2021 TFME and TFME Northwest Permanente Scholarship Recipients

The scholarships were presented at a virtual event on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 7:00 pm. For more information, please contact the Foundation.

Walter McDonald Scholarship: Teva Brender

Teva has been a leader in promoting medical education in advocacy and health equity activism at OHSU. He wrote a compelling application essay on a definition of humility and acceptance in medical practice. Teva hopes to become a general internist and clinical educator in future.

Joseph Bloom Scholarship: Amy Jones

Amy is an MD/MPH candidate and has been a leader at OHSU in creating programs for gender equity and safety in medical education. Amy has served on the OMA Equity task force and is an OMA Legislative Student Committee Member. Amy is undecided on residency choice now but plans to remain engaged in health equity work through training.

Warren Jones Scholarship: Kristen McClellan

Kristen worked as an Emergency Department RN for five years before attending medical school. She has volunteered extensively with local immigrant communities and on COVID response teams. Kristen hopes to become an infectious disease physician in future.

John Ulwelling Scholarship: Kathleen (Kate) Pommert

Kate has been a leader in the OHSU Latino Medical Student Association. She has volunteered to teach Medical Spanish and with the Wy’East Post Baccalaureate Program. Kate hopes to become a general internist and clinical educator. Her application detailed her enduring commitment to education of patients and care teams.

Northwest Permanente/TFME Scholarship: Lauren Raymond

Lauren has been a leader in the Wy’East program and in building out programs for LGBTQ + Education in the OHSU Department of Surgery. Lauren plans to enter a general surgery program for training. The selection committee was moved by Lauren’s application essay and her determination to create a more inclusive health care community for patients, families and clinical care teams.

Northwest Permanente/TFME Scholarship: Audrey Tran

Audrey is a “first generation” medical student at OHSU. She is also a pianist and songwriter and writer. She hopes to become a general internist and hematologist/oncologist in future. Audrey has co-authored texts on culturally centered care and addressing the trauma of racism in healthcare. Her application essay demonstrated her ability to understand her personal “lens” and to appreciate another person’s world view.