Disability Insurance
The School of Medicine requires medical students to maintain disability insurance coverage as a condition of enrollment with Wayne State University School of Medicine. All medical students must purchase the school's disability insurance coverage annually regardless of whether they receive other disability insurance coverage through their healthcare provider. Disability insurance premium payments are accepted and processed by CASHNet Smartpay. CASHNET Smartpay is a third-party payment processor operating under an agreement with Wayne State University to process electronic payments on your behalf.
Why Do I Need Disability Insurance?
In the case of a qualifying injury/illness that may result in an extended leave from medical school, disability insurance may be able to provide income and/or loan repayment assistance. Many residency programs across the country strongly recommend or require that their residents purchase disability insurance for these same reasons. The disability insurance plan WSUSOM medical students purchase can be converted into a policy they can use both during and after residency.