Adopt-a-PA-Student Program
What is it?
Based on the success of the Adopt-a-Med-Student Program, the School launched a similar Adopt-a-PA-Student Program. Since 2011, generous donors to the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences have provided engraved stethoscopes for first-year medical students. Now, donors to the Adopt-a-PA-Student Program can provide professional white coats for second-year physician assistant students who are about to begin their clinical experiences.

The white coats will be formally presented to students during a ceremony. Similar to the Adopt-a-Med-Student Program, we also encourage donors to write letters to the students to be included in their coat pockets. Our goal is to provide a lasting, supportive connection between students and donors.
How do I participate?
Gifts of $100 per student can be:
- Mailed to the UND Alumni Association & Foundation, 3501 University Ave., Stop 8157, Grand Forks, ND, 58202. Please include “PA White Coat” in the check’s memo line. Or
- Submitted through UNDalumni.org/smhs. Under Comments, please put “PA White Coat.”
Letters to students can be included in Option 1 above or emailed to kristen.peterson@UND.edu.
Donors
Jennifer Alexander, Galatia, Ill.
Dylan Hedrick, Viola, Ill.
Kenneth Korn, Tallahassee, Fla.
Annette Larson, Fargo, N.D.
Becky Meinecke, Pillager, Minn.
John & Stephanie Miller, Bismarck, N.D.
Laura Parsons, Sturgis, S.D.
Donald Person, San Antonio, Texas
Matthew Ryba, Eau Claire, Wis.
Marlys Schuh, Durango, Colo.
Siddharth Singhal, Fargo, N.D.
Karyn Thornton, Rollins, Mont.
Richard Vetter, Fargo, N.D.
Joshua Wynne & Susan Farkas, Fargo, N.D.
Paula Zellner, Gig Harbor, Wash.