Scholarship/Medical Education

Campaign Goal:  $50 million

Teaching and training our future physicians and scientists are two of the three pillars of the OSU Medical Center mission.  Medical schools across the nation, including the OSU College of Medicine, are facing difficult financial pressures due to reduced government funding of medical education.  The increasing costs of medical education are causing some of the nation’s brightest students to reconsider a career in medicine. Those that do enter the field often leave with large education-related debts.  Students entering medical school this year can expect to graduate with more than $120,000 of education-related debt.

At OSU, scholarships are important resources that can help offset the high cost of medical education, keeping it affordable for all bright, deserving students who wish to pursue a career in medicine, as well as reduce the influence of debt upon students’ choices in practice, allowing more to choose to serve in much-needed primary care disciplines and in underserved communities.

The Ohio State University College of Medicine