Impact Stories

• A lasting legacy: The Spitz family's tribute to Dr. Werner U. Spitz
• White Coat sponsor inspires new Warrior M.D.s
• New planned gift helps School of Medicine students move forward with their education
• David McClary, M.D., Class of 1996, endows scholarship to support LGBTQ+ medical education
• Dermatology lectures continue Dr. Syed Latafat Husain Hamzavi’s humanist legacy
• Transformative Legacy: Retired faculty's scholarship fund in the School of Medicine empowers future generations
• Notable alumnus and philanthropist inspires future generations through endowed scholarship and Medical Alumni Association support
• Lifelong career with the School of Medicine inspires significant philanthropy
• Notable philanthropist devoted to research establishes endowed, internal grant program at School of Medicine and Kresge Eye Institute
• Celebrating 50th reunion, Steven Lauter '68, M.D. '71 honors parents with endowed scholarship
• Three generations of health care heroes inspired by Mildred Young Axelrod, M.D., School of Medicine Class of 1946
• 1980 School of Medicine Graduates Mark and Georgean deBlois establish endowed scholarship
• Family legacy honored through gift to traumatic brain injury research
• USAF (ret.) Chief Flight Surgeon David Snell, M.D., gives back to Wayne State for "taking a chance on me"
• Notable alumnus, philanthropist and medical inventor inspires future generations of innovative physicians
• Careers devoted to mental health lead alumni philanthropists to inspire future psychiatrists
• Alumnus supports transformative international travel experiences through endowed fund
• School of Medicine Alumna Honors her Mother with Scholarship
• From Music to Microbes
• Alum Bruce Kresge, M.D., seeks to spark careers in Family Medicine with innovative gift
• Notable alum, George Ritter, M.D., supports future generations
• Class of 1959 alumna's annual gifts support public health students beyond the classroom
• An enduring legacy at the School of Medicine
• Kresge Eye Institute dedicates auditorium in honor of former leader, Dr. Robert Jampel
• WSU School of Medicine receives $8.5 million gift from Michael and Marian Ilitch to develop innovative surgery technology in Detroit
• School of Medicine honors Dr. and Mrs. Sastry for $1 million research gift
• Endowed professor gives hope to people suffering from blindness
• Gift supports medical students and adult literacy
• Making the case for space, philanthropic alumnus supports IBio
• Celebrating fifty years for the Post Baccalaureate program, retired faculty mark the occasion through philanthropic support
• Cultivating an environment for research creativity, Dr. Ram establishes a fund for graduate research
• Planning for the future while making a difference today, alumnus gives back to the School of Medicine
• Alumna's journey with WSU School of Medicine inspires endowed scholarship
• Pet enthusiast and native Detroiter Karen Knopper pledges $1.875 million to the School of Medicine
• Pioneers in nasal and sinus care give back to the School of Medicine
• Writing a legacy in medicine
• Medicine, philanthropy and a lifetime of learning
• Passing the torch for medical education
• Alumna inspires future physicians through endowed scholarship
• Alumni philanthropists, Dr. Edward and Mrs. Barbara Klarman, create future Pivotal Moments
• Resident and fellow graduate turned faculty member has a heart for giving
• Endowed Research Fund in the Department of Dermatology honors father and son alumni legacy
• Removing barriers to leading-edge medical education, Dr. John and Mrs. Denise Carethers establish endowed scholarship
• A Christmas Carol' inspires alumna philanthropist to establish Jacob Marley Endowed Scholarship
• Alumna dedicates time and resources to Detroit through medical student education
• Family history inspired philanthropic alumni to establish an endowed award for community service
• Career comes full circle for pioneer in transplant surgery with endowed lectureship
• Dr. Jane Thomas's legacy commemorated through gift to renovate the Student Affairs Suite
• Finding inspiration, connection in culture and community, the ibn Sina scholarship emboldens the next generation of Arab American physicians
• Entrepreneurs Dr. S. Dattu and Mrs. Pushpa Sastry combine legacy support, give $1 million to create an endowed chair for specialist in Parkinson's disease