When medical students focus on helping others, they're able to weather the slings and arrows of long hours and devastating health outcomes: they know their colleagues and patients are depending on them.

When people are depending on us, we end up finding strength we didn't know we had.

I want my children to know that we often become resilient for others.

Because most of our female students have at least one child or are pregnant when they enroll, health and pregnancy classes are essential. The generosity of the Heisman Trophy Trust is helping the entire community build stronger families and a stronger workforce.

Productive givers focus on acting in the long-term best interests of others, even if it's not pleasant. They have the courage to give the critical feedback we prefer not to hear, but truly need to hear. They offer tough love, knowing that we might like them less, but we'll come to trust and respect them more.

From a motivation perspective, helping others enriches the meaning and purpose of our own lives, showing us that our contributions matter and energizing us to work harder, longer, and smarter.