John & Carol Dinges Medical Scholarship Grant

About Samaritan Health Services
We’re a nonprofit network of hospitals, clinics and health services caring for more than 290,000 residents in the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon Coast and portions of Marion and Polk counties. We work together to provide highly reliable and innovative medicine with world-class quality in a way that supports the values of the communities we serve. That includes caring for all people, regardless of their ability to pay.
Health Education Scholarships
One of the many keys to maintaining a healthy, prosperous community is ensuring a sustainable supply of excellent health care providers. To achieve this, Samaritan Health Services offers numerous scholarships to local students pursuing careers as doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as well continuing education or specialty training for current medical providers.
Each year, Samaritan awards more than $25,000 in scholarships for health care education to ensure the communities we serve receive the best care possible well into the future.
The John and Carol Dinges Medical Scholarship is intended to provide financial support for the education of an individual who desires to enter a medical field for the first time. The funds will be sent directly to the college for the student’s tuition.
The scholarship is to be used for one of the following programs of study, which are listed in order of preference:

1. Nursing
2. Nursing Assistant
3. Diagnostic Imaging
4. Pharmacy Tech
5. EMT
6. Medical Assistant
7. Medical Office Specialist
8. Other LBCC medical field classes

Eligibility

High school seniors and graduates from east Linn County who are enrolled in an entry level health care program at Linn-Benton Community College for the first time, are invited to apply for this scholarship.The scholarship is needs-based. It is open to any resident of East Linn County and is to be used at any campus of Linn-Benton Community College.