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Trudy McAlister Fund (Scholarship)

The Trudy McAllister Fund (Fund) was established in 2007 to support students in the field who show promise of making significant contributions to clinical practice and/or to the understanding of the role of Traditional Oriental Medicine in a modern context. The scholarships are divided into two categories:

• Basic support scholarships for students who have completed at least one full academic year of their professional training and who, in the opinion of their faculty, advisors and the advisors of the Fund, show unusual promise in the practice of this medicine.
• Support for students who have entered the last phases of their clinical training or who have undertaken post-graduate studies in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and who are, in the opinion of their faculty and the fund advisors, most likely to:
  • Contribute to the successful integration of OM into modern American Medicine
  • Insure that such integration preserves the historical and classic character, philosophy and practice of OM as it is integrated into this modern context.

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Read about 2009's recipients here

Fund Operations and Investment: The Fund is a “Scholarship Fund” held and managed by the Triskeles Foundation.

The amount of the individual scholarships and the number of scholarships shall be determined by the Scholarship Committee (Committee) and as recommended by the Advisory Board of the Fund each year.

Means of Applying: Each year, applications of proposed recipients for each of the designated scholarships must be forwarded to the advisors (via the Triskeles Foundation) by faculty of professional OM schools. Each college may submit a maximum of three applications per year.

Applicants for scholarships will be required to fill out a formal application packet (Word/PDF) and provide school records, personal data, and letters of recommendation. Finalists will be asked to interview with representatives of the Board of Advisors and as applicable, with the Committee. The Board of Advisors will make recommendations to the Scholarship Committee of the Foundation for approval.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2011 scholarship. The application process will close on November 15, 2010.

PLEASE NOTE: Applications must be postmarked by November 15, 2010

The awards will be announced at next year's AAAOM national conference.

Application Packet: Word/PDF

Scholarships will be awarded on a one-year basis but may be renewable at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee as recommended by the Board of Advisors.

Permanent advisor to the fund:

• Gene Bruno, O.M.D. of Canby, Oregon

(Click on name to send an email if you have any questions.)