What would you share with a future physician?

For nearly twenty years the Foundation has helped connect practicing physicians to first year medical students at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Physicians purchase the student's white coats and provide words of encouragement to the student. To steal from old Visa commercials, the coat is meaningful, the  wisdom priceless. Students remember and refer to those messages for years to come.

This year is an unprecedented year for everyone in medicine. The Foundation has funded current students facing financial insecurity due to the virus and this next class is coming in without their traditional white coat ceremony and with no clear idea of what their education is actually going to look like. What could you share about difficult situations you have faced? What was the most meaningful advice you have been given?

 In these uncertain times there are still nearly 300 students who won't be receiving a personal message. These are students that will remember the support they received when deciding whether or not to practice in Wisconsin in the future. On top of that they are embarking on the biggest challenge of their life in the midst of the most widespread pandemic of our lifetime. Your kindness can will have lasting impact. Please consider supporting and encouraging at least one student for $100. You can give and leave your message of support online at https://foundation.wismed.org/whitecoat.