By Laura Turner
SDN Staff Writer

The Student Doctor Network, in coordination with the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA), is pleased to announce the winner of the first annual SDN Scholarship in Community and Preventive Medicine. The inaugural winner is Tamar Nazerian, a first year medical student at Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Scholarship Winner Tamar Nazerian

The scholarship was launched earlier this year to provide support for students that plan to enter the field of community and preventive medicine.

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By Laura Turner
SDN Staff Writer

There is a growing shortage of physicians entering primary care, especially in the critical field of community and preventive medicine. Over the past 100 years, the greatest advances in human lifespan are due to the efforts of physicians and pharmacists working in the field of preventive medicine.

Recognizing the direct and far-reaching value of community and preventive medicine, the Student Doctor Network (SDN) has committed a portion of its 2009 and future revenues to creation of an annual scholarship program for medical and pharmacy students that plan to enter the field of community and preventive medicine. Read the full story