Growing up, my parents always encouraged me to not only be a United States citizen, but a global citizen. This idea inspired me to become a physician because doctors are the first line of defense for treating health disparities throughout communities. I know that Wayne Med-Direct program will give me the skills I need to fulfill my goals of being a global citizen and helping people from all walks of life achieve better health.                                                                      -Leah Warren-Wayne Med-Direct cohort 2017

Wayne State University established the Wayne Med-Direct Scholarship to support deserving students who commit to complete both their undergraduate and medical school education at the university. The Wayne Med-Direct Scholarship includes two individual scholarships, the Undergraduate Scholarship and the WSUSOM Scholarship.

Wayne Med-Direct Undergraduate scholarship

The Undergraduate scholarship consists of an amount equal to the cost of the student's:

1. full-time undergraduate tuition and fees for the fall and winter semesters,
2. applicable undergraduate tuition and fees for the spring and summer semesters,
3. undergraduate room and board in university housing for the fall, winter, spring and summer semesters.

If a student receives a Pell grant, the Undergraduate scholarship is reduced in the amount of the grant. However, Pell-eligible students receive a book scholarship of $500 each fall and winter semester.

The combination of all financial aid cannot exceed a student's financial aid budget.

To remain eligible for the Undergraduate scholarship, a student must, for each award year, meet these requirements.

1. File an annual Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and complete all requirements.
2. Be enrolled and maintain good standing in Wayne State University Irvin D. Reid Honors College.
3. Pursue a major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and follow the pre-medicine track of coursework.
4. Be enrolled as a full-time student in the fall and winter semesters.
5. Create a locked academic plan in DegreeWorks as instructed in the Student Guide in the program website, and comply with the locked plan during the Undergraduate Term.
6. Complete all the requirements set forth by the Med-Direct program curriculum including the Learning Community Seminar requirement.

To be awarded the Undergraduate scholarship for four consecutive years, a student must also satisfy these academic progress requirements.

1. Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 at the end of each semester the student is registered and taking classes.
2. Cumulative and semester GPAs will be evaluated at the end of every semester. If the cumulative GPA is below 3.5 or if the semester GPA is below 3.0 at the end of any semester (except the last semester before graduation), student will be required to participate in the Wayne Med Direct Probation Program during the next academic semester. The purpose of probation is to assist the student to raise their cumulative GPA to 3.5 by the conclusion of the Undergraduate Term. The Student will be required to enter a probation contract and eligibility for further Undergraduate Scholarship awards will be evaluated at the end of the probationary semester. If the student's semester GPA is below 3.5 in the probationary semesteror if the student failed to completely participate in the probationary programming as outlined in the probation contract, the student may be deemed ineligible for further Undergraduate Scholarship awards. Student may be allowed no more than three probationary semesters.

Wayne Med-Direct Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSUSOM) scholarship

The WSUSOM scholarship consists of full-time Wayne State University School of Medicine tuition and fees for four consecutive years of medical school education.

To receive the WSUSOM scholarship, a student must meet the following award criteria.

1. Maintain Undergraduate Scholarship eligibility at the end of all semesters the student is registered and taking classes.
2. Have a 3.5 cumulative undergraduate GPA at the end of the last semester of the Undergraduate Term.
3. Obtain a B.S. or B.A. degree from the University at the completion of Student's Undergraduate Term.
4. Complete the WSUSOM process for applying for admission to the medical doctor (M.D.) program no later than the junior year.
5. Successfully complete the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) with a score no less than the 70th percentile.
6. Be admitted to the WSUSOM M.D. program

Satisfaction of WSUSOM Scholarship Award Criteria (1) through (5) does NOT guarantee admission to the WSUSOM. WSUSOM admission decisions may consider a wide array of factors that are not limited to criteria (1) through (5) above.

In the event a student does not meet any of the WSUSOM scholarship eligibility criteria listed above the student can still apply for admission to the WSUSOM. However, admission to the program AND the decision to award the WSUSOM scholarship would be at the discretion of the WSUSOM admission committee and the Wayne Med-Direct program. 

To remain eligible to receive the WSUSOM scholarship for four consecutive years during medical school, a student must be enrolled at WSUSOM as a regular M.D. student and satisfy all of WSUSOM's academic and professional standards as determined by the WSUSOM promotions committee.

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