Fort Worth Medical Student Receives ElevateMeD National Scholarship


Christopher Corona, a second-year medical student at the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, was selected into the 2023-2024 ElevateMeD Scholars Program and will receive a $16,500 scholarship.

FORT WORTH – Second-year medical student Christopher Corona was selected into the 2023-2024 ElevateMeD Scholars Program and will receive a $16,500 scholarship.

ElevateMeD’s mission is to increase physician workforce diversity and improve cultural competence among physicians to reduce health disparities. Each Scholar will be awarded a tuition-based scholarship to alleviate their medical school debt burden for each year remaining in their medical degree in addition to physician mentorship, access to peer network support, leadership development opportunities, and financial management education.  This year’s cohort features 15 new Scholars and 10 returning students from medical schools across the country. View a full list of the 2023-24 cohort here.