Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation Inc

Target demographics: Improve community health and support a strong physician workforce with the goal to achieve health equity and access in Wisconsin.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 649 Students, provided 10 research fellowships, provided over $70,000 in community grants that impacted over 30,000 individuals

Geographic areas served: Wisconsin

Programs: Medical Education:- The student loan & scholarship program. Student loans are awarded to students attending the Medical College of Wisconsin or the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Loans are interest-free while the student is in school and offer generous deferral and repayment terms. Scholarship applications are reviewed by a scholarship committee that determines recipients and the amount of each award. Through the White Coat campaign, the Foundation provides a white coat for each first-year medical student attending school in Wisconsin along with a letter of welcome and encouragement from a donor physician. The Foundation also offers Operation: Education, a fun and educational program held at both medical schools. Public health:- The Foundation's grants program is administered through the grant committee. Applications are accepted and grants are awarded for community health education and research initiatives. Grant recipients are required to report back to the foundation on results and use of the grant funds. Summer Fellowship Program - The Foundation's grant committee also administers the foundation's summer fellowship program that offers medical students opportunities to gain valuable, hands-on experience in community health education or research during medical school. Community Health Outreach - The Foundation's "Prescription for a Healthy You" program for youth offers children at Boys & Girls Clubs educational activities with Medical Students that encourage healthy living and encourages children to consider careers in health and medicine.