Lorraine Stanfield Primary Care Scholarship

Description

The Lorraine Stanfield Primary Care Scholarship is established to support young medical professionals interested in primary care, education, and community health. In honor of Dr. Lorraine Stanfield, a beloved primary care physician at Dot House Health and a professor at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine for over 20 years, this scholarship offers a learning environment where recipients can contribute meaningfully to the organization’s mission.

Dr. Stanfield was a strong advocate for early exposure to primary care and community health, believing it vital to nurturing a diverse and vibrant healthcare workforce.

Dot House Health (originally Dorchester House Multi‑Service Center) was founded over 120 years ago as a settlement house serving newcomers to the United States and helping to connect them to important resources. Today, Dot House Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) offering comprehensive medical and behavioral health care, social services, wellness opportunities and youth development programming. We now care for more than 20,000 people and provide over 90,000 clinical visits a year.

Located in the Fields Corner neighborhood of Dorchester, our diverse patient population represents a variety of cultures including Vietnamese, Latino, African American, and Cape Verdean.

The scope of the project is flexible depending on the interests of the candidate and the needs and priorities of our health center. The project should have a healthcare or public health related focus and serve an under-resourced or under‑served population. Activities may include but are not limited to:

• Public health outreach
• Practice management
• Chart review
• Data analysis

If possible, the project will include a deliverable that the student completes by the end of the term which may include a presentation, written assessment or analysis.

16–24 hours per week, for approximately 7 weeks of the program. A competitive stipend of $4,000 will be provided for a summer project.

Medical or other health career students and pre‑health students (undergraduate) interested in medicine/public health, including MD, NP/PA, RN and pharmacy students.