Paul Ambrose Scholars Program

TCOM/PA/DPT/Pharmacy students. The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program exposes health professions students to influential public health professionals and prepares them to be leaders in addressing population health challenges at the national and community level. Scholarships are awarded to students to attend a four-day symposium in Washington, DC and conduct a community-based health education project at their institution. Since 2002, more than 500 students from over 160 academic institutions have become Paul Ambrose Scholars, equipped with leadership and organizational skills in public health education that can only be found outside of the classroom. Scholars are selected through a through a competitive application process. Applicants must be students in one of the following areas of graduate study at an accredited institution within the United States: Allopathic Medicine, Dentistry, Graduate Nursing, Graduate Physician Assistant, Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) The Paul symposium presents introductory information for clinical students without prior advanced public health training. Students enrolled in a public health programs or with graduate degrees in public health or graduating in 2013 are NOT eligible to apply for the Paul Ambrose Scholars Program.