Invest in Medicine
For 100 years, Pritzker School of Medicine has been advancing discovery, educating physician leaders, and improving the health of communities around the world.
Philanthropy is essential for sustaining this momentum. Every contribution strengthens Pritzker’s impact on the future of medicine:
- Annual Giving
- Recurring Support
- Tribute Giving
- Donor-Advised Funds
- Stock Transfers
- Planned Giving
Gifts of all sizes provide flexible resources that allow Pritzker to respond to emerging opportunities, invest in innovation, and support the people and programs that make our mission possible.
Make your Centennial gift by following the link below and directing your support to the area of Pritzker School of Medicine that matters most to you.
Want to learn more about creating your own scholarship endowment in honor of the Pritzker Centennial to reduce the burden of medical student debt? Please email Wendy Irvine, senior director of development, at wendyirvine@bsd.uchicago.edu.
Advance Future Physicians
For generations, alumni, parents, faculty, grateful patients, and friends have invested in the future of physician leaders through scholarship support. Their generosity helps ensure that the most promising students can pursue a Pritzker education regardless of background or socioeconomic status.
Today, hundreds of donors contribute every year to scholarships that honor beloved faculty, celebrate class legacies, recognize family members, and reflect personal passions for medical education. These funds help reduce the burden of student debt, expand training opportunities, and empower future physicians to focus on learning, discovery, and service.
The Pritzker community is working together to expand scholarship support for future students. The scholarships listed below are examples of how donors are helping open doors for the next generation of physicians and scientists.
- The Pritzker School of Medicine Scholarship Fund
- Class of 1955 Scholarship Fund
- Class of 1978 Memorial Endowment
- Class of 1993 Scholarship Fund
- Class of 1999 Scholarship Fund
- Joseph J. Ceithaml Scholarship Fund – named for a longtime dean of students who helped launch the careers of thousands of physicians
- Ajay C. Sampat Medical Education Scholars Fund – provides research opportunities in the area of medical education to students in the Pritzker School of Medicine
- Holly J. Humphrey Scholarship Fund – named for the former dean for medical education who co-founded the nation’s first White Coat Ceremony in 1989 and is recognized for her leadership, mentorship, and commitment to inclusive, innovative education
Create your own scholarship or student experience fund: Endowed funds are a wonderful way to create a lasting legacy in honor or memory of an individual, an entire family, or a faculty mentor and to carry forward their values and priorities. To learn more, please email Wendy Irvine, senior director of development, at wendyirvine@bsd.uchicago.edu.
Strengthen Experiences
A Pritzker education extends far beyond the classroom. Philanthropic support enriches the experiences that shape compassionate physicians, innovative researchers, and engaged community leaders.
Gifts to the Pritzker School of Medicine Annual Fund provide flexible support for educational experiences that prepare students to lead in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape:
- Student research opportunities
- The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
- Pritzker Pathways programs
- Community health and engagement initiatives, including student-run free clinics, service-learning opportunities, mentorship programs, and initiatives that expand access to care
Through collective philanthropy, alumni and friends help create transformative experiences that enrich medical education and improve lives.