A core value at Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI) is mentoring: coaching the next generation of tenacious and creative scientists and nurturing their interest in women’s health research.

As a national leader in this field, MWRI must ensure that future leaders are as diverse as the populations of women served by them. By advancing diversity in training the next generation of scholars, MWRI aims to reduce disparities in women’s health research and improve the science.

To that end, in October 2021, leaders at MWRI spearheaded the creation of the MWRI Members’ Minority Student Summer Scholarship fund (M3S3), which provides support for underrepresented students to participate in MWRI high school and college internship programs.

Dr. Yoel Sadovsky, Dr. Judy Yanowitz, and Dr. Tony Zeleznik made a substantial leadership gift commitment to establish the endowed fund and encouraged all MWRI members to join them in investing in the future of these deserving students by donating to the program fund.

“Our faculty are excited each year when the summer interns arrive, open-minded and eager to learn from our dedicated mentors,” says Dr. Sadovsky. “This is a special, grassroots effort, with all of us coming together to create this opportunity designed to increase diversity in our field, starting from our most junior trainees.”

Their appeal was a success. A donor pool of 42 individuals that included primary investigators, researchers, emerging researchers, administrators, and board members from throughout MWRI, raised more than $40,000 to provide long-term funding for the M3S3 program.

By uniting to advance the diversity and inclusion of underrepresented groups in science MWRI members are equipping those in the next generation of women’s health scientists to keep our research moving forward, while reflecting the diversity of the populations we serve.

To learn more and support the M3S3 Scholarship, visit MageeWomens.org/M3S3