Applicants Sought for Minority Medical Student Scholarship

APA invites applicants for its 2005 Annual Meeting Travel Scholarship for minority medical students. This scholarship is for medical students who have an interest in psychiatric issues in medicine and provides experiences to foster that interest.

The scholarship supports travel and related costs for medical students to attend APA's 2005 annual meeting, which will be held May 21 to 26 in Atlanta. In addition to attending scientific sessions, students will participate in enrichment fellowship activities and be assigned a mentor.

This scholarship is part of the APA Minority Fellowships Program and is supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and AstraZeneca. It is open to currently enrolled U.S. minority medical students. Selected students who are not APA members will automatically receive membership.

Interested medical students must submit an application, a brief statement of interest (not to exceed one typewritten page), a letter from the dean's office indicating that the applicant is a student in good standing, and a curriculum vitae.

Applications are due February 28, 2005.

Applications and more information are available by contacting Marilyn King by phone at (703) 907-8653 or by e-mail at [email protected]. An application form is posted on APA's Web site at<www.psych.org/med_ed/MedStudTravApp04.pdf.>. Additional information is posted at<www.psych.org/med_ed/cmhs_index.cfm>.▪