Scholarship Programs

Riverside County Medical Association (RCMA), through the Riverside County Physicians Memorial Foundation — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — proudly supports two scholarship initiatives that are helping to shape the future of healthcare in our communities.

The Medical Scholarship Program was established to assist medical students from Riverside County pursue their dream of becoming physicians. The Early Career Loan Assistance Scholarship Program assists physicians, currently practicing in Riverside County, repay medical education debt.

Since 2012, the RCMA Medical Student Scholarship Program has awarded $610,500 to 168 deserving students.

Since 2019, the RCMA Early-Career Loan Assistance Scholarship Program has awarded $205,000 to 17 physicians currently making a difference in Riverside County.

These programs reflect RCMA’s commitment to grow and keep medical talent in Riverside County — ensuring healthier communities for generations.

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Endowments & Named Scholarships

RCMA is honored to be the recipient of endowments which allows us to further grow our Medical Scholarship Program. If you would like to discuss establishing an endowment with RCMA’s 501 (c)3 charitable organization, please contact Dolores Green, Executive Director, at (951) 686-3342 or dgreen@rcmadocs.org

The Dolores L. Green Endowment

The Dolores L. Green Endowment was created in 2021 with donations from Inland Empire Health Plan and Inland Empire Foundation for Medical Care in recognition of RCMA Executive Director, Dolores Green, for her 40 years of service to RCMA and IEFMC. This scholarship fund is awarded annually to a medical student or an early career physician in Riverside County.

The Grewal-DeSantis Endowment

The Grewal-DeSantis Endowment was created in 2022 by Prabhjot Grewal, M.D. and Mark DeSantis, PhD. The scholarship is awarded annually to a female training in surgery.

The Gupta-Sonwane Scholarship

The Gupta-Sonwane Scholarship is a named scholarship established in 2022 by Anupam Gupta, M.D. and Chandrashekhar Sonwane, Ph.D., in honor of their parents and grandparents. The scholarship is awarded annually to a medical student from a UC medical school.

The Hazel I. Evensen Endowment

The Hazel I. Evensen Endowment was established in 2018. These funds are used to award scholarships to medical students, residents and early-career physicians who graduated from UC Riverside and who are committed to returning to practice in the city of Riverside after completion of their medical training.

Hazel Irene Evensen (1922-2016)

Hazel and her husband Andrew moved to Riverside in 1945 seeking a warmer climate. For the next 30 years she worked for the Riverside County Planning Department until her retirement in 1976. Hazel was extremely active in the community serving in leadership of AMC Cancer Research, Zonta Club, Salvation Army, Riverside Community Hospital Health Foundation, Riverside Gage Canal Water Board and Windsor Pumping Company. Hazel was also a member of the Friends of the Mission Inn, The Mission Inn Foundation, Friends of the Riverside County Library, Friends of the Riverside County Museum and was a supporter of the March Field Air Museum.

IEFMC Loan Assistance Scholarship

The IEFMC Loan Assistance Scholarship was established in 2024 by the Inland Empire Foundation for Medical Care (IEFMC). Every year, IEFMC will fund loan assistance scholarships for up to two early-career physicians who are participating providers in the IEFMC PPO Network.

The “Open Mind” Endowment

The “Open Mind” Scholarship is an endowed scholarship established in 2013 by Drs. Joseph and Sou-Lin Lee. This scholarship is awarded annually to a medical student from Riverside County, enrolled at UC Riverside School of Medicine, and who is committed to practicing medicine within our community once their training is complete.

The “We Care” Endowment

The “We Care” Scholarship is an endowed scholarship established in 2018 by Mahesh Gupta, M.D. and Mrs. Usha Gupta. This scholarship is awarded annually to a medical student from Riverside County who is committed to practicing medicine within our community once their training is complete.

The Gupta Family Corona High School Scholarship

The Dr. Mahesh Gupta Family Corona High School Scholarship was established in 2020 by Mahesh Gupta, M.D. and his wife, Usha Gupta. These funds were donated to the Riverside County Physicians’ Memorial Foundation as an endowment to offer scholarships to graduating high school students from Corona who are planning to go into healthcare or law.