Wesleyan extends supports for future medical and dental students at Birmingham
New funding from specialist financial services mutual Wesleyan will support dentistry and medicine students on the University’s Pathways to Birmingham scheme.
New funding from specialist financial services mutual Wesleyan will support dentistry and medicine students on the University’s Pathways to Birmingham programme.
The P2B programme offers support to students from across the West Midlands from backgrounds currently underrepresented in higher education. This includes P2B scholarships for eligible students.
As specialist financial services mutual for dentists, doctors and teachers, Wesleyan has a particular interest in dentistry and medicine students. Over the past four years Wesleyan gifts totalling £145,000 have supported dozens of P2B students, with the money being used to provide opportunities and experiences as well as financial support.
This month Wesleyan will be inducted into the Chamberlain Circle, joining a cohort of the University’s most generous benefactors.
As an organisation with deep roots in supporting doctors and dentists, we're delighted to invest in the future of these professions.
Pippa Thackray, Head of Communications and Corporate Giving at Wesleyan, said: ‘As an organisation with deep roots in supporting doctors and dentists, we're delighted to invest in the future of these professions. By helping to remove financial barriers, these scholarships will enable talented students to aim higher, achieve their ambitions and make a lasting difference to the lives of patients and communities.’
For one beneficiary of the programme, Zamzam, P2B has been invaluable. Now a third year medical student, Zamzam said: ‘Pathways to Birmingham has given me opportunities and experiences outside of my university course. It has allowed me to explore the things I am interested in without being burdened by the pressures of my degree. It has enabled me to be in spaces I once thought were inaccessible to me. A huge thank you to Wesleyan for supporting this programme.’
Camilla Frith, Head of Corporate Philanthropy at the University of Birmingham, said: ‘Thanks to Wesleyan’s continued support, we can reach and inspire more prospective Dentistry and Medicine students than ever before. Their generosity is helping young people make informed choices about higher education while creating opportunities that will strengthen the future healthcare workforce in the West Midlands. We are truly grateful for this partnership.