For the second consecutive year, Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts, a prominent provider of continuing medical education, will award $500 scholarships to adult learners enrolled in Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), and Registered Nurse (RN) programs at accredited U.S. universities. The company has increased the number of available scholarships from four in 2026 to ten, totaling $5,000 in support.
The scholarships are designed to help students cover expenses such as tuition, books, and program fees. Applicants must provide insight into their motivation for pursuing advanced education and explain how the scholarship will personally benefit them. The application is open on Bold.org until March 31, 2027, with winners to be announced on April 30, 2027.
The expansion follows an overwhelming response to last year’s program. “We offered four scholarships in 2026 and received more than 1,500 applications—an incredible response,” said Chuck Dillehay, creator of Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts. “The overwhelming interest made it clear that NPs, PAs, and RNs need greater financial support as they pursue their education. By expanding the program to 10 scholarships, we will ease some of that financial burden and support more healthcare professionals.”
The move comes amid ongoing concerns about the rising cost of healthcare education and workforce shortages in primary care. By providing financial assistance, the organization aims to encourage more individuals to enter and complete advanced nursing and physician assistant programs, ultimately strengthening the healthcare workforce.
Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts has a longstanding commitment to medical education. Since its founding in 2011, 25,628 nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians have participated in its events, learning from 160 speakers at 106 CME conference sites and earning nearly 680,000 CME credit hours. The organization is recognized as one of the most popular and fastest-growing CME events in the country.
For more information about the CME conferences, visit SkinBonesCME.com.
