TIMEFRAME FOR BCMS, LADENSON SCHOLARSHIPS

• May: Letters go out to Schools of Medicine in Missouri
• June 1-Sept. 1: Application period
• Nov. 1: Committee reviews applications, makes scholarship selection; BCMS board reviews that decision
• Dec. 1 or sooner: Recipient notified and monetary award sent to university or recipient
• BCMS Scholarship Application
• Ladenson Scholarship Application

CRITERIA FOR BCMS SCHOLARSHIP
 
To be eligible, the student(s) will have finished his/her first semester of their clerkship year of medical school and demonstrated exceptional intellectual and humanistic qualities in their interactions with patients, peers and teachers. Financial need is not a selection criterion.

Applications are limited to students who have graduated from a high school in Boone, Howard or Cooper counties and enrolled in an accredited School of Medicine in Missouri.

Applicants need a letter of support from the Dean of Students or another appropriate medical school official. Applicants also are required to provide two letters of recommendation.
 
Applications and supporting materials must be submitted to the BCMS office by Sept. 1. 

CRITERIA FOR DR. ROLAND & VIRGINIA LADENSON MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship is offered to outstanding medical students who are committed to pursue careers as primary care physician (including pediatrics, internal medicine or family practice) providing comprehensive care for their patients.  Candidates should have begun their clinical training (meaning they are in their final two years of medical school) and demonstrated exceptional intellectual and humanistic qualities in their interactions with patients, peers and teachers. Financial need will be considered, although it will not be a principal selection criterion.

Applications are limited to students at an accredited school of medicine in the State of Missouri, each of which are invited to submit the name of one candidate between June 1 and  September 1. The application package should include: 

• Application form
• Letter of support from the Dean of Students or other appropriate medical school official 
• Two additional letters of recommendation 

Applications and supporting materials must be submitted to the BCMS office by Sept. 1.

​Final selection of the recipient will be made by the Boone County Medical Society Ladenson Scholarship Committee and approved by the Boone County Medical Society officers/board by Dec. 1.