Dr. Donald Freeman retired from Emergency Medicine in 2021 after a 38-year career in Gainesville/Hall County. He leaves a record of integrity, compassion, and advocacy for the community. This award seeks to identify a candidate who embodies these themes. Dr. Freeman has always been an advocate for women and underrepresented minorities in emergency medicine. An additional focus will be to increase diversity of students enrolling in the practice of medicine.

A senior high school student or currently enrolled pre-professional/college student who demonstrates an expressed interest in a future career in emergency medicine - such as nursing, physician, physician assistant, respiratory therapy, EMS, etc. Applicant must be from or attend a school within the following counties: Hall/Barrow/Lumpkin/Habersham/Jackson/White/Gwinnett/Forsyth/Union/Banks/ Dawson/Hart/Rabun/Stephens/Towns.

Ideally the candidate will be an underrepresented minority in medicine, a woman, or would otherwise demonstrate commitment to increasing diversity in emergency medicine.

We ask that you submit a 500-1000 word essay on interest in Emergency Medicine and how you will use your unique attributes to aid the community and contribute to the diversity of emergency medicine.

The deadline for this year’s application has passed. A winner will be announced in May!

Scholarship recipients will receive a one-time award of $1,500.

The winner of the 2024 Freeman EM Scholarship will be announced on May 1, 2024.

Past Winners:

Savannah Johnson (2023)

James Brown (2022)