Alliance establishes MU School of Medicine scholarship

The Herald-Dispatch

HUNTINGTON - The West Virginia State Medical Association Alliance has donated $90,000 to help provide scholarships for new medical students in West Virginia.

All donations were provided by WVSMAA members, who are spouses of West Virginia physicians.

Their latest effort provides $30,000 endowments to each of the three medical schools in the state: the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and the West Virginia University School of Medicine.

The endowments will be known as the WVSMA Alliance Scholarship. Interest from the endowments is expected to provide at least three $1,000 scholarships each year to West Virginia residents entering one of the three medical schools. The eligibility criteria include academic performance, leadership experience and financial need.

WVSMAA has held numerous fundraisers over the years for a variety of health-care related projects throughout the state, primarily focusing on women's and children's health issues.

Donations to the endowments can be made in honor of someone, as a memorial or to support an alma mater. To make a gift to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, contact Linda Holmes, director of development and alumni affairs, at 304-691-1711 or holmes@marshall.edu, or make a gift online at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/marshalljcesom.

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