Overview
The mission of the Asa G. Yancey Visiting Student Diversity Scholarship is to expose minority medical students from underrepresented backgrounds to one of the various training programs in the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. The award aims to increase the number of minority trainees in a surgical residency program at Emory and in surgery as a whole. Medical students selected for this scholarship will be considered for a residency interview at Emory.
Applications for the 2022 Yancey scholarship are now closed. Applications for the 2023-24 academic year will open in spring 2023.
Scholar Responsibilities & Rotation and Stipend Details
The Yancey Scholarship consists of one-month of rotations on either the general, vascular, or thoracic surgery services at Emory University Hospital; two weekend trauma call shifts with Emory residents at Grady Memorial Hospital; and attendance of weekly Department of Surgery Grand Rounds and resident didactic courses.
Yancey scholars will receive mentoring from both faculty and current residents, and meet with Allan Pickens, MD, faculty advisor for the Department of Surgery's Diversity Committee and program director for both the integrated cardiothoracic and traditional cardiothoracic residency programs.
Yancey scholars will receive a stipend of $1500 toward travel, housing, and food costs.
Eligibility
Yancey scholarship applicants should be fourth-year medical students from underrepresented minorities in good academic standing at their home institution.
Competitive applicants will have achieved honors or high passing score (or equivalent, i.e., A or B grade) in their third-year surgery clerkship.
Application
Applicants must submit:
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Cover letter including personal statement
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Two letters of recommendation; one letter must be from the applicant's surgery clerkship director
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Letter of good standing from the Dean's office
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Curriculum vitae
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Transcript from the School Registrar's office
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USMLE STEP 1 score, if available
Application materials should be saved as a single PDF and emailed to the Office of Surgical Education.
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In addition to the previously mentioned application material, interested students should also apply for a rotation at Emory through VSLO
– Please list Emory A, Emory Acute Care Surgery, Emory Breast/Melanoma/Endocrine Surgery, and Emory Hepatobiliary Surgery as your VSLO rotation choices (in order of preference)
– If interested in any of the integrated surgery training programs (Cardiac, Plastic Surgery, or Vascular), please include the rotation in your VSLO application