"An anonymous donation expected to exceed $50 million is helping cover tuition costs for medical laboratory science students at the University of Washington for the next half-century. The dean of the university's School of Medicine, Dr. Tim Dellit, made the surprise announcement Monday to about 30 grateful undergrads, who will each see two quarters' worth of tuition covered for their senior-year clinical rotations, The Seattle Times reported."
"Students in the program are trained to perform clinical lab tests on patient samples, which are used to help diagnose, treat and prevent disease and other conditions. Their clinical rotations are so time-consuming that it's hard to hold down part-time jobs during them. The gift is the latest in a series of recent donations helping pay for college around the country. The University of Washington announcement Monday is worth about $8,000 to $10,000 per student, said UW Medicine spokesperson Susan Gregg."
An anonymous Washington state donor pledged more than $50 million to cover tuition for University of Washington medical laboratory science students for about 50 years. Each eligible student will have two quarters of senior-year clinical-rotation tuition covered, a benefit worth roughly $8,000 to $10,000 per student. The program trains students to run clinical lab tests used to diagnose, treat and prevent disease, and rotations are so time-consuming that part-time work is difficult. The gift allows expansion from 70 to 100 students over the next decade. The donor had a relationship with the program and chose to remain anonymous.
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