AMSNY Awards 38 Medical School Scholarships to Strengthen New York’s Physician Workforce

The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) has announced the 38 medical students selected to receive the AMSNY Scholarship in Medicine for the 2025–2026 academic year. Since its inception, a total of 195 scholarships have been awarded to medical students in New York State. The Scholarship, supported by the New York State Department of Health with additional funding from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, demonstrates AMSNY’s ongoing commitment to strengthening New York’s physician workforce.

Now in its ninth cycle, the AMSNY Scholarship in Medicine provides $45,000 per year for up to four years, reducing financial barriers that can prevent promising students from pursuing medical careers. Awardees commit to practicing for two to four years in medically underserved areas in New York State after completing their medical education and training. Eligible students must have completed one of AMSNY’s six post-baccalaureate/master’s degree programs, which collectively maintain a 91 percent successful matriculation rate into New York medical schools.

The 38 scholarship recipients represent AMSNY’s post-baccalaureate/master’s degree programs and are currently enrolled at nine medical schools statewide: Albany Medical College; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the University at Buffalo; New York Medical College; Norton College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University; Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University; School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester Medical Center; SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University; and Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

As of October 2025, seven former scholarship recipients are now practicing physicians across six regions of New York, and 20 resident physicians are completing training in 14 specialties at 16 institutions statewide prior to beginning their required service commitments. These early-career physicians are part of AMSNY’s growing effort to address persistent provider shortages across New York.

Launched in 2017 with funding from the New York State Department of Health and support from the New York State Legislature, the AMSNY Scholarship in Medicine remains an essential part of AMSNY’s mission to expand access to medical education and strengthen the state’s physician workforce.

The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) is the consortium of the public and private medical schools in New York State. AMSNY works in partnership with its members to advance biomedical research, expand opportunities in medicine and support access to high-quality and cost-efficient care for all New Yorkers. AMSNY member schools include:

• Albany Medical College
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
• CUNY School of Medicine
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the University at Buffalo
• New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
• New York Medical College
• Norton College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University
• NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
• NYU Grossman School of Medicine
• Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
• School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester Medical Center
• SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
• Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Weill Cornell Medicine
• Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

For more information on AMSNY, please visit: www.amsny.org.