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By giving to the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA), you uplift our student and alumni community and advance our mission of strengthening the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.

Thank you for all you make possible through your philanthropic support.

Join the Middleton Society

All cumulative gifts to the school of at least $25,000 qualify you for membership in this prestigious group of our most committed friends.

Learn about the Middleton Society
A student discusses their research poster with alumni and donors at 2023 Middleton Society event

WMAA Fund

Your gift to the WMAA Fund allows us to provide a helping hand that makes our school special, whether through student wellness initiatives and educational enrichment, emergency relief for students in crisis, Quarterly magazine, or alumni engagement. The WMAA Fund is the lifeblood of our organization, helping to provide our medical students with a supportive and enriching educational experience.

Give to the WMAA Fund Online

All gifts to WMAA and/or SMPH are directed to the UW Foundation.

Mail gifts to:
University of Wisconsin Foundation
US Bank Lockbox
Box 78807
Milwaukee, WI 53278-8807

Organization Name: UW Foundation
Contact Name: Jill Watson
Tax ID: 39-0743975
Credit To Funds: $xx to #132584230 (Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association Fund)

* In 2020, the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) dissolved its non-stock Wisconsin corporation status (501c3) and reestablished WMAA as an advisory body within the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), with its traditional mission and structure intact.

Scholarships for Medical Students

Scholarship support makes a direct impact on our students, minimizing their debt burden.

Donate to scholarships for medical students

Peter Springberg
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Wisconsin is in my heart. My parents met at UW and I was an undergraduate and a medical student at UW. When I was able, I began donating to the school, eventually establishing two medical student scholarships. On, Wisconsin!
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Peter Springberg, MD ‘66, FACP, Col (ret) USAF MC

Give a Stethoscope

Your gift of $250 provides a student with their first stethoscope. A $500 donation covers a stethoscope and WMAA-sponsored programs for the student.

Give to the Stethoscope Fund
2023 M1 students pose with alumni-gifted stethoscopes

Give to Your MD Class Fund

Many medical school classes have established endowment scholarships. Find your class fund and make a gift.

Class giving

Dean’s Strategic Priorities Fund

Empower the Dean, who is able to respond to the school’s greatest needs with discretionary support.

Support the Dean’s Strategic Priorities Fund

Other Areas of Support

Make a gift to another area you’re passionate about, such as scholarships for students with financial need. Use the search function at the following link to enter criteria, such as your class year, or medical scholarships.

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Check out the Wisconsin Medicine campaign

Impact Stories

Students learning anatomy using a skeleton
Impactful Giving
April 28, 2025 • VOL 27 • NO 1

Honoring Professor Pettersen

Five mornings per week for 35 years, James C. “Jim” Pettersen, PhD, professor emeritus of anatomy at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), introduced first-year medical students to the study of the human body in Gross Anatomy, one of the foundational and most-remembered courses in the study of medicine and human health. What kind of teacher was he?
Victor M. Gonzalez
Profile
October 30, 2024 • VOL 26 • NO 3

Gonzalez Pays It Forward
Janmesh Patel and Lee Tyne
Impactful Giving
August 2, 2024 • VOL 26 • NO 2

Tyne Family Pays it Forward

Throughout his 41 years in practice as an orthopedic surgeon and the ensuing 11 years since his retirement, Lee Tyne, MD ’67, and his wife of 62 years — Margaret “Marge” Tyne — have generously shared their gratitude for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH).