Jennifer A. Sidari, MD ’13 Global Health awards
The Jennifer A. Sidari, MD ’13 Global Health Scholarship Award and the Jennifer A. Sidari, MD ’13 Global Health Enrichment Award were established to provide educational stipends to students interested in serving as medical volunteers abroad. Read on for eligibility and application information for both awards, and to learn more about Dr. Sidari’s incredible legacy.
The Jennifer A. Sidari, MD ’13 Global Health Scholarship Award
Eligibility Guidelines
The Jennifer A. Sidari, MD ‘13 Global Health Scholarship Award is available to Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine rising MD4 students in good standing who are completing a rotation abroad for credit.
You should have the rotation determined by the time you submit your application. Your trip site and location must be approved by the faculty advisor for the Global Health Society (GHS).
Application process
Reach out to globalhealth@geisinger.edu for information on how to apply. Scholarship awards and educational stipends will be determined by a selection committee based on available funds and granted to applicants on a rolling basis.
All travel must be approved and selected through the VSLO application.
The Jennifer A. Sidari, MD ’13 Global Health Enrichment Award
Eligibility guidelines
The Jennifer A. Sidari, MD ‘13 Global Health Enrichment Award is available to Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine rising MD2 students in good standing.
You should have the rotation determined by the time you submit your application. Your trip site and location must be approved by the faculty advisor for the GHS.
Application process
Reach out to globalhealth@geisinger.edu for information on how to apply. Educational stipends will be awarded by a selection committee based on available funds.
All travel must be approved and selected through the VSLO application.
Questions about either award can be directed to:
Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship
GHS Faculty Advisor
570-504-9629
slobo1@geisinger.edu
Shelly Lemoncelli
Program Coordinator, Office of Research and Scholarship
570-504-9662
mllemoncelli1@geisinger.edu
About Dr. Jennifer Sidari
Jennifer Sidari was a member of the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s Class of 2013. Her love of travel and learning took her to many places around the world, seeking knowledge and fulfilling her goal to help others.
Locally, Jennifer volunteered at clinics in Scranton and at the Care and Concern Clinic in Pittston. She also participated as a medical volunteer at a pediatric clinic in Haiti in the spring of 2013 and had taken trips to South Africa and Oakland, Calif., to work with HIV-infected children and study pediatric infectious diseases. She was to begin her residency training in pediatrics at the Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville in June 2013.
Just weeks after Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine celebrated its first MD commencement ceremony, Jennifer passed away unexpectedly. A tremendous void was left where her extraordinary talent, passion and ambition should have been.
The Jennifer A. Sidari, MD ’13 Global Health Scholarship Award and the Jennifer A. Sidari, MD ’13 Global Health Enrichment Award were established in her memory to provide an educational stipend to students interested in serving as medical volunteers abroad and to leave a legacy of a life well-lived.
