Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Medical Diversity Scholarship Program

The Buckfire Law Scholarship Committee is currently accepting applications for the 2025 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 ethnic diversity 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 ethnic diversity in their communities.

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 a member of an ethnic, racial, or other minority or any individual who demonstrates a defined commitment to issues of diversity 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. 2025 Medical School Diversity Scholarship Program, an applicant must submit the following items on or before Oct. 1, 2025:

A completed scholarship application form. (Located at the bottom of page).
A one-page typed essay describing how you have utilized your time promoting ethnic diversity within your community. Alternatively, you may write about how you will use your medical degree to promote ethnic diversity in the future.
A certified, official copy of medical school transcript.

2024 Medical Diversity Scholarship Winner: Coral Caceres, Drexel University College of Medicine

Caceres is currently a third-year medical student at Drexel University College of Medicine, where she also earned a Master of Science through the Drexel Pathway to Medical School (DPMS) program. She previously received her undergraduate degree in biology from Rutgers University-Newark.

Caceres is a first-generation Latina in the medical field and grew up in the Dominican Republic. She worked as an Executive Teaching Assistant in the DPMS program, was co-president of the Latino Medical Student Association, and was one of the diversity ambassadors on the admissions committee at the Drexel University College of Medicine.

Caceres plans to earn her medical degree and specialize in sexual and reproductive health, working in family medicine or as an OB/GYN.