Kimberly Ochoa Carrasco Selected as 2025 Pisacano Scholar

Congratulations to Kimberly Ochoa Carrasco, fourth-year medical student at the California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine (CHSU-COM), for being selected as a 2025 Pisacano Scholar! According to an inside source, Kimberly is one of ten students selected from a record number of applicants this year.

In an announcement from the Pisacano Leadership Foundation, each recipient is noted as an outstanding medical student who has made a commitment to enter the specialty of family medicine.

The scholarship, valued up to $28,000, is awarded to students attending U.S. medical schools who demonstrate a strong commitment to the specialty of family medicine. In addition, each applicant must show demonstrable leadership qualities, academic performance, including evidence of clinical excellence and application of knowledge to clinical care, strong communications skills, and service.

The scholarship program provides educational programs, leadership training, and funding for outstanding 4th-year medical students who have been identified as the future leaders in the field of family medicine. 

The Pisacano Leadership Foundation was created in 1990 by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) in tribute to the founder and first Executive Director of ABFM, Nicholas J. Pisacano, MD (1924-1990). Dr. Pisacano is acknowledged around the world as one of the leaders in the effort to recognize family medicine as a major specialty. His perseverance was finally rewarded in 1969 when ABFM was designated as the sole agency responsible for the certification and recertification of family physicians. ABFM continues to serve this role and is considered a leader in assuring primary care to all Americans.

To learn more about the 2025 Pisacano Scholars, or for more information about the Pisacano Leadership Foundation, please visit our website or contact Jane Ireland, Program Manager, at jireland@theabfm.org.