NLMA Leadership Scholarship
Funded by the Newfoundland & Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) through its charity the Physicians’ Legacy Foundation, one scholarship valued at $1,000 will be granted annually in recognition of the NLMA’s mission to “represent and support a united medical profession and provide leadership in the provision of excellent health care in Newfoundland and Labrador”. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a student from Newfoundland and Labrador entering the doctor of medicine degree program at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Recipients will have demonstrated leadership and community engagement. This scholarship is renewable for each year of the four-year program provided that recipients demonstrate continued leadership and community engagement by submitting an application with a brief paragraph describing their ongoing activities. Eligible students must be members of the NLMA. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for a scholarship as defined by the University. Applications are available at the Office of Student Affairs, Faculty of Medicine. The scholarship will be granted by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean of Medicine’s Advisory Committee on Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.
NLMA Gerald F. Lynch Essay Award in Medical History and Humanities
Funded by the Canadian Medical Foundation (CMF) through the Newfoundland & Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) and its charity the Physicians’ Legacy Foundation, one award valued at $3,000 each will be granted annually to a student in recognition of Mr. Lynch’s contribution to health care policy, both provincially and nationally. Gerald Lynch (1936-1994) served as Executive Director of the NLMA for 27 years. Applicants must submit a research paper on a medical history or medical humanities topic. Eligible students may be in any year of the doctor of medicine degree program at Memorial University of Newfoundland and must be members of the NLMA. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for an award as defined by the University. Applications are available at the Office of Student Affairs, Faculty of Medicine. The award will be granted by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean of Medicine’s Advisory Committee on Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.
NLMA Phyllis H. Madryga Scholarship
Funded by Dr. Phyllis H. Madryga through the Newfoundland & Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) and its charity the Physicians’ Legacy Foundation, two scholarships valued at $3,000 each will be granted annually in recognition of Dr. Madryga’s many years of dedicated service to the people of rural Newfoundland and Labrador. One scholarship will be made available for students entering family medicine and the other for students entering another speciality. Eligible students must be in the final year of the doctor of medicine degree program at Memorial University of Newfoundland, originally from rural Newfoundland and Labrador, and members of the NLMA. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for a scholarship as defined by the University. The scholarship will be granted by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean of Medicine’s Advisory Committee on Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.
NLMA President’s Scholarship