The Buckfire Law Scholarship Committee is currently accepting applications for the 2026 Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Medical School Diversity Scholarship.
The scholarship, established in 2014, is part of the law firm’s initiative to recognize medical school students who do outstanding work to promote diversity of all kinds in their community.
The funds are to be used toward his or her continued education in medical school. The scholarship is available to all medical school students in the United States who work hard to promote diversity in their communities.
Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. does not limit “diversity” to any one experience, characteristic, or circumstance. Diversity includes all the various ways that make individuals unique. We recognize that students of all backgrounds can be committed to diversity. When assessing applications and selecting winners, Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. does not give preferences to students based on race, sex, ethnicity, or any other immutable characteristic.
The scholarship will award $2,000 to one student selected by our scholarship selection committee.
Medical Diversity Scholarship Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicant is any individual who demonstrates a defined commitment to issues of diversity of all kinds within their community.
- Applicant is a U.S. citizen currently attending an accredited medical school within the United States.
- Academic achievement as reflected by a minimum 3.0 GPA and have completed at least one semester of classes at an accredited medical school.
Medical Diversity Scholarship Application Requirements
In order to apply for the Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. 2026 Medical School Diversity Scholarship Program, an applicant must submit the following items on or before Oct. 1, 2026:
- A completed scholarship application form. (Located at the bottom of page).
- A one-page typed essay describing how you have utilized your time promoting diversity within your community. Alternatively, you may write about how you will use your medical degree to promote diversity in the future.
- A certified, official copy of medical school transcript.
2025 Medical Diversity Scholarship Winner: Lisa Huang, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Huang is currently a third-year medical student at Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine. She previously received undergraduate degrees in both biology and economics from Case Western Reserve University.
Huang is a first-generation college student and the first in her family to pursue medicine. After immigrating to Philadelphia with her family at the age of ten, Huang witnessed how patients can feel excluded and overlooked from their own medical care.
Huang plans to continue her path in dermatology, while continuing to advocate for and expand community access to skin health education after she earns her degree.
Past Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Medical Diversity Scholarship Winners
- 2025: Lisa Huang, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
- 2024: Coral Caceres, Drexel University College of Medicine
- 2023: Aliana Rao, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
- 2022: Devin Barzallo, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- 2021: Tiffie Keung, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
- 2020: Teguru Tembo, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- 2019: Kylee Kus, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
- 2018: Tshibambe Tshimbombu, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
- 2017: Haidang Nguyen, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
- 2016: Rachel Lewis, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- 2015: Adriana Lopez, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- 2014: Quynh Le, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
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