Healthcare Scholarship

A career in healthcare can be rewarding and challenging, and the opportunities include: Medical Lab Technology, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Radiology, Respiratory Therapy as well as medical school and the medical specialties.

 

As a service to the community, the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation, together with the scholarship partners, is sponsoring the Greater Phoenixville Healthcare Scholarship Program.

 

The program is open to graduating high school seniors from the following schools: Center for Arts & Technology Pickering Campus, Great Valley High School, Methacton Senior High School, Owen J. Roberts High School, Perkiomen Valley High School, Phoenixville Area High School, Pottsgrove High School, Pope John Paul VI High School, Spring-Ford High School, and the Western Center for Technical Studies. Additionally, residents of these school districts attending private school are also eligible.

 

Applicants may apply for scholarship aid of $2,000 a year for up to four years for tuition in an undergraduate or technical health care program. Students must maintain full-time status and be in good academic standing (2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale). All scholarship monies will be paid directly to the school.



PROGRAM CRITERIA: Emphasis will be placed on:

 

  • academic achievement
  • extra-curricular activities
  • community service
  • financial need
  • a creative 500-word essay about why pursuing a health care career will be rewarding
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2012 Scholarship Awardees

          The Greater Phoenixville Healthcare Scholarship Program has been providing college scholarships since 1995. Since then nearly one hundred scholarships have been awarded to high school graduates pursuing health-related careers.

          All graduating seniors who are pursuing careers in a health-related field of study are eligible to apply. The program draws from the Phoenixville Hospital’s service area that includes Great Valley, Methacton, Owen J. Roberts, Perkiomen Valley, Phoenixville, Pottsgrove and Spring-Ford School Districts, as well as CAT Pickering, Pope John Paul VI, and the Western Center for Technical Studies. This year twelve students applied for the scholarships representing Great Valley, Methacton, Owen J. Roberts, Spring-Ford and the Western Center for Technical Studies. Five scholarships were awarded.

 

Jessica Belmont of Paoli will graduate from Great Valley High School and will be attending University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown majoring in Nursing. “Since my childhood, I’ve always wanted to be a part of the medical profession. I believe that working as a nurse will provide me with a fulfilling career and provide an excellent opportunity to meet my personal goals. I know that I have a challenging road ahead, but the end prize is worth everything to me.”

Kartik Bhamidipati of Malvern will graduate from Great Valley High School and will be attending the University of Pennsylvania majoring in Life Sciences Management. “I used to love the white lab coat that doctors donned. A trip back to my parents’ homeland convinced me that focusing my career on serving for the welfare of others is the right way to live. I searched for a profession that balanced my values and interests. I am finally confident about my future – that I will be seen donning a white coat threaded with ‘Dr. Bhamidipati’”

Emily Brooks of Collegeville will graduate from Perkiomen Valley High School and will be attending the University of Delaware majoring in Cognitive Science/Speech Pathology. “I hope to pursue a career in the treatment of childhood neurological disorders, in particular autism spectrum disorders. I believe that we can change the growing influence autism has on our world through increased research on the causes and treatments for the disorder, and through an increased understanding of the brain. I hope to confront this puzzle and to one day be a part of the autism solution.”

Katrina Brown of Pottstown will graduate from Owen J. Roberts High School and will be attending California Lutheran University majoring in Biomedical Science. “I have always been involved in some sort of community program in which I am able to help others. With the combined love I have for medicine and helping others, I can only see myself in one career … a doctor. I see a career in medicine as a challenging yet rewarding job in that I will be able to change the lives of people for the better while doing something that I am happy doing for the rest of my life.”

Courtney Rittenhouse of Pennsburg is graduating from the Western Center for Technical Studies and will be attending Eastern University majoring in Nursing. “I have been blessed with a loving heart and I have the ability and the stamina to make a difference to people, maybe even save lives. A health care career in nursing will be the perfect occupation for me because these certain rewards matter immensely to me. I cannot see myself being anything but a health care worker.”

          These scholarships are funded by the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation, and the Phoenixville Hospital Medical Staff – five scholarships in all. All scholarships are $8,000 payable over four years.

          Lynn Pike Hartman, Vice President for Programs with the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation facilitates the Scholarship Selection Committee activities. The Committee was comprised of representatives from the 2012 scholarship partners: Frank J. Cirone, Richard Kunsch, Sr. and Dr. Maria Schwab from the Foundation; Dr. Wasfy Fahmy and Dr. James Guille from the Medical Staff.