities through leadership in extracurricular activities and/or membership in civic organizations.
• Eligible applicants should be either applying for matriculation into a U.S. accredited medical school in 2012 or be enrolled as a medical student in an U.S. accredited medical school by the time the award is given with expected graduation date of 2012 or later.
• Students interested in applying to Allopathic and/or Osteopathic Schools of Medicine are welcome to apply.
• Strong consideration will be placed upon financial need.
• Students are eligible to receive the scholarship regardless of immigration status.
• Please see the application for additional details. LMSA-National reserves the right to withdraw or withhold scholarship pending submission of necessary documents.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 1st, 2012 at midnight CST.

It is the student’s responsibility to submit a complete application and all supporting documents by the deadline, extensions will not be granted. Incomplete or late application materials will result in ineligibility. Please submit ALL materials in the same email to lmsa.nsc@gmail.com. We strongly recommend submitting application materials via email to ensure confirmation of receipt. Please title your email: “LMSA Scholarship for U.S. Medical Students”.

1. COMPLETED APPLICATION: Application form must be typed and attached to email in Word format and shall not exceed the space provided. Signature page and proof of school acceptance must be scanned and attached in Adobe Acrobat PDF or .JPEG format to the same e-mail. The page for extracurricular activities may be spaced differently to fit the applicant’s activities but may not exceed ONE page. Resumes are not acceptable.

2. PERSONAL STATEMENT: Please write a required one-page personal statement (single spaced, 12-pt. font) describing your family and personal background, professional objectives, involvement and contribution(s) to the Latino community (ie: volunteer experiences, work experiences, etc.), and how you would assist LMSA-National in its mission to provide health care to the Latino and underserved communities. The personal statement is one of the most important selection criteria and is equivalent to an interview. Please do not send any materials not requested.

3. PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Please indicate if you expect to receive another form of aid/scholarship to help you pay for applications. If so, name the aid and amount in the space indicated. Also, please specify in the space indicated any extraordinary, unforeseen, or very unusual expenses by submitting a statement indicating your expected expenses for the upcoming academic year and an explanation of why your financial aid cannot cover for these expenses and your need for this scholarship. This should be separate from your personal statement. Please do not exceed the space provided.

4. PROOF OF ACCEPTANCE TO A U.S. ACCREDITED MEDICAL SCHOOL:
• Incoming M1 students: Signed letter in official letterhead from medical school stating the applicant will be attending their institution and he/she is registered as an M1 student.
• For M2-M4 students: Signed letter in official letterhead from medical school stating the applicant is registered as a medical student in their institution in good academic standing.

Application questions and other inquiries should be sent to the above address or emailed to lmsa.nsc@gmail.com. Please title your email: LMSA-National Scholarship for U.S. Medical Students.

Award amounts for scholarships are dependent upon funding raised annually. LMSA-National cannot guarantee complete funding of medical school application fees. LMSA-National cannot make any guarantees about the amount to be awarded or the number of awards to be given. Determination of which scholarship to be awarded will be based on the information provided on the application and at the sole discretion of the selection committee.

Download 2012 LMSA Scholarship Application

•  Creating a national forum for discussion of topics relevant to the Latino medical community and the patients they serve
•  Creating a venue for publishing and disseminating research to the LMSA membership

Please send any inquiries or submissions to Orlando Sola at OIS2104@columbia.edu.  All abstracts will be peer-reviewed.  Thank you for your participation.

OrlandoSola, M2                                                                   
L.M.S.A. Publication Co-Chair     

Phil DeChavez, MD, MPH
Executive Director

Linda Paniagua, M4
L.M.S.A. Publication Co-Chair

A position has become available on the LMSA National board. The position is for the “National Pre-medical Liaison.”

It is currently open solely for Medical students, however, will possibly be open to Pre-medical students as well. So Pre-meds, you are welcome to apply as well with the possibility of being considered. You may also state whether you are interested in being apart of the committee for this project in the email, so if you are not picked you may still be involved in moving this project foward.

This position is a new one and the details what the job entails is as follows. It has been taken directly from the National Constitution.

7.3.9 Pre-medical Liaison

The Pre-medical Liason shall:
Serve as regional voice and advocate for pre-medical students and PALS chapters in each region. Keep PALS chapters abreast of the regional and national affairs of LMSA. Coordinate activities with regional PALS chapters. Serve as a resource to local PALS Coordinators at the regional and local level. Maintain and update regional database of all PALS chapters in each region. Select annual PALS chapter of the year for the region.

The deadline for applications are due midnight on September 1st, 2011. Act fast!

Please respond to via email to parliamentarian@lmsa.net by the deadline for consideration.

Download Application

6th Annual National Conference
April 1 -2, 2011 at the

University of California Irvine Main Campus Irvine, California

Main Conference Page

View previous newletters/journals under “Resources” link in the Menu. – Orlando Sola (Publication Chair)

Congratulations to the 10 pre-medical students selected for 2009-2010:

• Steven Gonzales, The Ohio State Univ.
• Lisandra Colon-Jimenez, Univ. of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez/ The Ohio State Univ.
• Omar Contreras, University of Arizona
• Daisy Rios, Stanford University
• Leticia Moedano, Yale University
• Cristina Vargas, UC Berkeley
• Maximiliano Sobrero,    New York University
• Javier Becerra,  Georgia College and State University
• Michael Alonso, Fordham Univ./Hofstra Univ.
• Amy Venegas,  Blackburn College, Texas