Giving Back / Support supports alumni connection, recognition, and contribution to current and future BIMI cohorts.

Giving Back / Support

BIMI exists today because people believed in its mission — the founders who risked their resources to build it, the faculty who chose it over more established institutions, and the students who trusted it with six of the most important years of their lives. As the institution grows and its alumni community expands, we believe that those who have benefited from what BIMI offers have both the opportunity and the moral standing to help it grow stronger for the students who come after them.

Giving back to BIMI does not necessarily mean financial donation — though that is always welcome and always impactful. It means mentoring a student who is where you were six years ago. It means sharing your story so that prospective students in your country understand what BIMI can offer. It means coming back to campus as a guest lecturer and reminding current students that the hard work they are doing will pay off. It means being honest about what BIMI does well and what it can do better.

Ways to Give Back — A Menu of Contributions

1. The BIMI Alumni Scholarship Fund

The most financially transformative thing an alumnus can do for BIMI students is fund a scholarship. The BIMI Alumni Scholarship Fund pools contributions from alumni donors to award scholarships to current students who demonstrate financial need and academic merit — students who are at risk of being unable to complete their medical education without support.

•       Donate once: Any amount — from USD 20 to USD 20,000 — is welcomed and used directly to support student scholarships. There are no administrative fees deducted from alumni donations to the Scholarship Fund; 100% reaches the students.

•       Donate monthly: A monthly standing donation of even USD 10–50 adds up to meaningful scholarship support over a year.

•       Establish a Named Scholarship: Donors contributing a minimum of USD 2,000 annually may establish a Named Scholarship in their own name or in honour of a person of their choosing. Named scholarship recipients are notified of their donor's identity (with donor's permission) and encouraged to write to their scholarship patron.

•       Cohort Scholarship Pledge: An entire graduating cohort may collectively pledge to fund a scholarship for a current student — a powerful act of solidarity from a group of peers who have already walked the same path.

Where Scholarship Donations Go

100% of every dollar donated to the BIMI Alumni Scholarship Fund is disbursed directly to scholarship recipients as tuition fee reductions.

Scholarship recipients are selected by the BIMI Scholarship Committee on the basis of financial need and academic performance.

Donors receive an annual report from the BAA Treasurer detailing how many students were supported and the aggregate total disbursed in each academic year.

Donors may request anonymity, or may choose to be publicly acknowledged in the BIMI Annual Report and on the BIMI Scholarship Wall of Honour.

To donate: scholarships@bimiedu.com for bank details and donation documentation.

2. Alumni Mentorship — The Most Personal Gift

Being a mentor costs only your time — and the impact on a mentee's career can be immeasurable. The BAA Mentorship Programme connects BIMI alumni with current students and recent graduates who are preparing for licensing examinations, making career decisions, or navigating the challenges of early clinical training. As a mentor, you:

•       Commit to 30–60 minutes per month (via video call, WhatsApp, or email) with your assigned mentee for an academic year.

•       Share your examination experience and strategy with a mentee preparing for the same licensing examination you have cleared.

•       Provide career guidance and honest perspective on postgraduate training, specialty selection, or the realities of practising medicine in your country.

•       Offer a supportive, experienced perspective when mentees encounter the inevitable self-doubt and challenges of medical training.

To register as a mentor, log into the Alumni Portal, go to 'Mentorship Programme', and complete your Mentor Profile specifying your available time, preferred communication method, the examination(s) you have cleared, and any particular strengths you can offer.

3. Guest Lecturing & Academic Contributions

If you are a practising clinician or researcher, returning to BIMI as a guest lecturer is one of the most direct ways to enrich current students' education. Guest lecturers at BIMI are welcomed as visiting faculty, recognised formally in our academic calendar, and reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses where applicable.

•       Submit a Guest Lecture Proposal specifying your topic, preferred format (in-person or virtual), target year group, and available dates to academics@bimiedu.com.

•       Guest lectures are typically 45–60 minutes followed by 15 minutes of student Q&A.

•       Virtual guest lectures are welcome for alumni who cannot travel — a live video session with good audio is perfectly effective.

•       If you have a particularly compelling clinical case or series, a research finding, or an examination success story to share, even a 30-minute 'Alumni Talk' session for students in the relevant year is enormously valuable.

4. Equipment & Resource Donations

BIMI's ongoing investment in its simulation centre, clinical skills laboratory, and library resources is a key driver of educational quality. Alumni and supporters who wish to contribute physical resources can do so in the following ways:

•       Medical Equipment Donations — Functional clinical equipment (otoscopes, ophthalmoscopes, diagnostic kits, procedural training models, surgical instruments for skills lab) in good working condition is gratefully accepted. Contact facilities@bimiedu.com before shipping to confirm current needs.

•       Textbook Donations — Current edition (within last 3 years) English-language medical textbooks are always valuable additions to the BIMI library. Contact library@bimiedu.com for a current wishlist.

•       Technology Donations — Laptops, tablets, projectors, and medical simulation software licences enhance student learning and are particularly impactful for lower-income students.

•       In-Kind Services — Alumni who own or work for businesses offering services relevant to medical education (e.g., e-learning platform companies, medical simulation manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies with educational budgets) are invited to discuss potential in-kind partnerships.

5. Advocacy & Ambassadorship

Some of the most valuable contributions an alumnus can make are entirely free: speaking honestly about your BIMI experience to prospective students in your country, correcting misinformation about BIMI in your community, connecting prospective students with the Admissions Office, and demonstrating by the standard of your clinical practice that a BIMI education is a quality education.

•       Official BIMI Country Ambassador Programme — Alumni who wish to serve formally as BIMI's representative in their country may apply for Country Ambassador status, which provides official BIMI documentation, branded materials, and access to Admissions Office support for student enquiries referred through the Ambassador.

•       Social Media Advocacy — Sharing your success story, examination results, or professional achievements on social media and tagging BIMI contributes to institutional visibility in a way that is increasingly important in the information environment prospective students rely on.

•       Reference Writing — Writing honest, detailed reference letters for BIMI classmates or juniors applying for postgraduate training, licensing examinations, or employment positions is an act of professional generosity with potentially life-changing consequences for the recipient.

BIMI Philanthropy & Institutional Support Fund

Beyond the Alumni Scholarship Fund, BIMI accepts philanthropic contributions toward institutional development priorities. The following projects are currently seeking donor support:

How to Make a Gift to BIMI

Online: Visit bimiedu.com/giving for secure online donation processing.

Bank Transfer: Contact finance@bimiedu.com for BIMI's bank details and international transfer instructions.

Named Scholarship Setup: Email scholarships@bimiedu.com with your name, preferred scholarship name, annual amount, and selection preferences.

In-Kind Donations: Contact facilities@bimiedu.com or library@bimiedu.com depending on the item.

All donations to BIMI are acknowledged in writing within 5 working days. Institutional donors receive formal Recognition Letters and are acknowledged in BIMI's Annual Report.

BIMI is a licensed educational institution in the Kyrgyz Republic. For tax deductibility of donations in your jurisdiction, please consult your tax advisor.