Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Medical Scholarship

Halifax Health – Family Medicine Residency Program is committed to serve our community and develop physicians with skills to reduce healthcare disparities and cultivate a culture that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. Halifax Health – Family Medicine Residency Program competitive scholarship program offers one to two full housing scholarships to support underrepresented in medicine (URiM) fourth year medical students during a one-month externship.

URiM as defined by Halifax Health – Family Medicine Residency Program, includes underrepresented race and ethnicities, LGBTQ+, students with disabilities, low socioeconomic status, first-generation to college, and first-generation immigrants.

Applications for 2026-2026 will open on February 4, 2026. For more information about the program, click here.

For questions regarding residency opportunities, please contact residency.coordinator@halifax.org 

To apply, please complete the form below.