Profession
WellPoint gives $200,000 to support minority medical students
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted July 24, 2006
WellPoint Foundation, the charitable arm of health insurer WellPoint Inc., awarded a $200,000 grant to support the National Medical Fellowships' need-based scholarship program for minority medical students attending medical school anywhere in the United States.
Stephen Keith, MD, MSPH, National Medical Fellowships' interim president, said, "This contribution will benefit a great many underrepresented minority medical students and facilitate their success in achieving their dream of becoming a physician. Increasing the number of minority physicians helps to reduce disparities in health and health care in minority communities."
Over the past 60 years, the group has provided more than $39 million in scholarships and other awards to more than 24,000 minority medical students.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2006/07/24/prbf0724.htm.
