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2024 Program Information Below


PROGRAM DATES

June 3, 2024 – July 26, 2024

The Castillo Scholars program is designed to increase opportunities in medical specialties for individuals who have been underserved in the past in moving toward their professional goals. The Castillo Scholars program seeks to provide educational, research, clinical shadowing, and mentorship opportunities for current medical students who have an interest in one of these specialties:

For the program’s fourth summer, stipends in the amount of $5,000 will be awarded to outstanding students who have completed their first year of medical school, and whose academic and extracurricular activities have demonstrated an interest in pursuing a residency match in a specialty.

2023 Castillo Scholars

2024 Applications Closed


2024 Castillo Scholars

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To support the Castillo Scholars program, please contact Jeanine Simmons, Senior Executive Director of Development, at jeanine@unc.edu or (919) 597-9553