2022 saw the biggest number of educational grant recipients nominated by Colleges and Schools of Osteopathic Medicine with a total of 43 recipients.

This educational grant was established in 2001 to provide monetary aid to students in need at each College or School of Osteopathic Medicine. In October 2002, the grant was renamed the Welch Scholars Grant in honor of Sterling Welch, DO, for his outstanding generosity to the American Osteopathic Foundation and his desire to support Osteopathic medical students.

Leah Anderton
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kadidja Bayor
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Evan Bischoff
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Virginia

Payton Bjorkman
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Shea Buckley
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hannah Caplan
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Rachel Carpenter
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erin Cassidy
A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nicole Cast
Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ekrem Cetinkaya
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Hetal Champaneri
William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alexandra Clifford
Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine

Paul Delgado
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jason Gallo
Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Chloe Guidry
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alexandra Hassan
Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Lindsay Homan
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Heidi Hunsaker Arreola
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Southern Utah

Kassie Jensen
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine

Maxamalian Konrad
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jaskirat Malhi
AT Still University - School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

Xiaowei Malone
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Allison R. Marker
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erik Melekh
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Tina Mirzakhanian
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State

Marie Mohrbacher
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine

Christina Mongelli
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Desiree Ojo
University of the Incarnate Word, School of Osteopathic Medicine

Genevieve M. Palmer
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Bradenton

Het Patel
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Georgia

Dip Patel
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Heather A. Paul
Nova Southeastern University Kiran C Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Rachel Plouse
Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine

Steven Ramsey
University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine

Valerie Rosborough
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kye See-McLaughlin
Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest

Prasant Seetala
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Louisiana

Marc Sever
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Abby Sferrella
Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Millie Shah
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine-Joplin

Christian Velasco
California Health Sciences University - College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kevin Weiss
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

Liza Ann Whitaker
Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine