2013 PAGH Student Scholarship Application
General Requirements:
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Current PAGH member
Applicants must be enrolled in an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant
program
Applicant cannot be a current PAGH board member or other employee or
PAGH volunteer involved with financial decision making
Applicants must send a letter from their university stating the applicant is
in good standing with their academic institution
Applicants must submit a written essay, minimum 500 words, addressing
essay question listed below on application. We advise the student covers
topics such as international PA work ,working with underserved
populations as a PA, educational objectives for going on such an
international rotation, students future career goals
Recipients must sign a written agreement stating that the amount of the
scholarship is not otherwise provided by the applicant’s program or other
donors; that they are in fact in financial need of the scholarship amount;
and that any PAGH funds received will be used solely to fund the cost of
the trip or rotation.
Recipient of the scholarship will also be asked to write a post-trip article to
be submitted to the PAGH newsletter – scholarship candidates are also
encouraged to contribute
 All portions of application are due no later than
11:59pm PST on April 14, 2013
Please email this application to pasforglobalhealth@gmail.com subject 2013
Scholarship application: your name
Letters from your university can be emailed or mailed to: PAGH c/o Harmony
Johnson, PO Box 11131 Norfolk, VA 23704
Questions regarding this scholarship or application can be directed to the PAGH
email
Candidate Name:
Contact information:
Address:
Cell:
Email:
1. What PA program do you attend?
2. What year are you? Expected graduation date?
3. Where is your international/ rotation?
4. Is the rotation organized through your school? If not with which
organization will you be traveling? Please provide us with contact person
who can verify your participation.
5. What patient population will you be working with?
6. What disease states?
7. Dates of rotation:
8. Estimated cost to you:
9. Essay (500 word minimum):
“As PAs and the PA model become more prevalent in industrialized
nations, more non-governmental organizations are also using PAs. Hooker
et al likens PA presence as a pseudo ambassadorship of the profession to
other nations, ‘Pioneers in novel health care delivery’…”
Please discuss this quote and physician assistants in global health. We advise
that you address topics such as international PA work, advancement of the PA
profession, working with underserved populations as a PA, educational
objectives for going on an international rotation, your future career goals and
your desire to work with underserved populations. How would an international
rotation benefit your future career goals?
Application check list:
o Application
o Letter from your academic
institution (emailed or mailed)
o Contact person for your
international rotation
o Essay
o Letter of recommendation
o All portions of application are due
no later than 11:59 PST on April
14, 2013.
pasforglobalhealth@gmail.com Please put in subject: 2013 scholarship
application: your name
Letters from your university can be emailed or mailed to: PAGH c/o Harmony
Johnson, PO Box 11131 Norfolk, VA 23704
Questions regarding this scholarship or application can be directed to the main
PAGH email as well