{"id":282,"date":"2015-10-19T12:12:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T16:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/gsp\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:17:33","slug":"application-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/generalist-scholars-program\/application-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-283 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/generalist-scholars-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2015\/10\/GSPapplication.jpg\" alt=\"Application Process - Students holding papers\" width=\"391\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/generalist-scholars-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2015\/10\/GSPapplication.jpg 459w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/generalist-scholars-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2015\/10\/GSPapplication-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/>All students accepted to the University of Virginia School of Medicine with an interest in pursuing a residency in family medicine, general internal medicine, or general pediatrics are eligible to apply. <strong>Applicants apply to the Generalist Scholars Program by late March\u00a0prior to the student&#8217;s first academic year in the School of Medicine.<\/strong> Acceptance into the program is competitive.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in being considered for acceptance this year, please submit a one- to three-page letter of intent in which you outline your interest in the program and your thoughts about a potential career in primary care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Please send your letter of intent to Mr. Stephen Oswald via email to<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0ZRZ2HT@virginia.edu.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Upon receipt of your letter, the Generalist Scholars Program faculty will review it along with your medical school application. \u00a0A personal interview is not required as part of the application process. If, however, you are interested in speaking with one of our faculty and or current students to learn more about the program, we are pleased to make those arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>Final selections and notification of acceptance in the program will be completed by early May. Participation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/generalist-scholars-program\/program-pillars\/curriculum\/summer-orientation\/\">summer orientation session<\/a> is required for admission.\u00a0 The summer session is a three-week course during the month of July prior to matriculation to the UVA School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<h4>Financial Assistance<\/h4>\n<p>Generalist Scholars students will be\u00a0offered a scholarship of $40,000 upon the completion of medical school at the\u00a0University of Virginia,\u00a0fulfillment of the requirements of the Generalist\u00a0Scholars Program and matching into an approved primary care residency (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics). 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