FamilyCare Health Announces $250,000 in Minority Scholarships

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Thursday, October 29, 2015

GoLocalPDX News Team

FamilyCare Health announced on Wednesday that they would be giving a $250,000 gift to the William G. Anderson Fund of the American Osteopathic Foundation to support scholarships that recognize outstanding minority osteopathic medical students. 

"We believe it's important to support these scholarship programs and bring more minority voices into our healthcare system," said Jeff Heatherington, President and CEO of FamilyCare. "This program honors the distinguished career of Dr. Anderson and helps to attract outstanding students to address the primary care shortage. We're proud to be a partner." 

The Fund is named for William G Anderson, the first African-American member of the Board of Trustees of the American Osteopathic Association. He served on the Board for two decades and even served as President. He is best known for his role in leading the Coalition of Desegregation, a civil rights movement called the Albany Movement formed by local activists in Albany, Georgia in 1961.

Doctors of osteopathic medicine  are trained to use a hands-on approach called osteopathic manipulative medicine in addition to traditional diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. They practice a "whole person" approach, helping patients develop lifestyles that don't just fight illness, but also help prevent disease. 

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