Western New York Scholarship Fund

Lab of Microbiology & Immunology Professor Terry Connell.

Help address the physician shortage in Western New York through this fund, which encourages top students to stay and practice here.

Initiated by concerned local physicians and business leaders, the Western New York Medical scholarship is a successful initiative that uses proven strategies to address two key objectives — student debt and projected physician shortages.

Many people in our community have limited access to health care due to a chronic physician shortage. With a shortage of providers (especially in our poorest neighborhoods), many Western New Yorkers are walking around each day with serious health issues that remain undiagnosed.

The Western New York Medical Scholarship encourages medical students to become primary care physicians and stay in Western New York. Each scholarship recipient is required to sign a pledge to live and practice for at least five years in one of the eight Western New York counties at the conclusion of their training.

Scholarships are available to first-year medical students who graduated from a high school located in one of Western New York’s counties.

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The purpose of this fund is to support activities such as trips, conferences and other experiential opportunities to educate students about global health priorities.
Western New York Scholarship Fund
12/7/20
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Dean's Innovation Fund
12/7/20
This fund provides critical financial support for new and emerging initiatives throughout the school.
Microbiology Fund
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This fund provides for student travel awards and fellowships in microbiology in memory of a former teacher and researcher.
Kornel L. Terplan M.D. Lecture Fund
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An annual lecture in pathology — named for a longtime chairman of the department — is supported through this fund.
Seal the Deal Endowment Fund
8/4/20
This fund is designed to help recruit and retain outstanding students who bring diversity to their class and to the medical school.
Emergency Fund
12/7/20
Medical students who are experiencing an unexpected hardship receive support through this fund.
Chester A. Glomski, MD, Alpha Omega Alpha Endowment Fund
8/4/20
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Michael and Peggy Cain Dean's Enrichment Endowment Fund
8/4/20
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Diversity and Inclusion Fund
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This fund provides financial resources that support and promote excellence through diversity in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
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Witebsky Fund for Immunology
8/4/20
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Thomas R. Beam, Jr. Memorial Fund
11/12/20
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Medical School Class of 1958 Scholarship Fund Endowment
11/12/20
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Family Medicine Endowment Fund
8/4/20
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Adelaide & Brendan Griswold Professorship Health Disparities Endowment
8/4/20
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Dr. Suk Ki Hong Memorial Lecture Fund
8/4/20
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John Paroski Memorial Endowment Award Fund
8/4/20
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Stephen J. Paolini, M.D. Memorial Fund
8/4/20
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June A. and Eugene R. Mindell, MD Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics Endowment
8/4/20
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Dr. Thomas J. and Barbara L. Guttuso Scholarship and Award Fund Endowment
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Medical Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund
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Medical Alumni Endowment Scholarship Fund
12/7/20
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General Pediatrics Fund
12/7/20
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Department of Nuclear Medicine Endowment Fund
8/4/20
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Alzheimer Fund
12/7/20
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Medical Education and Research Fund
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