Disease Prevention and Treatment is one of Rotary’s causes.
This aligns well with the WSU College of Medicine.
Their goal is to address challenging health care environments
with a focus on rural communities,
Tribal Nations, and people who have been historically marginalized.
Our shared goal is to endow Rotary scholarships
that will support four medical students every year, indefinitely.

Washington ranks 23rd for physicians per capata in the U.S., with fewer physicians per capita than the national average. American Association of Medical Colleges, 2024

Bellevue Sunrise Rotary is partnering with the WSU College of medicine. Washington’s Champion for student success, education excellence and career readiness.  The goal is to to help reduce the shortage of physicians in vast areas of the state through the Rotary Scholarship in Medicine that has been estblished at the Washington State University (WSU) Foundation.

A Decade of Impact

1000+  health professions graduates

319       new medical doctors graduated

309      current medical students enrolled

65%     of graduates who have entered practice are practicing in Washington

Endowed Rotary Scholarship Market Value

$ 116,756.89 as of 06/30/2025

$ 61,367.71 as of 06/30/2024

Example: $25,000 of market value produces about $1000 scholarship award distribution every year.

WSU College of Medicine 

$1000 a year can help a student in many different ways:

Clinical Skills Instruments – to learn the disappearing art of the excellent physical examination

• Otoscope
• Ophthalmoscope
• Tuning Fork
• Reflex Hammer
• Portable ultrasound device to practice in-office ultrasound skills
• New stethoscope or e-stethoscope to listen closely to soft heart sounds

And

• Travel to rural sites to learn rural medicine
• Travel to community partners in rural and underserved areas
• Project support for community projects led by students

Double Your Donation

For a limited time, every dollar you give to medical student scholarships will go twice as far with the Medicine Multiplied match.

Donations by Individuals

Nancy Bittner*
Jeffrey Brennan
Kaitlin Brown
Claudina Campbell
Chris & Geri Carlson*
Marina Cofer-Wildsmith
Jean & Jim Daniels
Sandy & Laura Desner
Steve Dewalt*
Cory Duskin
David Duskin
Brietta Easterlin
Steve Freese
Jim Flynn – in memory of Elson Floyd

Donations by Individuals

Beverly Harrington
Sterling Johnston Real Estate
Robert Kearns
Klorfine Foundation*
Deborah McCurley
Bill McElroy
James and Teresa Mendelson
Dave Mincks
Michael O’Halloran
Clifford Ridgeway
Russell Taylor
Janet Thompson

Boeing Gift Matching

Scholarship funds are held in perpetuity by WSU Foundation and are invested with other funds that comprise the WSU Foundation’s Endowment to promote growth over the long term and to protect against inflation. A portion of each fund’s value – approximately 4.0% of a three-year rolling average – is made available each year to support the designated program.”

Grant Proposal

Range Community Clinic