The WMed Parent and Family Fund is a convenient one-step way for parents, grandparents and family members of WMed students to make financial contributions to support medical student and medical resident success at the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. The WMed Parent and Family Fund has been designed to allow family members of WMed students to support the mission of the medical school and the educational needs of medical students and residents. Your gift to The WMed Parent and Family Fund will help support educational initiatives like the following:
- Simulated Patient Experiences
Donor support helps to provide the latest in simulated patient treatment training and simulated clinical facilities to ensure WMed students and medical residents are well prepared for their actual clinical work.
- Online Textbooks
After tuition, one of the greatest needs medical students have are the fees for their online textbooks. These fees typically cost $500 or more per semester.
- Research and Research Travel Funds
One of the great opportunities medical students and medical residents have at WMed is the opportunity to conduct medical research under the supervision of WMed faculty. WMed Fund donors assists with research project costs and funds to travel to regional and/or national professional association meetings to present their research.
- Student Tutoring Services
The medical education process is one of the most demanding of any academic enterprise. Student tutoring services assist students in achieving success in their coursework.
- Student Wellness Programs
Medical studies and residency programs are highly demanding and have the potential to be stress inducing. The WMed Fund helps cover costs associated with wellness initiatives that assist medical students and residents in maintaining a healthy lifestyle during their medical studies and residency experiences.
- Support for Equipment and Instrumentation
Providing medical students and medical residents with state-of-the-art equipment and instrumentation is vital to having them enter the medical field trained on the latest medical advances. Donations help WMed stay current in the purchase of new medical equipment and instrumentation for the education of our students and residents.
- Career Development and Exploration
The WMed Fund assists students with financial support for career development and exploration opportunities during their medical education.
These are just some of the many ways your gift to The WMed Parent and Family Fund helps current medical students and medical residents. Whether you make a gift of $50, $500, or $5,000 your gift to The WMed Parent and Family Fund will help enrich and expand the educational opportunities for medical students and medical residents. Click the link below to give.
WMed is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.