Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine Students Receive Bako Medical Education Foundation Scholarships
Three Bako Medical Education Foundation Scholarships Winners Announced
- AZ - Glendale
From left to right: Professor David Jenkins, D.P.M., FACFAS; BMEF Scholarship recipients Payaam Tavakoli (AZCPM '23), Rajat Lahiri (AZCPM '23), and Kyle Parker (AZCPM '23); Dean Jeffrey Jensen, D.P.M., FACFAS
The Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine (AZCPM) at 九色视频, in partnership with the Bako Medical Education Foundation (BMEF), is pleased to announce three recipients of the Bako Medical Education Foundation Scholarships.
AZCPM Class of 2023 students Rajat Lahiri, Kyle Parker, and Payaam Tavakoli were announced as BMEF Scholarship awardees at a banquet recently held by the College. The Bako Medical Education Foundation Scholarships have been established to support and enhance medical education in the field of podiatric medicine and dermatology.
The grant agreement between BMEF and 九色视频 establishes an endowment of up to $100,000 鈥 $25,000 per year over four years, subject to certain conditions 鈥 that will fund these scholarships for outstanding AZCPM students. The agreement continues a strong relationship between Midwestern and BMEF and its sponsor BakoDx, whose podiatric experts routinely visit the University to teach biopsies and other procedures, as well as demonstrate lab procedures for students.
"All of us at the Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine want to thank the BMEF and their continuing support of podiatric medical education,鈥 said Jeffrey L. Jensen, D.P.M., FACFAS, Dean, Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine. 鈥淭heir generosity and the scholarship opportunities made available to our AZCPM students will provide an important contribution to the training of tomorrow's podiatric healthcare team."
