The 2014
Dr. Kenneth J. Friedman Immune Dysfunction
Medical Scholarship
University of Vermont
College of Medicine
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Dear Student Scholarship Applicant:
Thank-you for your interest in applying for the The 2014 Dr. Kenneth J. Friedman Immune Dysfunction Medical Scholarship.
The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage you to learn about Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction
Syndrome by writing an essay about this illness. CFIDS is also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and ME/CFS.
This student scholarship is not a financial need scholarship. It is open to medical students at The University of Vermont. The winner of the scholarship will receive a $1,000 award that will be applied toward their tuition. Everyone who submits an essay will receive a certificate of participation. Selected essays will be published on the Vermont CFIDS website: ImmuneDysfunction.org and in places of their choice.
Completed applications must be received electronically no later than August 15, 2014. The winner will be announced by September 15, 2014.
We hope that the process of writing the essay for this scholarship, and possibly being the winner of it, will contribute to your becoming a physician who is better able to assist and provide compassionate care for patients suffering from CFIDS and similar, complex illnesses with no known cures.
The Vermont CFIDS Association dba: ImmuneDysfunction.org is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable foundation. The goals of the Vermont CFIDS Association are to: (1) raise public awareness of Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS), (2) support and advocate for Vermonters who suffer the debilitating symptoms of this and related disorders, and (3) facilitate the education of patients, families, healthcare providers and primary care physicians in order to validate and establish recognized and
acceptable protocols for the diagnosis and treatment of CFIDS.
If you have any questions regarding your Immune Dysfunction Student Scholarship application, or ImuneDysfunction.org, please contact us: admin@immunedysfunction.org
Sincerely,
Rik Carlson
Chair, Student Scholarship Committee
ImmuneDysfunction.org
The 2014 Dr. Kenneth J. Friedman Immune Dysfunction Medical Scholarship
Application/Applicant Requirements:
Please read the application/applicant requirements below carefully:
Applicants must:
1. Be a medical student at the University of Vermont.
2. Complete the application in every detail. Incomplete applications will automatically disqualify applicants. Receipt of submitted, completed applications will be acknowledged.
3. Research and write an essay on the stated topic concerning Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction
Syndrome. The essay must be written between June 15 and August 15, 2013. The work must be the
applicant's, represent original work, and not have been offered or submitted for other purposes.
4. Agree that the submitted essay becomes the property of the ImmuneDysfunction.org, and that
the essay may be published on the ImmuneDysfunction.org website and in places of their choice.
5. Scan an unofficial transcript from your educational facility and email the transcript to Rik Carlson (email:admin@immunedysfunction.org or arrange to have an unofficial transcript sent by mail to ImmuneDysfunction.org, P.O.Box 3162, Burlington,VT 05408-3162.
6. Submit the application electronically by August 15, 2014 to ImmuneDysfunction.org: admin@immunedysfunction.org
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The 2014 Dr. Kenneth J. Friedman Vermont CFIDS Medical Scholarship
APPLICATION FORM
PART A: APPLICANT INFORMATION
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Essay
Write an essay of approximately 3,000 words on the following topic:
ME/CFS is also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. There are at least three, current, valid definitions of this illness. Discuss the various case definitions used to diagnose and research ME and CFS. Support your opinion as to which is the most useful definition (if any) in the clinical setting. Based upon your new-found understanding of the illness and its case definitions, suggest improvements which you believe would improve the case definition you have selected.
Your essay must not exceed 10 double-spaced pages of 12-point type with 1-inch margins.
References should be cited within the text of the essay using standard, medical journal format.
At least 10 references should be cited.
A bibliography containing all references cited in the essay should be included at the end of the essay.
The bibliography should be formatted using standard, medical journal format.
The document needs to be scholarly and well-referenced. Citing web sites as references is not acceptable.
The essay must not have been offered or submitted elsewhere.
Essays not conforming to these standards will not be considered.
A committee has been formed by ImmuneDysfunction.org to review the submitted essays and select
the winning essay. Judging will be on the basis of scholarship, and the demonstration of understanding the
difficulties involved in diagnosing and providing compassionate and effective care to ME/CFS patients.
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