The White Coat Ceremony is a time-honored tradition at WMed and a heartwarming rite of passage for our first-year medical students as they embark on their education and goal of becoming physicians. Students entering medical school aspire to become worthy of their white coat. For them, it symbolizes a standard of professionalism, compassion, and caring, as well as an emblem of trust they must earn from their patients.
Becoming a White Coat sponsor is particularly rewarding because you can create a bond and will help to inspire a student entering WMed. Sponsor donations allow each medical student to receive their first white coat, along with a stethoscope, tuning fork, reflex hammer, and apparel needed for their coursework and clinical applications. New in 2024, donations are also used for student scholarships. After the annual White Coat Sponsorship campaign closes, the White Coat Scholarship Fund will be used by the Office of Financial Aid and the Student Scholarships Committee to award scholarships to our medical students to reduce the financial burden of medical education.
As a special added touch, you will also have the opportunity to write a note of congratulations that will be placed inside the pocket of your sponsored student's white coat. Following the White Coat Ceremony, the student will receive your words of encouragement.
Become a White Coat Sponsor
The sponsorship is $1,000 per student. The number of sponsors is not limited as a medical student can have more than one sponsor. If you want to commit to be a future sponsor you can make a gift at any time. Please consider making the gift of a White Coat Sponsorship through the link below.
Or you can send your check payable to: WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine to: Gift Processing 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5403. Please write, “White Coat Sponsor” in the memo section of your check.
White Coat Sponsors 2025
Thank you to our 2025 sponsors for supporting medical students in the Class of 2029. Your commitment and dedication to the success of our future physicians is to be recognized and commended. A full list of sponsors is below.
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