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Eight WesternU students commit to scholarship for four years. His parents emigrated from rural
working in underserved areas Mexico and raised four children in medically underserved
Eight Western University of Health Sciences students earned areas in California, Carrillo said.
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholarships by
committing to practice in underserved areas. “During that time, I would often help my father do
construction when I wasn’t in school,” he said. “Talking
College of Dental Medicine students Long Cao, DMD ’17, with many other migrants and hearing their stories has
Asya Gyurjyan, DMD ’18, and Tracy Ngo, DMD ’18; College moved me to commit to serving underserved communities.
of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) students One of my core beliefs is that you must give back to the
Cristian Carrillo, DO ’18, and Andrew Shore, DO ’18; and community that raised you. When I begin my career, I will
three other students who declined to be honored to provide medical care
be named were selected due to their for this community, which has
academic excellence and taught me so much and made me
commitment to service through into the person I am today.”
health care.
First-year College of Dental Medicine
The scholarship pays tuition, fees, student Asya Gyurjyan said she has
and other educational costs, and witnessed the result of neglected oral
provides a stipend in return for a health care in underserved
commitment to work at least two communities as a dental volunteer.
years at an NHSC- approved site in
an underserved community. Service “I have found incredible
begins after graduation and empowerment from the life-
completion of primary care residency changing power of dentistry,
training for doctors and dentists. The dedicating my time and knowledge
NHSC has thousands of approved sites located in urban, to aiding those in need. With the belief that dentistry is an
rural and frontier communities across the U.S. The Corps essential health benefit all people are entitled to,
will provide technical support to scholars as they search for I hope to ethically and fully meet the oral health care needs
the site and community that is right for them. While of thousands of uninsured patients,” she said. “My goal is to
serving, scholars earn a competitive salary, which is paid by make a difference in the life of the often-neglected patient,
the NHSC-approved site. toward the restoration of not only disease, but the rebirth of
self-esteem, confidence, and freedom from pain, and
The NHSC Scholarship application process is highly empowerment with education.”
competitive. For fiscal year 2014, the NHSC received a total
of 1,844 applications from more than 400 schools. Less than First-year College of Dental Medicine student Tracy Ngo will
15 percent of the applicants received the scholarship award, receive the NHSC scholarship for four years.
and WesternU ranked among the top 20 schools with NHSC “I applied for the NHSC Scholarship because I have seen
scholarship awardees, according to NHSC. firsthand the disparities in health care,” she said. “I feel that
it is important to work in underserved communities because
The 2015 NHSC Scholarship Program application period is
scheduled to open in March or April. For more information too often, there are not enough viable options for patients
on the NHSC, please visit: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/. who lack access to care or cannot find providers that will
accept their insurance. It is my goal to be a part of that
First-year COMP student Cris Carrillo will receive the NHSC solution for the rest of my career.”
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working in underserved areas Mexico and raised four children in medically underserved
Eight Western University of Health Sciences students earned areas in California, Carrillo said.
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholarships by
committing to practice in underserved areas. “During that time, I would often help my father do
construction when I wasn’t in school,” he said. “Talking
College of Dental Medicine students Long Cao, DMD ’17, with many other migrants and hearing their stories has
Asya Gyurjyan, DMD ’18, and Tracy Ngo, DMD ’18; College moved me to commit to serving underserved communities.
of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) students One of my core beliefs is that you must give back to the
Cristian Carrillo, DO ’18, and Andrew Shore, DO ’18; and community that raised you. When I begin my career, I will
three other students who declined to be honored to provide medical care
be named were selected due to their for this community, which has
academic excellence and taught me so much and made me
commitment to service through into the person I am today.”
health care.
First-year College of Dental Medicine
The scholarship pays tuition, fees, student Asya Gyurjyan said she has
and other educational costs, and witnessed the result of neglected oral
provides a stipend in return for a health care in underserved
commitment to work at least two communities as a dental volunteer.
years at an NHSC- approved site in
an underserved community. Service “I have found incredible
begins after graduation and empowerment from the life-
completion of primary care residency changing power of dentistry,
training for doctors and dentists. The dedicating my time and knowledge
NHSC has thousands of approved sites located in urban, to aiding those in need. With the belief that dentistry is an
rural and frontier communities across the U.S. The Corps essential health benefit all people are entitled to,
will provide technical support to scholars as they search for I hope to ethically and fully meet the oral health care needs
the site and community that is right for them. While of thousands of uninsured patients,” she said. “My goal is to
serving, scholars earn a competitive salary, which is paid by make a difference in the life of the often-neglected patient,
the NHSC-approved site. toward the restoration of not only disease, but the rebirth of
self-esteem, confidence, and freedom from pain, and
The NHSC Scholarship application process is highly empowerment with education.”
competitive. For fiscal year 2014, the NHSC received a total
of 1,844 applications from more than 400 schools. Less than First-year College of Dental Medicine student Tracy Ngo will
15 percent of the applicants received the scholarship award, receive the NHSC scholarship for four years.
and WesternU ranked among the top 20 schools with NHSC “I applied for the NHSC Scholarship because I have seen
scholarship awardees, according to NHSC. firsthand the disparities in health care,” she said. “I feel that
it is important to work in underserved communities because
The 2015 NHSC Scholarship Program application period is
scheduled to open in March or April. For more information too often, there are not enough viable options for patients
on the NHSC, please visit: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/. who lack access to care or cannot find providers that will
accept their insurance. It is my goal to be a part of that
First-year COMP student Cris Carrillo will receive the NHSC solution for the rest of my career.”
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