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Funding Amount

$10,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Ho Din Award

Status: Active award program

Geographic Scope: UT Southwestern Medical School (Dallas, Texas)

Award Focus: Recognizes graduating medical students who exemplify the ideal physician envisioned by the founders, demonstrating genuine desire to help others, academic excellence, leadership, and service to community.

Eligibility:

  • Graduating medical students at UT Southwestern Medical School

  • In special circumstances, may be presented to faculty members or administrators who exemplify the spirit of Ho Din through service to humanity

    • Award Components:

  • Ho Din medal

  • Commemorative certificate

  • $10,000 scholarship

    • History: Established in 1943 at the first Board of Trustees meeting of Southwestern Medical College. The award has been given for 75+ years. The Ho Din represents "the spirit of medical wisdom and human understanding" and is the foremost honor bestowed on outstanding seniors at UT Southwestern. Notable recipients include Dr. Joseph L. Goldstein (1966), who later received the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.

    Contact: Southwestern Medical Foundation
    3889 Maple Avenue, Suite 100
    Dallas, Texas 75219-3914

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