Melissa Eidman Photo

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

Melissa Eidman

Melissa Eidman

2023 Pisacano Scholar

2023 Pisacano Scholar

Melissa Eidman, MPH, a 2023 Pisacano Scholar, is a 4th-year medical student and Knight-Hennessy scholar at Stanford School of Medicine and is a member of the Yurok Tribe of Northern California committed to primary care in rural and urban Native American . . .

Alice Moon photo

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

Alice Moon

Alice Moon

2023 Pisacano Scholar

2023 Pisacano Scholar

Alice Moon, a 2023 Pisacano Scholar, is in her final year of medical school at the University of Oklahoma (OU) College of Medicine. She attended OU for undergraduate studies in the humanities and linguistics and graduated with honors and . . .

Kevin Glover photo

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

Kevin Glover

Kevin Glover

2023 Pisacano Scholar

2023 Pisacano Scholar

Kevin Glover, a 2023 Pisacano Scholar, is a 4th-year medical student at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington. He earned his undergraduate degree in Biology at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. He is a . . .

Candace Smith photo

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

Candace Smith

Candace Smith

2023 Pisacano Scholar

2023 Pisacano Scholar

Candace Smith, a 2023 Pisacano Scholar, is a 4th-year medical student at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine (BUSM). Originally from Litchfield, Connecticut, Candace attended Tufts University as an undergraduate, where she majored in biology and in . . .

Sarah Elizabeth Toates

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

Sarah Toates

Sarah Toates

2023 Pisacano Scholar

2023 Pisacano Scholar

Sarah Elizabeth Toates, a 2023 Pisacano Scholar, is a 4th-year medical student at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Rochester, Michigan. Originally from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, she credits her love of learning to being homeschooled . . .

Nayeli Fuentes photo

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

Nayeli Fuentes

Nayeli Fuentes

2023 Pisacano Scholar

2023 Pisacano Scholar

Nayeli Fuentes, a 2023 Pisacano Scholar, is a 4th-year medical student at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas. In 2020, she graduated summa cum laude from Texas A&M University – Commerce with triple . . .

Nate Bohm-Levine Photo

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

Nathaniel Bohm-Levine

Nathaniel Bohm-Levine

2023 Pisacano Scholar

2023 Pisacano Scholar

Nate Bohm-Levine, MS, is a 5th-year student in the University of California (UC), Berkeley – University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Joint Medical Program. Nate originally hails from Los Angeles (L.A.), where as a teenager he devoted his time . . .

Olivia Dhaliwal

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

Olivia Dhaliwal

Olivia Dhaliwal

2023 Pisacano Scholar

2023 Pisacano Scholar

Olivia Mangat Dhaliwal, a 2023 Pisacano Scholar, is a 4th-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a proud “bent arrow,” having arrived at medical school after dropping out of high . . .

Jose Manuel Carrillo Castro Photo

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

José Manuel Carrillo-Castro

José Manuel Carrillo-Castro

2023 Pisacano Scholar

2023 Pisacano Scholar

José Manuel Carrillo-Castro, a 2023 Pisacano Scholar, is a 4th-year medical student at Oregon Health & Science University. Originally from Lima, Peru, José Manuel attended Western Washington University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and a . . .

Kiley Adams Photo

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

The Future of Family Medicine Starts Here

Kiley Adams

Kiley Adams

2023 Pisacano Scholar

2023 Pisacano Scholar

Kiley Adams, a 2023 Pisacano Scholar, is a 4th-year medical student at the University of Michigan, where she also completed a Master’s in Sustainability and Development. She graduated from Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science in biological studies. . . .

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The Pisacano Leadership Foundation seeks to enhance the specialty of family medicine by identifying and promoting the development of the future leaders in the most comprehensive primary care field.

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The Pisacano Scholars Leadership Program provides educational programs, leadership training and funding for a four-year period beginning in the final year of medical school and through three years of residency training in Family Medicine.

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The Pisacano Scholars Leadership Program has become the most prestigious and competitive leadership and scholarship program in medicine. We’re supported through an endowment and charitable donations from individuals and corporations – people like you.

“Family practice is the keystone specialty in American medicine. We will do everything in our power to preserve, enhance, and improve it.”

“Family practice is the keystone specialty in American medicine. We will do everything in our power to preserve, enhance, and improve it.”

Nicholas Pisacano, MD

Nicholas Pisacano, MD