Family, education and a dedication to the community are what motivated Wayne State University sweethearts David Blum, M.D. ’72, Res. ’76, and his wife Marie Blum, MLIS ’71 to establish the Herman and Eva Blum Endowed Award at the Wayne State University School of Medicine...

Ronald Kerwin, M.D. ’76, Res. ’81 and his wife, Cheryl Kerwin, first established an endowed research fund in the Department of Dermatology in 2012 as a way to support the Wayne State University School of Medicine during the Pivotal Moments campaign...

Particular milestones inspire subsequent action. The 50th anniversary of the Internal Medicine and Pediatrics program at the Wayne State University School of Medicine prompted Eric Ayers, M.D. '89, F.A.A.P., F.A.C.P., Med-Peds program director, to philanthropically support the program’s mission...

Dr. Jerry Rosenberg, retired faculty of Wayne State University School of Medicine and former chief of surgery at Hutzel Hospital, and his wife, Corliss Rosenberg, established the J.C. Rosenberg Endowed Lecture in Transplantation and Tumor Immunology during the Pivotal Moments campaign. 

Inspired to help reduce the cost of medical education, John Carethers, ’85, M.D. ’89, and his wife, Denise Carethers have established the Dr. John and Denise Carethers Endowed Scholarship in the School of Medicine. 

The Wayne State University School of Medicine’s mission encapsulates the spirit of community and outreach held by Wayne State alumna and philanthropist Beverly Butler ’93 M.B.A and her late husband, Dr. Adger Butler, Jr., who was a committed health and wellness advocate in Detroit.

Sometimes, you have to just roll up your sleeves and get things done. Jannie Tang, M.D., '76, Res., '77, thinks so, anyway. A successful anesthesiologist, Dr. Tang recounts her history of traveling to the United States and working in a research laboratory to save enough money for her first year of medical school.