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TAFP Foundation Scholarships must raise $25,000 before they are considered fully funded and can begin awarding scholarships. The following scholarships are still in the fundraising stage: 

  • The TAFP Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the TAFP Minority Medical Student Scholarship. This scholarship is soliciting donations that will be matched by the TAFP Foundation from their general funds until the scholarship is fully funded ($25,000). Once funded, this scholarship will benefit underrepresented minorities who are interested in family medicine, excel academically and are in their third year of medical school in Texas.  
     

  • The Edwin L. Mueller, MD Scholarship, established by the Alamo Chapter of TAFP, will be awarded to a third year medical student in the San Antonio area who meets certain criteria and plans a career in Family Medicine. 

  • The Henry J. Boehm, Jr., MD, scholarship will benefit residents at the Brazos Valley Family Medicine Residency program in Bryan. The scholarship honors the career of Henry J. Boehm, Jr., MD, of Brenham, Texas.

To make a donation to this scholarship fund, send a check to the TAFP Foundation office at 12012 Technology Boulevard, Suite 200; Austin, TX 78727.

The following fully funded scholarships are awarded annually. 

  • The Weldon G. Kolb, MD, Medical Student Scholarship Fund was established in 1992 to honor the TAFP Past President. Weldon G. Kolb, MD, pursued a career of tireless service in medicine and local community leadership. He served as Chief of Staff at Mainland Center Hospital, where in 1992, the Weldon G. Kolb, MD Pavilion was dedicated in his honor. Other credits to Dr. Kolb include: Texas Family Physician of the Year; Charter Member & President, TAFP; President and Chairman, TAFP Foundation; Outstanding Citizen of LaMarque; Life Member, LaMarque PTA; Charter Member, LaMarque Masonic Lodge; Charter Member, LaMarque Rotary Club.  The scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding third year medical student at UTMB Galveston who meets certain criteria and plans to specialize in Family Medicine. The life of Dr. Kolb, who died in 1995, was marked by giving. You may wish to continue that legacy by contributing to the Weldon G. Kolb, MD Medical Student Scholarship Fund.
     
  • The S. Perry Post, MD, Medical Student Scholarship Fund   was established to honor the TAFP charter member and leader, S. Perry Post, MD. Dr. Post served the needs of patients in his private practice in San Antonio and provided leadership in the medical community for over 40 years. Dr. Post served as President, Vice-President, and Secretary of the Bexar County Medical Society; Professor in the Family Practice Department at UTHSC-San Antonio; Chief of Staff, Methodist Hospital. He is also a Charter Member of local, state and national chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians and was involved with the Texas Medical Association. The S. Perry Post, MD Medical Student Scholarship is awarded to a third year medical student at UTHSC-San Antonio who meets certain criteria and plans a career in Family Medicine. Please join us in tribute to the remarkable accomplishments and service of Dr. Post by contributing to the S. Perry Post, MD Medical Student Scholarship Fund.
     
  • The career of William F. Ross, MD reflects dedication to serving the medical needs of patients and providing leadership and guidance to his colleagues in the medical community. After graduating from UT Southwestern Medical School, Dr. Ross practiced family medicine in South Texas for 22 years and then returned to UT Southwestern to chair the Family Practice Department for 16 years. Dr. Ross served as President of TMA; Alternate Delegate to the American Medical Association and Vice-President of the American Board of Family Practice. He also served on the Governor’s Task Force on Indigent Health Care and the Lieutenant Governor’s Select Committee on Medicaid and Family Services. The William F. Ross, MD Medical Student Scholarship is awarded annually to a promising medical student at UT Southwestern Medical School who meets certain criteria and is planning a career in Family Practice. Friends and colleagues are invited to remember and honor Dr. Ross, who died in 1994, via a donation to the William F. Ross, MD Medical Student Scholarship Fund.
     
  • The medical careers of Norma Porres, MD and Felipe Porres, MD exemplify what many physicians set as their goals- to serve the needs of a community and make a difference. As family physicians, Drs. Felipe and Norma Porres have done this by diligently serving the health care needs of Lubbock and surrounding areas. Dr. Norma Porres’ dedication resulted in her being named 1993 TAFP "Physician of the Year." She was also co-founder and president of Planned Parenthood of Lubbock; a member of the Lubbock Council of Head Start; Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; and served extensively in the South Plains chapter of TAFP. Both Felipe and Norma were awarded Citizens of the Year in Lubbock in 1973. The Porres Scholarship is presented annually to a TTUHSC Lubbock campus third year medical student upon the recommendation of the Department of Family Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The recipient is a student who exemplifies the attitudes and skills consistent with the principles of Family Medicine. In honor of two physicians who have given so much to Lubbock and the entire state of Texas, we welcome you to continue their legacy of service and dedication by contributing to the Norma Porres, MD and Felipe Porres, MD Medical Student Scholarship Fund.
     
  • The Harold T. Pruessner, MD Medical Student Scholarship was established in 1995 to honor this dedicated family physician educator in Harris County. Following a distinguished career in the United States Navy and a 20 year venture in private practice in Corpus Christi, Dr. Pruessner embarked upon his true calling as an educator. Dr. Pruessner was the first full-time family physician recruited to join the faculty of the new University of Texas Medical School at Houston. In the 20 years following, he served the medical school and the Houston community in many capacities including Chair of the Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine and as President of the Harris County Chapter of the TAFP. Dr. Pruessner was awarded the Outstanding Clinical Teaching Department Award at the UTHSC-Houston. Additionally, the Harold T. Pruessner, MD Teaching Award was established in 1980 and is presented annually to an outstanding senior Family Practice resident. Recipients of the Harold T. Pruessner, MD Medical Student Scholarship are third year medical students at either Baylor College of Medicine or the University of Texas Medical School at Houston who intend to enter Family Medicine and meet certain criteria. Please join the Harris County Chapter of the TAFP in this plan to help defray the costs of education for future family doctors.
     
  • The Valley Chapter Scholarship Fund is a recent addition to the TAFP Foundation Scholarship fund. It is geared to draw additional students and physicians to the Valley area. The Valley Chapter granted the TAFP Foundation funds to award medical students in the valley area scholarships.
     

  • The South Texas Chapter Medical Student Scholarship was established by the South Texas Chapter benefiting medical students who have an interest in family medicine.  Scholarships are given to students who meet the criteria which includes being a current or previous resident of the following counties: Calhoun, Jackson, Victoria, Goliad, Lavaca, Gonzales, and DeWitt.
     

  • The Arnold N. Krause, MD, Medical Student Scholarship was established by the TAFP Tarrant County Chapter for the benefit of third year medical or osteopathic students who are current or previous residents of Tarrant County. It was established in 1999 and was re-named after long time leader and mentor, Arnold N. Krause, MD, after his death in 2005. 

  • The TAFP Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Minnie Lee Lancaster, M.D., and Edgar Lancaster, MD, Medical Student Scholarship. This scholarship was started with a generous donation from the Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine. It will benefit medical students at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Drs. Lancaster opened the first clinic in Grapevine in 1953.