Medical students win scholarships in exchange for service in areas of need

One way to address the nation's increasing shortage of primary care doctors is to give medical students a financial incentive to practice medicine where the need is greatest. Two Florida State University College of Medicine students just got the strongest incentive of all: a scholarship that covers the entire cost of their remaining time in medical school.

Fourth-year student Tanya Anim and third-year student Komal D'Souza received National Health Service Corps Scholarships for one and two years respectively. The scholarship covers all tuition and fees and includes a monthly stipend of almost $1,300. In exchange, both students must serve at least two years in an area designated by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration as "medically underserved."…