Great students inspire faculty and challenge fellow students. They add to the vibrancy of our classrooms, libraries and laboratories.

An accessible education has always been part of the U-M mission. Scholarship support opens the doors to deserving students and eases their debt burden upon graduating. This support can also provide encouragement for students who choose a career in family medicine.

Support for residents can provide unique training opportunities in family medicine through special tracks and electives in such areas as integrative medicine, public health and obstetrics. These experiences will assist in the recruitment of outstanding residents and prepare them for a wide range of careers.

Family Medicine Scholarship Fund

Harold Kessler, M.D. Fund

Quote from recipient:
“I must admit that after reading more about Dr. Kessler’s life, I feel even more honored and humbled to be recognized in the memory of such a kind, caring, curious and spirited individual. I feel that learning more about him has given me a centeredness, a sort of point of reference against which I can chart my own hopes and goals.”
-Sarah Vanston, recipient of the 2004 Harold Kessler, M.D. Award in Family Medicine. 
Alvin Johnson Stewart, M.D. Fund

Japanese Family Health Program Fund - View the Japanese Family Health Program website

Kenneth and Judy Betz Medical Student Scholarship Fund

"I cannot thank Mr. and Mrs. Betz enough for their generous contribution. To have been selected by them and the U- M Family Medicine faculty, of whom I think so highly, is truly an honor. I am also thankful for Mr. and Mrs. Betz's recognition of the family medicine specialty. I believe primary care is a crucial component in alleviating health disparities in this country, and it is wonderful to see the field being acknowledged.”
-  Christine R. Westbrook, recipient of the 2006 Kenneth and Judy Betz Scholarship

Robert J. Fisher, M.D. Medical Student Scholarship Fund

Spencer H. Wagar, M.D. Endowment Fund

Terence C. Davies, M.D. Fund

Quote from recipient:
“Being selected for the Davies Award and the Betz Family Scholarship is an honor and a privilege.  I am so thankful that there are generous people like Kenneth and Judy Betz and Drs. Terence and Margaret Davies who realize the importance of humanism, community service, and scholarship in the field of family medicine.  These awards have stoked my inspiration of working with the medically underserved, and helping to strengthen America's primary care base.”
-Stephen J. Warnick, Jr., recipient of the 2007 Kenneth & Judy Betz  Scholarship and one of the two recipients of the 2007 Terence C. Davies, M.D., Award.

William C. Gorenflo Research Fund

Quote from recipient:
"Our Department [of Family Medicine] provides a wonderful environment for students and residents interested in research, and I am very happy to be learning and working here.  I am honored to have been chosen for this award, and I am thankful to the Gorenflo family for giving me and other new researchers this encouragement and inspiration."
- Julie Phillips, M.D., MPH., recipient of the 2006 William C. Gorenflo Research Professorship Award