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Collaboration & Diversity in Healthcare Scholarship

$500
1 winner$500
Awarded
Application Deadline
May 1, 2023
Winners Announced
Jun 1, 2023
Education Level
High School
Recent Bold.org scholarship winners
Eligibility Requirements
Education Level:
High school junior or senior, trade school student, or undergraduate
Experience:
Volunteering
Major:
Healthcare

Oftentimes, successful projects and initiatives are a product of teamwork and multiple perspectives. 

For students wanting to pursue a career in the medical field, it’s clear that collaboration is a large part of the system’s efficiency — whether it’s through working with a fellow healthcare team or forming the physician-patient relationship. The Collaboration & Diversity in Healthcare Scholarship will support students that have a unique perspective on what collaboration, teamwork, openness to many views, and other similar values in the medical and healthcare field mean to them. 

High school juniors, seniors, trade school students, and undergraduates are eligible to apply if they have volunteer experience and plan to major in the healthcare field. To apply, write about the importance of collaboration and diversity in the healthcare field and about an experience where you’ve worked in a collaborative study.

Selection Criteria:
Ambition, Need, Boldest Bold.org Profile
Published December 9, 2022
Essay Topic

Why is collaboration and diversity important in advancing the healthcare and medical field? How will you apply these values to your future work in this field? Discuss a past experience that you had in working in a collaborative setting that helped you reach a pivotal stage or success. (This experience does not have to be related to medicine or healthcare.)

400–600 words

Winners and Finalists

June 2023

Finalists
Erin Zhou
Elena Fenech
Isaac Wang
Ufuoma Okpohworho
mattias Lundquist
Kenneth Armstrong
Esther H
KENDALL ROWE
Elin Yim
Kaitlyn Lauryn Wilson
margot heltzel
Leah Cobble
Cameron Couts
Anmol Bhatia
Joselin Gonzales Mejia
Jamil Albanna
Aubrey Glover
Hannah Vincent
Regan Houser
Najuwa Ladan
Nicole Foster
Lauren Jones
Hannah Evans
norah solaiman
Chrisovalantis Christoforos
Kylie Phan
Roma Raythattha
Maklyne Cesar
Kyle Chang
Rajesh Karavadi
Caitlin O'Brien
Trenton White

Winning Application

Bethel Daniel
South County High SchoolLorton, VA
The phone blares, getting calls from rooms 334, 342, and 345 simultaneously. It’s my first day at Sentara, a medical center in Northern Virginia, and I’m immediately thrown into the fast-paced environment. This is the moment when I first realized how important collaboration is within the healthcare field. Anytime a patient needed food, I made sure to check with their nurse to ensure it didn't violate any necessary dietary restrictions. I collaborated with the nurses on providing quality patient care by responding to patient calls on time, organizing surgical bags, etc. Outside of my own experiences, healthcare relies on teamwork. The physician, nurse, healthcare manager, and more all work together to create an effective care plan for each patient. Without this collaboration, the healthcare experience wouldn't be as well-rounded for the patient since fewer perspectives are involved. As a physician, I plan to apply collaboration through open discussion with my co-workers. I hope to create an environment where everyone's ideas are heard and acknowledged. Diversity is another vital part of medicine. In 2022, I started working at a medical center with a majority Ethiopian staff. In addition to taking vital signs, I used my Amharic skills to communicate with patients. I cared for an older Ethiopian woman who was delighted to see we could communicate in her native language. I comforted her and discussed the required blood tests in a way she could fully understand. In the future, I hope to help my community with quality care in a way they can understand. I've also noticed the lack of female representation among physicians. In Sentara, a medical center in Northern Virginia, most of the nurses I work alongside were women, but I’ve only seen one female doctor in my year of volunteering there. My pediatrician is a black woman, so I know from firsthand experience the importance of representation. With her as a doctor, I have the peace of mind that she can understand all the layers of my identity. I hope to be that representation for a young girl like me. Outside of healthcare experiences, I have collaborated a lot through Science Olympiad, a science-based competition. My 2021-2022 season was incredibly rewarding. My partners and I had prepared endlessly for months. I competed in events like Codebusters, encrypting and decrypting ciphers. Studying for these events consumed much of my and my partners' time. We had to work around each other's schedules. This experience was incredibly rewarding because I could bond with people I had grown close to through all the hours spent studying. Two weeks after the state competition, our entire team entered a zoom call where Science Olympiad announces awards. Crossing my fingers, I hear the speaker say, “Fifth place medal to South County HS.” My partners and I jumped up in excitement, overcome with joy. Without our collaboration and communication, we wouldn't have suceeded.

FAQ

When is the scholarship application deadline?

The application deadline is May 1, 2023. Winners will be announced on Jun 1, 2023.

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