The Bernadett Family International Medical Student Scholarship Program

Established in 2024, The Bernadett Family International Medical Student Scholarship Award supports medical student research in the medical humanities. The award allows two medical students matriculated in an accredited allopathic or osteopathic medical school in the United States and Canada to carry out research using the rich and varied collections of the medical humanities in institutions in the United Kingdom, including rare books, archives and artifacts as well as other resources available in private and public collections in these locations. Since medical humanities is an interdisciplinary field of medicine, proposals addressing the history of medicine, application of the arts including literature, visual arts, theater, film, and music, and the disciplines of philosophy, medical anthropology, and medical sociology to medical education and practice will be considered. Awards totaling up to $12,000 (US) are divided each year between two medical students, whose individual awards will depend upon the need given for extra funds for special considerations. Funds are paid as reimbursement for travel, travel-related expenses, and accommodation for a 4-week period of research in the United Kingdom. Recipients are required to develop and submit a manuscript for publication to a peer reviewed journal concerning the research carried out during their award. Recipients are also required to submit a report of their work suitable for publication in the Oslerian, the Newsletter of the American Osler Society and to submit an abstract for the American Osler Society Annual Meeting for the year following the award and research.