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2025 Program Information Below


PROGRAM DATES

June 2, 2025 – July 25, 2025

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 fifth summer, stipends in the amount of $5,000 will be awarded to outstanding students who have successfully 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 and available to attend the entire in-person, 8-week program.

2025 Application information

Please send all required application materials in .pdf format to amy_edge@med.unc.edu which include:

  • CV
  • Top 3 specialties of interest
  • Personal statement (2-page max, single-spaced) that answers the following questions: What interests you about this program? What are you hoping to gain? Why have you chosen your top specialties?
  • List of all summer commitments. Examples include vacations, weddings, a honeymoon, and any curricular activities.


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To support the Castillo Scholars Program, please contact Amy Edge, Program Coordinator or Dr. Gloria Salazar, Program Director and Vice Chair of Development and Engagement.