Why Wayne State?

Students from diverse backgrounds across the nation choose to receive their medical education at the Wayne State University School of Medicine for reasons deeply personal to them. Learn why both those who have graduated and those in classes now decided to launch their futures at Wayne State University.

  • Eric Ayers, M.D., FACP, FAAP, Class of 1989

    Wayne State University has benefitted from having a heart and belief in assisting the educational pursuits of underrepresented in medicine students either through direct admission or through the Post Baccalaureate Program. You will have the unique opportunity to be involved in a community that accepts you, encourages you, and will help and assist in your education.
  • Capricia Bell, Class of 2023

    As an underrepresented student, the professional networking and community engagement opportunities with those who look like you are unparalleled experiences, and receiving medical training in Detroit means you learn to take care of primarily Black and Brown communities.
  • Sutton Hulse, Class of 2023

    It was clear during my interview with the Wayne State University School of Medicine that the same values of family, community and fair treatment of people were held in high regard. I also admired the rigorous academic aspirations of the university and its up-front investment in students in an attempt to nurture compassionate and capable physicians.
  • Adam Milam, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.S., Class of 2016

    My experience at the Wayne State University School of Medicine prepared me to be a competent and compassionate physician. Even though Wayne is a large medical school, I never felt like a number. I was embraced.
  • Angelina Palacios, Class 2023

    I have come to learn that WSU is a no-barrier kind of school. If a student sees a need for change or has an idea for a volunteer activity, faculty only asks how we can make that happen.
  • Latonya Riddle-Jones, M.D., Class of 2008

    Wayne was a community for me. We came to class and became family, even in a class of over 200 students. It was a time of challenge, excitement, tears and perseverance. I met students who were from across the nation, various ages and stages of life, with diversity of cultures and ideas. 
  • Alexander Williams, M.D., Class of 2020

    For decades, historically, Native Americans who chose to go into the medical profession were directed into primary care. I have chosen a different path, that of being an anesthesiologist