The Dr. Timothy George Scholarship Program
In honor of our Scholarship Chair, founding Board member, colleague, and dear friend, the ABPA Board has unanimously voted to rename our scholarship program the Dr. Timothy George Scholarship.
Dr. George was passionate about providing underrepresented black students the opportunity to attend MCAT prep courses to help bolster minority representation in medicine.
The Austin Black Physicians Association is proud to offer scholarships for MCAT preparation courses.
In an effort to increase underrepresented minorities in U.S. Medical Schools, we intend to provide MCAT prep course certificates to those applicants who are chosen.
To apply, you must meet the following criteria:
- From an underrepresented or minority population
- 3rd or 4th-year student at a Texas college/university
- Post-graduate Texas resident
- Planning to take the MCAT in 2025
- Planning to attend medical school
Applications are opening on July 1st to September 15th, 2024. For any questions, please contact us at info@austinbpa.org with the subject line “Scholarship Inquiry 2024“.
Dr. Timothy George Scholarship Winners
Trinity Brigham
Tia Taylor
Jayden Fagbola
Abdulfetah Abd
Esther Bonojo
Edom Kidane
Emanuela Ilbuodo
Daniel Osayi
Jedidiah Feyisetan
Kourtlin Williams
Natalie de la Cerda
Zawge Daniel
Colyn Bessard
Leila Martinez
Melanie Hollis
ABPA Scholar
Sandy Reynolds
Shanii Tabb
Abram Auguste
Taverlyn Shepard
Charity Amabale
Destani Hopes
Emmanuella Bassey
Fatima Akilo
Past Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the 2021 Scholarship Winners!
Kennedy Barlow
Jane Uduji
Kayla Thomas
Kyrah James
Nia Harris
Carly Slater
Joshua Lewis
Tamia Wiltz
Samuel Pena
Alexander Aziaklo
Oluwatoyin Banjo
Summer Shabana
Calah Burros
Chimdubem Wisdom
ABPA Scholarship Winner – 2020
Mentoring and Shadowing Program
The Gap:
Clinical shadowing is a prerequisite that is associated with student success in medical school. However, minority students have limited access to physician role models who offer shadowing experiences.
The Opportunity:
Match pre-health Black undergraduates with practicing physicians on a 4-week block rotation to explore careers in medicine.
Inspire the next generation of Black doctors with your donation:
$3,000 – Hosts 100+ students and over 35 physicians at mentoring events
$1,500 – Funds coordination for one month to match 10 students with physicians to shadow
$1,000 – Allows one student to apply to 5 medical schools
$250 – Provides 5 students materials & transportation to shadow for 4 weeks
What our students had to say about their experience.
The shadowing program is important because it reinforces my desire to become a physician and erases any doubts and fears I have about my pre-medical journey. – Shadowing Program Student
Shadowing is important to me because I believe it is a valuable experience that allows me to explore the different careers in healthcare that may be a good fit for me. It also gives me a better understanding of what a typical day in the life of working in medicine looks life. – Shadowing Program Student
. . . Being able to observe doctors that look like me motivates me to work even harder. – Shadowing Program Student
Interested In Participating In Our Clinical Shadowing Program? Learn More Below!
Student Application
Applications for the Clinical Shadowing Program are now closed!
If selected, shadowing will begin in June 2024. Thank you for applying!
The St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship
In partnership with the St. David’s Foundation, we invite you to learn more about The St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship.
The Neal Kocurek Scholarship provides financial assistance, a robust tutoring program, wellness coaching, and mental health services; plus, you’ll be paired with an accomplished health professional, who will mentor you throughout your college experience.
Meet some of the scholars and learn more about the program in this video, and click through to see if you’re eligible!
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
ABPA continues to partner with college undergraduates, including members of the Black Health Professions Organization (BHPO), for student outreach initiatives. The main purpose of these initiatives is to inspire middle and high school students to consider medicine as a career, especially Black students.
We are compiling a list of resources to ensure students are successful on their journey to medicine. Today’s youth communicate and learn information more through social media. That is why we have created educational content on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to share with students from a variety of school networks. Check out our most recent posts where college volunteers share a list of things they wish they knew before becoming a pre-health student in college. Please share our Facebook, TikTok, Youtube, and Instagram accounts with your networks.
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