North Country Medical Scholars Application

North Country Medical Scholars was designed to prepare future physicians for the unique rewards, challenges and opportunities associated with serving our rural communities.

This opportunity goes beyond medical school tuition assistance and includes additional career networking, mentorship opportunities and customized learning experiences.

Section One

Please fill out the three-part application to be considered for this opportunity by the scholarship committee.

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Hometown

Hometown County

High School(s) Attended

Please upload a copy of your CV

I authorize the scholarship committee to access undergraduate/graduate transcripts submitted for admission to the Norton College of Medicine.

Section Two: Short Paragraph Responses

Short responses - each section is 200 words or fewer.

Out of the experiences you shared on your CV, pick three (3) of your most meaningful and explain in a paragraph for each experience how it has been important to you.

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In a paragraph, can you share:

1. What attracts you to this area (Warren, Washington, Clinton, Franklin, Essex, Hamilton and/or Saratoga Counties)?

2. What draws you to Hudson Headwaters Health Network?

3. What draws you to rural primary care?

Section Three: Reflection Essays

Two short essays – 500 word limit each

Diversity (pick one subtopic):

Tell us about an experience that has broadened your own worldview or enhanced your ability to understand those unlike yourself and what you learned from it.
OR; Explain how interactions with people who are different from you have shaped your worldview and relate how you would use that to enrich the community.

Personal:
Tell us something about yourself that is not addressed elsewhere in your application that you feel might be helpful to our Scholarship Committee.

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North Country Medical Scholars Application