Scholarships set for health care

Thursday, March 18, 2004 | 8:51 a.m.

More than 50 $2,000 scholarships are available for Spanish-speaking, bi-cultural high-school students who want to pursue careers in the health care industry.

The scholarships, funded by the PacifiCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PacifiCare Health Systems Inc., are offered on behalf of PacifiCare's Latino Health Scholars program designed to educate students about career opportunities for Hispanics and Latinos in the health care field. Latino Health Scholars is part of PacifiCare's Latino Health Solutions division, an outreach initiative aimed at building stronger ties with Hispanic members, physicians and organizations and providing health and consumer services and products specifically tailored to meet the needs of Hispanic consumers.

High school seniors with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and who are fluent in Spanish and eligible.

Applications are due June 30, and are available online at PacifiCare en Espanol, www.pacificarelatino.com as well as PacifiCare Health Systems' website at www.pacificare.com.