Support Future Medical Leaders

There is a physician shortage in many communities across the five-state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho).

And while there are many extraordinary young people who have the potential to become medical leaders in these communities, for many, medical school is financially out of reach.

When you choose to give to scholarships, you help students overcome the financial barriers that might otherwise prevent them from pursuing a medical degree. You also help ensure that once graduated, those who wish to can choose careers in family and primary care medicine and/or work in underserved communities across the WWAMI region.

By giving to scholarships, you are bringing students one step closer to becoming leaders dedicated to improving the health of our communities. Will you join us?

Yes! I want to prepare medical leaders to care for my community.

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Your Impact

Through your generous support of MD scholarships, you can help us:

Reduce barriers to medical school
For many students, medical school is out of reach without scholarship support. By giving to scholarships, you help outstanding students to pursue their dreams of becoming doctors.

Bolster our region’s physician workforce
Your support helps address physician shortages in rural and urban communities throughout our five-state WWAMI region since so many of our graduates return to their home states to practice medicine.

Free students to practice where they are most needed
Medical school loan debt can deter students from practicing in specialties or areas that pay less. By giving to scholarships, you help free students to choose careers that align with their personal values.

Partner with a Leader in
Medical Education

The UW School of Medicine is a one-of-a-kind, multi-state medical education program that serves the five-state WWAMI region. The School leads the nation for primary care education and family medicine training, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools. In fact, it has ranked No. 1 in primary care 27 times since 1995 and among the top two schools for family medicine training for 30 years.

Among the 279 School of Medicine graduates who sought residency in 2021, 132 (nearly 50%) matched into primary care specialties, with many matching in WWAMI states, amplifying the impact on the health of the region.

The School is committed to advancing diversity in the field and to helping address the health disparities within the WWAMI region and beyond, from Pathways Programs that train physicians to provide culturally humble care to increasing admissions for students from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine.

Stories

First-year Medical Student Helps Save a Life In-flight

UW School of Medicine curriculum changes give students hands-on experience much earlier, working directly with patients.

Meet Blair Washington, MD ’02, MHA ’97, Alumni Association President

Get to know Dr. Blair Washington, the new president of the UW School of Medicine alumni association, and her passion for increasing representation in medicine.

Investing in the Health of Latinx Communities

At the UW School of Medicine, future physicians learn how to provide culturally humble care for Latinx communities.

A Chance to Pursue His Passions

From healing patients to publishing stories, Devin Gaskins dreams big. Here’s how scholarships are helping him succeed.

Expanding the Circle of Support

How scholarships and chosen family helped Athena Clemens journey from foster care to medical school.

Prioritizing Native Health

The Indian Health Pathway at the UW School of Medicine trains physicians to provide culturally humble care for Indigenous people.

The Heart of a Healthy Community

Cecelia Villa’s family taught her the importance of education — and giving back.

Giving From an Overflowing Cup

Scholarships help students like Christina Gibbs look forward to a future full of service.

Magnifying Our Impact

How creating opportunities for underrepresented students like Sam Regalado helps build healthcare equity.

Training to Care for Rural Communities

A rural education program prepares Spencer Pecha to care for his Wyoming community.

A Journey Interrupted

When the virus that causes COVID-19 sparked a global pandemic, My-Linh Nguyen’s life — and the lives of many medical students across the country — was thrown into uncharted territory.

Arndt Scholarships Give a Boost to Montana Students and Rural Medicine

UW School of Medicine students Kiera Bulluck and William French are both from rural Montana, and this fact, perhaps more than anything else, has shaped them as people and as future doctors.

The Ripple Effect

UW Medicine medical student Fatima Ali and KING-5 news anchor Jean Enersen commit to equitable healthcare.

A Vote of Confidence

Faculty members establish a visionary scholarship.

The Big Leap

From the circus to medical school, one student charts his own course.

Totem Rising

UW School of Medicine medical student Stephen Ellison is gives back to the people and communities who have shaped and supported him.

The Search for the Truth

Alumnus Carl Wigren pieces together lives — after death.

Falling in Love With Primary Care

The UW Neighborhood Clinics’ medical director is paying it forward with a primary-care scholarship fund.

Musician and Physician

John Nuhn, M.D., reflects on touring, medicine and art.

Spurred to Succeed

The UW School of Medicine’s WWAMI program is helping Justinn Lahaye support the rural communities she was raised in.

Dreaming High for Montana

The Irene and Norman Erie, M.D., Endowed Scholarship Fund at the UW School of Medicine helps support UW medical students from Montana.

Going Back to Klawock

Now a second-year medical student at the UW School of Medicine through the Alaska WWAMI program, Stephen Ellison, MD, grew up in Klawock and plans to return home to practice medicine when he finishes his training.

Speaking the Patient’s Language

Growing up in Mt. Vernon, Wash., Raymond Aguilar saw firsthand the challenges that Spanish-speaking patients face. Now a resident in family medicine, he’s ready to help.

A Global Impact

“I imagine a world free from the threat of infectious diseases.” — Augustine Ajuogu, third-year medical student, UW School of Medicine “I want to live in a reality where we take vaccines for granted,” says Augustine Ajuogu.

The Power of Scholarships

Students Who Aim to Serve

Service is central to scholarship students at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and they show caring and compassion […]

Going Home

Stephen Ellison’s ancestors have been part of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, for thousands of years. And Ellison, who left his hometown of Klawock to go to medical school, has no intention of breaking the chain.

Join Us

Your gift creates an enduring impact that will benefit UW School of Medicine students and the communities they will serve for generations to come. Will you help us improve health in communities throughout our region with a gift to MD scholarships?