Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 12, Number 3, 1 March 1995 — Health scholarship deadline is March 28 [ARTICLE]

Health scholarship deadline is March 28

The Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program provides scholarships to Hawaiian students pursuing careers in selected health care professions. The program pays for tuition, related educational expenses such as books and supplies, heahh insurance, and travel. To be eligible, students must be Hawaiian, show proof of U.S. citizenship, and be enrolled or accepted into an accredited heakh profession training program. Those meeting the eligibility requirements will be judged based on the following criteria: work experience, academic record, demonstrated interest in providing primary care service, experience and interest in working with the Hawaiian eommunity in a community-based or rural setting, and knowledge of Hawaiian culture. language and values. There is a service requirement: In retum for eaeh year of financial support (four-year maximum), participants must provide a year of full-time elinieal service to Hawaiians. The minimum service obligation is two years, and begins after the participant has completed study and any approved residencies. The application deadline for the 1995-96 school year is March 28. The program, funded by the U.S. Public Heahh Service and Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate, aims to increase the number of native Hawaiians in the health professions and to improve the availability of primary and preventive care services to native Hawaiians not currently served or underserved by medical professionals. For more information eall 842-8562 or write Native Hawaiian Heahh SchoIarship Program, Kamehameha Schools Bemice Pauahi Bishop Estate, Community Education Division, 1850 Makuakāne St., Bldg. E, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96817-1830.