Giving to Medical Education

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Shaping the future of medicine

Your gift supports student scholarships, clinical training, and student-led initiatives at the U-M Medical School.

Your generosity advances medical education at Michigan Medicine

The University of Michigan Medical School has a long tradition of educating tomorrow’s leaders in academic medicine, patient care, research, community service, and health equity. Gifts of all sizes help us continue this tradition.

Your donation creates impact for decades to come. From the first day of medical school through advanced clinical training, your support helps medical students become the leaders and experts of tomorrow.

Your generosity supports medical students through:

  • Medical student scholarships to assist talented students and reduce financial barriers
  • Clinical training experiences that prepare learners to offer outstanding care
  • Innovative medical education using the latest technology
  • Student-led initiatives like Wolverine Street Medicine that prepare learners to serve their communities
  • Medical student financial aid to assist with unexpected needs, activity and program expenses, and other support and services that help students remain focused on learning 
  • Research opportunities to develop tomorrow’s physician-scientists and future leaders in academic medicine

We invite you to explore these high-impact opportunities to make a difference in medical education. On behalf of all of our learners, thank you for your generosity.

Giving Opportunities

Dean's Scholarship Fund in the Medical School

Help provide vital scholarship awards to offset the high expense of medical education. As state and federal pressures continue to rise, philanthropy is more critical than ever to achieving this important goal.
Give now to the Dean's Scholarship Fund

MD Emergency Student Aid Fund

Gifts to this fund provide U-M Medical School students with assistance for temporary housing, meals, childcare, unexpected medical expenses, transportation, financial aid, and other hardships they may encounter.
Donate to offer crucial support]

Low Resourced MD Student Support Fund

This fund helps low-resourced and first-generation medical students meet essential living needs, overcome financial hardships, join activities, and access programming that fosters belonging and success.
Give now to invest in success

Other Ways to Make a Difference

Ways to Give

There are many ways to support patient care, research, and medical education, and all gifts have an important impact. Explore opportunities to contribute in ways that align with your priorities and goals.

Host Your Own Fundraiser

Community fundraisers of all sizes advance your cause while supporting patient care, research, and education. Our resources can help you host an impactful and memorable event.

Philanthropy News

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Giving with gratitude: planned gifts support nursing, research, and patient care

Retired businessman and Detroit Tigers fan Paul Hansen has created three planned gifts to support prostate cancer research, nursing scholarship support, and adult cerebral palsy research at Michigan Medicine.
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Alum reconnects to his roots through Doctors of Tomorrow scholarship fund

Courtney Crim, M.D., has created a scholarship fund for U-M undergraduate students who participated in Doctors of Tommorow, a U-M Medical School program serving students at Detroit's Cass Tech and Marygrove high schools.
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Scholarship honors love and gratitude

U-M Medical School alum Kenneth Levin has created a scholarship fund in memory of his wife, Kimberly Levin.
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Ippolito family celebrates milestone and a transatlantic legacy

Giulia Ippolito, M.D., and her siblings have created a fund to honor the 50th anniversary of their parents and promote urology learning partnerships between the U-M Medical School and the University of Palermo in Italy.
 Ahmad and Habib Rahbar on Habib's Medical School graduation day. They are smiling and standing together in front of a U-M building, and Habib is wearing a black graduation gown and mortarboard with a green tassel and sash.
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Commitment to medical students bridges generations and continents

Born in Iran in the early 1940s, Ahmad Rahbar's dream of studying medicine brought him to the U-M Medical School. Now, his family continues his tradition of gratitude and support for medical students.
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Paying it forward for future Wolverines

New scholarship funds in the U-M Medical School and U-M Marsal Family School of Education will support students who face financial barriers.

Partner With Us

We would be pleased to discuss your interests and goals — and the impact your gift can have. We can connect you with faculty and staff, identify where your help is most needed, and share how giving can provide personal satisfaction as well as financial and tax benefits.
John Copeland

John Copeland

Managing Director, Regional Development
 Laura Boudette

Laura Boudette

Senior Director, Regional Development