Joseph Epstein Scholarship

The Joseph Epstein Scholarship for Indigenous Advanced Emergency Medicine Trainees (the scholarship) was established in 2013 by Foundation Fellow of the College, Associate Professor Joseph Epstein. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and support Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori doctors undertaking Advanced Training in the Specialist (FACEM) Training Program of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM/the College). The scholarship aims to increase the number of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori specialists in emergency medicine in Australia and New Zealand.

Areas of study: Medicine

At Institution: Other

Study level:

• Postgraduate coursework
• Postdoctoral
• Undergraduate
• Honours, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma
• Postgraduate research
• VET courses
• Short executive courses

Study Load:

• Full Time
• Part Time

This scholarship covers the payment of:

• annual training fees
• the examination fee for one attempt at the Fellowship Examination (Written)
• the examination fee for one attempt at the Fellowship Examination (Clinical)

Applicants for the scholarship must be:

• Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Maori, and;
• registered as an advanced trainee in the FACEM Training Program.